Wu Kai Sha station

Wu Kai Sha is the southern terminus on the Tuen Ma line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located between Sai Sha Road and Sha On Street in Wu Kai Sha, serving the many housing estates and schools nearby. The station was originally named "Lee On station" when the Ma On Shan line was under construction, because the station is located to the east of Lee On Estate.

Wu Kai Sha 烏溪沙
MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 and 2 of Wu Kai Sha station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	烏溪沙
Simplified Chinese	乌溪沙
Cantonese Yale	Wūkāisā
Literal meaning	Crow brook sand
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wūxīshā Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wūkāisā Jyutping Wu1kai1saa1
General information
Location	Adjacent to Lake Silver, Sai Sha Road, Ma On Shan Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°25′45″N 114°14′38″E / 22.4291°N 114.2438°E / 22.4291; 114.2438
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tuen Ma line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	WKS
History
Opened	21 December 2004; 18 years ago (2004-12-21)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Ma On Shan towards Tuen Mun Tuen Ma line Terminus
Track layout Legend 2 1 to Ma On Shan
Location
Wu Kai Sha Location within the MTR system

History

On 21 December 2004, Wu Kai Sha station opened to the public with the other KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations.^[1]

On 14 February 2020, the Ma On Shan line was extended south to a new terminus in Kai Tak, as part of the first phase of the Shatin to Central Link Project. The Ma On Shan line was renamed Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time. Wu Kai Sha station became the northern terminus of this temporary new line.

On 27 June 2021, the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 officially merged with the West Rail line in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Wu Kai Sha was included in the project and is now the southern terminus of the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

P	Platform 1	←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Ma On Shan)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 2	←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Ma On Shan)
C	Concourse	Exits A1 and B, transport interchange, toilets
		Customer services, vending machines, MTRShops
		Footbridge to Sai Sha Road
G	Ground level	Exit A2 (Sai Sha Road)

^[2]

Entrances/Exits

 

Wu Kai Sha station Exit A1

 

Wu Kai Sha station Exit B

• A1: Double Cove  ^[3]
• A2: Double Cove^[3]
• B: Lake Silver  ^[3]

Exit A is connected to a bridge over Sai Sha Road, and serves the Double Cove housing estate, Li Po Chun United World College, and the Wu Kai Sha village. Exit B serves the bus terminus next to the station, as well as the private housing estates of Monte Vista and Lake Silver, and is within walking distance to the housing estates of Lee On Estate and Kam Lung Court, as well as the Ma On Shan Ling Liang Primary School.^[3]

See also

• Ma On Shan
• Monte Vista
• Lake Silver

References

1. "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
2. "Wu Kai Sha Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
3. "Wu Kai Sha Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

External links

•   Media related to Wu Kai Sha Station at Wikimedia Commons