Sheung Wan (MTR)

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Sheung Wan (上環, Jyutping: soeng6 waan4, pinyin: Shànghuán) is the western terminus of the Hong Kong MTR Island Line.

It was originally built in 1970 as Western Market but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the Island Line, the station was finally constructed and opened in May 1986.

The livery colour of this station is khaki.

Contents

1 Island Line platforms
2 Rumsey Street platforms
3 Entrances/exits
4 Transport Connections

4.1 Bus Routes
4.2 Hong Kong Tramways
4.3 Hong Kong-Macau Ferry

5 Neighbouring stations

Island Line platforms

Platform 1: Island Line to Chai Wan
Platform 2: Island Line westbound termination platform

These are side platforms built along Des Voeux Road from Cleverly Street to Rumsey Street. Platform 1 serves Chai Wan-bound trains. Platform 2 is an exit-only platform at the end of the Island Line. Although platforms 1 and 2 are parallel to each other and are on opposite sides, there is a wall separating the two tracks. This gives passenegers the false impression that the two platforms are on different levels.

Both platforms are slightly longer than usual. It has been suggested that this was the result of problems in calculations during the station's construction.

Rumsey Street platforms

The platforms of the original Rumsey station, originally planned as the southern terminus of East Kowloon Line, still remain in Sheung Wan station. They are located near Exit E, and they are perpendicular to the Island Line platforms below.

At present time, the Rumsey Station platforms are incomplete platforms. They have a length of about three MTR EMUs (while normal trains have eight each), do not have tracks and overhead power lines, and with all the tunnel entrances sealed with bricks. It is widely believed that these are the most mysterious platforms in Hong Kong, with many people wondering what the Rumsey Street platforms are doing in Sheung Wan station. The abandoned platforms give people a haunted feeling, somewhat augmented by the constant "dong" noise emitted from the escalators, a guidance signal for the blind people.

Entrances/exits

A1: Des Voeux Road Central
A2: Wing Lok Street
B: Des Voeux Road Central
C: Connaught Road Central
D: Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
E1/E2: Rumsey Street
E3/E4: Vicwood Plaza

Transport Connections

Bus Routes

To Kennedy Town:

1, 5B, 18. (Exit A1)

To Tin Wan (via Queen Mary Hospital):

46X (Exit E4)

To Ap Lei Chau:

91, 94. (Exit A2)

Hong Kong Tramways

Commuters can get out of Sheung Wan station at Exits A1, B, E1 or E3 to get to the tramways on Des Voeux Road Central, for their journey further westwards to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town.

Hong Kong-Macau Ferry

The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, located within Shun Tak Centre, provides frequent jetfoil, hydrofoil and hovercraft services to Macau, Shun Tak and many other destinations in the Pearl River Delta. To get to the Ferry Terminal, please get out at Exit D.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	MTR			Following station
Terminus (Sai Ying Pun from 2012 onwards)		Island Line		Central

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Kwun Tong	Whampoa \| Ho Man Tin \| Yau Ma Tei \| Mong Kok \| Prince Edward \| Shek Kip Mei \| Kowloon Tong ¹ \| Lok Fu \| Wong Tai Sin \| Diamond Hill \| Choi Hung \| Kowloon Bay \| Ngau Tau Kok \| Kwun Tong \| Lam Tin \| Yau Tong \| Tiu Keng Leng
Tsuen Wan	Central \| Admiralty \| Tsim Sha Tsui ¹ \| Jordan \| Yau Ma Tei \| Mong Kok \| Prince Edward \| Sham Shui Po \| Cheung Sha Wan \| Lai Chi Kok \| Mei Foo ² \| Lai King \| Kwai Fong \| Kwai Hing \| Tai Wo Hau \| Tsuen Wan
Island	Kennedy Town \| University \| Sai Ying Pun \| Sheung Wan \| Central \| Admiralty \| Wan Chai \| Causeway Bay \| Tin Hau \| Fortress Hill \| North Point \| Quarry Bay \| Tai Koo \| Sai Wan Ho \| Shau Kei Wan \| Heng Fa Chuen \| Chai Wan
Tung Chung	³Fortress Hill \| Exhibition \| Tamar \| Hong Kong \| Kowloon \| Olympic \| Nam Cheong ² \| Lai King \| Tsing Yi \| Sunny Bay \| Tung Chung
Airport Express	Hong Kong \| Kowloon \| Tsing Yi \| Airport \| AsiaWorld-Expo
Tseung Kwan O	⁴Tin Hau \| North Point \| Quarry Bay \| Yau Tong \| Tiu Keng Leng \| Tseung Kwan O \| Hang Hau \| Po Lam \| Tseung Kwan O South
Disneyland Resort	Sunny Bay \| Disneyland Resort
1) Interchange with KCR East Rail 2) Interchange with KCR West Rail 3) Taking up Island Line stations east of Fortress Hill 4) Taking up Island Line stations west of Tin Hau Lines and stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.

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