Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Stop (Chinese:

Chinese language

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 屯門碼頭站) is a MTR

MTR

Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

 Light Rail terminus located on the ground inside Pierhead Garden, Tuen Mun Ferry Pier

Tuen Mun Ferry Pier

Tuen Mun Ferry Pier , or Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, is a public pier located in the southern area of Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.Tuen Mun Ferry Pier, Tuen Mun Pier Head, and Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Stop refer to the street-level transportation hub that is adjacent to the pier and consists of a light rail...

 , Wu Chui Road in Tuen Mun District

Tuen Mun District

Tuen Mun District is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. Its name was previously 'Tsing Shan' and it changed in the 1970s. It is the westernmost continental district of Hong Kong, located about 32 km from the Kowloon Peninsula, 7 km southwest of Yuen Long and 18 km...

. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 1. It serves Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and nearby residential buildings.

The terminus has seven platforms

Railway platform

A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...

. Platform 2 is used for Line . Platform 3 is used for Line and . Platform 4 is used for Line . Platform 5 is used for Line and . Platform 1 and 6 are reserved for emergency

Emergency

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 purpose, while Platform 7 is for alighting use. It also includes a customer service

Customer service

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 centre and a bus terminus

Bus terminus

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History

The stop was opened to the public on September 18, 1988 as Ferry Pier Stop (屯門碼頭站) . On the previous day, the Light Rail Transit system was declared open by Anne, Princess Royal

Anne, Princess Royal

Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

 at this stop, and the commemorative plaque she unveiled still remain intact. The stop was renamed Ferry Pier Terminus (屯門碼頭總站) later.

On June 13, 2010, the terminus was renamed as Tuen Mun Ferry Pier Stop (屯門碼頭站).

Neighbouring stops

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