Lai King (MTR)

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Lai King (Chinese: 茘景, Jyutping: lai6 ging2, pinyin: Lìjǐng; formerly known in Chinese as 麗景, same pronunciation) is an MTR station located in Lai King of Hong Kong. It is between Mei Foo and Kwai Fong stations. Its livery is crimson.

Lai King was opened in 1982, originally serving as part of the . The station was designed to serve the large public housing complex located above the station, as well as the container terminal on the coast to the southwest of the station. When the Lantau Airport Railway was proposed, Lai King was chosen to be the interchange between the Tsuen Wan Line and the .

During the course of construction, the layout of the station was greatly altered. The northbound Tsuen Wan Line track was raised to a new level above the original station, providing cross-platform interchange with the northbound Tung Chung Line. Similar platform arrangements were constructed for southbound tracks. The original Tsuen Wan Line track was abandoned from the sidings south of the station to a little bit north of it. A pair of tracks were also constructed for the non-stopping .

Lai King MTR Station.

Contents

1 Platforms
2 Entrances/Exits
3 Transport Connections

3.1 Bus Routes
3.2 Minibus Routes

4 Neighbouring stations

Platforms

Upper Level

Platform 1: Tsuen Wan Line to Tsuen Wan
Platform 3: Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung and Disneyland Resort Line

Passengers on the Tung Chung Line travelling in the direction of Tung Chung can go to the opposite platform to change to Tsuen Wan Line trains in order for destinations in the Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan districts and vice versa. The Tung Chung Line proves to be very popular among passengers living on Hong Kong Island who have to work at areas north of Lai King, and in rush hours, packed Tung Chung Line trains are often emptied at Lai King station.

Lower Level

Platform 2: Tsuen Wan Line to Central
Platform 4: Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong

Passengers on the Tsuen Wan Line travelling in the direction of Central can go to the opposite platform to change to the Tung Chung Line for a faster route towards Hong Kong Island. In fact, once this interchange station is opened, many commuters who used to travel almost the entire length of the Tsuen Wan Line left the train at Lai King, and hence a large number of passengers is often seen in Tung Chung Line trains during the morning and evening rush.

Entrances/Exits

A1: Lai King Hill Road
A2: Yin Lai Court, Lai King Estate (Blocks 1-4)
A3: Lai King Estate (Blocks 5-7)
B: Kwai Chung Container Terminal
C: Lai King Estate

Transport Connections

Bus Routes

At the bus stops outside (NT bound) / opposite (Kowloon bound) Exit A1:

30: Allway Gardens <> Cheung Sha Wan
42: Cheung Ching <> Shun Lee (Cheung Ching bound bus stop located near Lok King House, Lai King Estate)
45: Lai Yiu <> Kowloon City Ferry
46: Lai Yiu <> Jordan (Wui Cheung Road)
46X: Mei Foo <> Hin Keng
269M: Tin Shui Wai Town Centre <> Cho Yiu
N241: Cheung Hang <> Hung Hom Station (Cheung Hang bound bus stop located near Lok King House, Lai King Estate)

Minibus Routes

Outside Yin Lai Court Shopping Centre (Exit A2):

46M: Highland Park > Lai King MTR Station Circular
90M: Mei Foo > Highland Park
91A: Highland Park > Kwai Fong / Kwai Shing Circuit (Morning Service only)
93: Wah Yuen Chuen > Tsuen Wan
313: Princess Margaret Hospital > Tsuen Wan
407: Princess Margaret Hospital > Cheung Wang
407A: Princess Margaret Hospital > Kwai Fong

Opposite Yin Lai Court Shopping Centre (Exit A1 or A2):

47M: Woodland Villas > Lai King MTR Station Circular
90M: Highland Park > Mei Foo
91A: Kwai Fong / Kwai Shing Circuit (Morning Service only) > Highland Park
93: Tsuen Wan > Wah Yuen Chuen
313: Tsuen Wan > Princess Margaret Hospital
407: Cheung Wang > Princess Margaret Hospital
407A: Kwai Fong > Princess Margaret Hospital

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	MTR			Following station
Mei Foo		Tsuen Wan Line		Kwai Fong
Nam Cheong		Tung Chung Line		Tsing Yi

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