The Chinese name of the station uses the classical character of 茘 instead of the contemporary version of 荔. The former is regarded as orthodox per the Kangxi dictionary. The same goes for Lai Chi Kok station which shares the same character.
Lai King was opened on 10 May 1982 as an intermediate stop on the Tsuen Wan line. The station was built to serve the adjacent public housing complex and the container terminal on the coast. When the rail link to Lantau Island was announced, Lai King was chosen to be the interchange between the Tsuen Wan line and the then proposed Tung Chung line.
During the construction of the Tung Chung line platforms, the layout of the station was significantly altered. New tracks were added above the existing tracks to provide a cross-platform interchange between the Tung Chung and Tsuen Wan lines. The outbound Tsuen Wan line trains now stops on the same level as the outbound Tung Chung line trains, and the same goes for the inbound services.
An additional pair of tracks was constructed to permit the Airport Express trains to bypass Lai King without stopping. The station is made up of six tracks with four platforms.
The station has opened a toilet on 31 October 2019.
Station layoutedit
Outbound (Tung Chung-bound) passengers on the Tung Chung line can walk across the platform at Lai King to board the Tsuen Wan line trains for destinations in Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan.
Those who are travelling to Central and Hong Kong Island from Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan can transfer at Lai King, across the platform, for an express service on the Tung Chung line. Given both the Tsuen Wan line and Tung Chung line trains terminate at the Central & Hong Kong station complex, most passenger opt for the latter as it makes fewer stops. As a result, the station is often crowded at peak hours given the number of transfer passengers. [citation needed]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lai King station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Lai King is an MTR rapid transit station in the suburb of Lai King in the Kwai Tsing District The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung lines Lai King茘景MTR rapid transit stationPlatform 2Chinese nameChinese荔景Cantonese YaleLaih gingLiteral meaningLychee ViewTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLijǐngYue CantoneseYale RomanizationLaih gingIPA lɐ i keŋ JyutpingLai6 ging2General informationLocationBetween Yin Lai Court and Yeung King House Lai King Estate Kwai ChungKwai Tsing DistrictHong KongCoordinates22 20 54 N 114 07 34 E 22 3484 N 114 1261 E 22 3484 114 1261Owned byMTR CorporationOperated byMTR CorporationLine s Tsuen Wan line Tung Chung linePlatforms4 2 island platforms Tracks6ConnectionsBus minibusConstructionStructure typeUpper platforms Elevated Lower platforms At grade undergroundPlatform levels2AccessibleYesHistoryOpened Tsuen Wan line 17 May 1982 41 years ago 1982 05 17 Tung Chung line 22 June 1998 25 years ago 1998 06 22 Electrified1 500 V DC Overhead line ServicesPreceding station MTR Following station Mei Footowards Central Tsuen Wan line Kwai Fongtowards Tsuen Wan Nam Cheongtowards Hong Kong Tung Chung line Tsing Yitowards Tung Chung Airport Express does not stop hereTrack layoutLegend to Tsing Yi to Kwai Fong 1 34 2 to Kowloon to Nam Cheong to Mei FooLocationLai KingLocation within the MTR system The Chinese name of the station uses the classical character of 茘 instead of the contemporary version of 荔 The former is regarded as orthodox per the Kangxi dictionary The same goes for Lai Chi Kok station which shares the same character Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 Entrances exits 4 ReferencesHistory editLai King was opened on 10 May 1982 as an intermediate stop on the Tsuen Wan line The station was built to serve the adjacent public housing complex and the container terminal on the coast When the rail link to Lantau Island was announced Lai King was chosen to be the interchange between the Tsuen Wan line and the then proposed Tung Chung line During the construction of the Tung Chung line platforms the layout of the station was significantly altered New tracks were added above the existing tracks to provide a cross platform interchange between the Tung Chung and Tsuen Wan lines The outbound Tsuen Wan line trains now stops on the same level as the outbound Tung Chung line trains and the same goes for the inbound services An additional pair of tracks was constructed to permit the Airport Express trains to bypass Lai King without stopping The station is made up of six tracks with four platforms The station has opened a toilet on 31 October 2019 Station layout editOutbound Tung Chung bound passengers on the Tung Chung line can walk across the platform at Lai King to board the Tsuen Wan line trains for destinations in Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan Those who are travelling to Central and Hong Kong Island from Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan can transfer at Lai King across the platform for an express service on the Tung Chung line Given both the Tsuen Wan line and Tung Chung line trains terminate at the Central amp Hong Kong station complex most passenger opt for the latter as it makes fewer stops As a result the station is often crowded at peak hours given the number of transfer passengers citation needed G Ground Exit A1 Lai King Hill Road L1 Passageway Exits A2 A3 C Yin Lai Court Lai King Estate L3 Platform 1 Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan Kwai Fong Island platform doors will open on the left for Tsuen Wan line and right for Tung Chung line Platform 3 Tung Chung line towards Tung Chung Tsing Yi L4 Upper concourse Exits MTR Shops automatic teller machines Lower concourse Exits customer service MTR Shops Hang Seng Bank automatic teller machines L5 Platform 2 Tsuen Wan line towards Central Mei Foo Island platform doors will open on the right for Tsuen Wan line and left for Tung Chung line Platform 4 Tung Chung line towards Hong Kong Nam Cheong Airport Express Airport Express does not stop here Airport Express Airport Express does not stop here 1 nbsp L3 platforms nbsp Tung Chung line Platform 4 nbsp Exit A1 nbsp Exit BEntrances exits editA1 Lai King Hill Road A2 Yin Lai Court A3 Lai King Estate B Kwai Chung Container Terminal nbsp C HKEAA Lai King Assessment Centre nbsp 2 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lai King Station Lai King Station layout PDF MTR Corporation Retrieved 31 July 2014 Lai King Station street map PDF MTR Corporation Retrieved 31 July 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lai King station amp oldid 1216741219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
