Lai Chi Kok Station is on the Tsuen Wan Line of the Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 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...

 system, between Cheung Sha Wan and Mei Foo. It was opened in 1982.

The station is in an orange-red livery, and is a simple through station with an island platform. Recently, platform screen doors

Platform screen doors

Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...

 have been installed along both platforms in this station.

The station is on the border of Lai Chi Kok

Lai Chi Kok

Lai Chi Kok is a neighborhood in New Kowloon, Hong Kong, east of Kwai Chung and west of Cheung Sha Wan. Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the largest housing estate in the area. Administratively, it belongs to the Sham Shui Po District.-History:...

 and Cheung Sha Wan

Cheung Sha Wan

Cheung Sha Wan is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is mainly residential to the north and south, with an industrial area in between. Administratively it is part of Sham Shui Po District. The Sham Shui Po District includes Mei Foo as well as Lai Chi...

. People can use this station to access the southern part of Lai Chi Kok. Lai Chi Kok used to be an industrialized area, but in recent years, four high quality residential developments have been built, namely Banyan Gardens, liberté, The Pacifica and Aqua Marine. A pedestrian tunnel is under construction to connect these developments, which is scheduled to be completed by 2010.

On the other hand, more and more industrial buildings are being demolished and being rebuilt into a lot of brand new commercial

Commerce

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buildings, and the replacement of industrial units into office units within many industrial buildings, therefore this station has a high stream of people in business hours.

Station layout

Ground	-	Exits, transport interchange
L1 Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service center, MTRShops ( 7-eleven 7-Eleven 7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co... , circle K Circle K Circle K is an international chain of convenience stores, founded in 1951, in El Paso, Texas, United States. It is owned and operated by the Canadian-based Alimentation Couche-Tard.-Overview:... , Hung Fook Tong, Maxim's Maxim's Maxim's refers to several commercial enterprises:*Maxim's Paris - a restaurant and brand owned by Pierre Cardin*Maxim's Catering - a restaurant and bakery chain based in Hong Kong... , Travel Expert, Pako's, I & m's, etc.)
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machine, ATMs
		Octopus promotion machine
L2 Platforms	Platform 1	towards Tsuen Wan
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	towards Central Central (MTR) Central station is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red, except for the station's Tsuen Wan Line platform where its livery is dark brown...

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

Entrances/Exits

• A: Cheung Sha Wan Plaza
• B1/B2: Cheung Sha Wan Road
• C: Tung Chau West Street
• D1-4: Under construction.

Bus routes

These bus routes are terminating near Lai Chi Kok MTR Station, but on Cheung Sha Wan Road

Cheung Sha Wan Road

Cheung Sha Wan Road is the most major road in western urban New Kowloon of Hong Kong. It starts from Sham Shui Po, passes through Cheung Sha Wan, and ends near Lai Chi Kok.-Route:...

 there are many more routes that are available.

Cheung Sha Wan Plaza bus terminus (Exit A)

To Chuk Yuen Estate:

• 2B

To Tsz Wan Shan North

• 2F

To Allway Gardens, Tsuen Wan

• 30

To Tai Wo

• 72

To Ap Lei Chau Estate:

• N171

Kom Chuen Street bus terminus (Exit B)

To Ngau Tau Kok (via Shek Kip Mei Estate

Shek Kip Mei Estate

Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority...

):

• 6D

To Sha Tin Wai (via Lion Rock Tunnel):

• 86A

To Lee On Estate (Ma On Shan

Ma On Shan (area)

Ma On Shan is a new town along the eastern coast of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Although it was initially an extension of Sha Tin New Town, it has been designed to have its own town centre and is now classified as a separate new town in government reports...

, via Lion Rock Tunnel):

• 86C

Minibus routes

To Stonecutters Island:

• 44M (Exit A, Public Holidays Only)

To Wonderland Villas:

• 97A (Exit A)

Neighbouring stations