Tsuen Wan (MTR)

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This article is about Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR, for the line of the same name, see Tsuen Wan Line.

Tsuen Wan (荃灣, Jyutping: cyun4 waan1, Pinyin: Quánwān) is the northern terminus of the MTR in Hong Kong. It is located at the north-central part of Tsuen Wan new town, and its next station is Tai Wo Hau.

Contents

1 Early history
2 Usage
3 Refurbishment
4 Platforms
5 Entrances/Exits
6 Transport Connections

6.1 Minibus Routes
6.2 Bus Routes

7 Neighbouring stations

Early history

The station is opened with the line's opening on May 10, 1982. It is, strangely, a through station with two off-side platforms. Actually, it was originally designed as an intermediate station, with a terminus called Tsuen Wan West further north-west near present-day Tsuen King Garden apartments (different from the present Tsuen Wan West KCR West Rail station). However, the area around that terminus had an unsatisfactory development record so it was decided not to build any station there, though tracks were still laid to that place.

During the construction of Tsuen Wan Station, the Route Twisk was diverted. The famous Sam Tung Uk walled village was also relocated, though it was later preserved as a museum.

New roads and shopping centres are set up around the station, and a (private) housing estate was also built directly above the station. A bus interchange is also set up under one of the shopping centres.

Usage

The usage of the station was not very satisfactory when it was opened in 1982. This was because the station was actually at the northern edge of Tsuen Wan town by then, and the infrastructure was also incomplete, meaning it was unable to attract many people in the town centre to take MTR.

With over 20 years of development, the area around the station gradually takes over the role of town centre. Several shopping malls are near the station, and an extensive footbridge network is also built to connect the MTR station and the surronding area (including shopping malls, the original town centre, as well as some villages at the north). The station also acts as an important interchange in the town.

Refurbishment

The station was refubrished twice. In the early 1990s, a Chinese-styled design was introduced inside the station, but this design was completely removed after another refurbishment in 2004. Instead, more shops were set up in the station (which is the common practice of MTR station refurbishments in the 2000s), and gates were relocated to handle more passengers at one time.

Platforms

Platform 1: Tsuen Wan Line termination platform (originally planned to terminate at Tsuen Wan West)
Platform 2: Tsuen Wan Line to Central

Platforms 1 and 2 are both located on ground level. However, the tracks are located right next to each other. Therefore one platform is used for boarding, and another is used for alighting. A new exit has been built next to Platform 1, to allow passengers to leave the station without having to go up any escalators and going back down again. It is also possible to enter the station from that exit, but the passenger will have to take an escalator to the concourse, and take another down to Platform 2.

Entrances/Exits

A1: New Town Mall
A2: New Town Mall
A3/A4: Bus Terminus
B1/B2: Fou Wah Centre
B3/D:Sai Lau Kok Road
C: Luk Yeung Sun Chuen
E: Sam Tung Uk Museum

Transport Connections

Minibus Routes

To Belvedere Gardens:

96B (Exits A2 or D)

To Cheung Shan Estate:

82M (Exit B1)

To Chuk Lam Sin Yuen:

85 (Exit B1)

To Tsuen Wan West Station:

301M (Exits A4 or D)

To Lo Wai:

81 (Exit B1)

To Sham Tseng:

96M (Exit B2)

To Tsuen Tak Garden:

95A (Exits A4 or D)

To Tsuen Wan Centre:

95M (Exit B2)

To Tsuen Wan Plazaa:

301 (Exits A4 or D)

To Yau Kam Tau Village:

96A (Exits A4 or D)

Bus Routes

To Allway Gardens:

39M (Exit A2)

To Mayview Garden:

34M (Exit A4)

To Butterfly Estate/Tuen Mun Pier Head:

59M (Exit A2)

To Chi Lok Gardens:

NR73 (Exit A1)

To Gold Coast:

53, 61M (Exit A1)

To Kam Tin:

51 (Exit A1)

To Kingswood Villas:

905R, 921R (Exit B1)

To Riviera Garden:

238M (Exit A2)

To Tai Hing Estate:

66M (Exit A2)

To Tuen Mun Town Centre:

60M (Exit A2)

To Yuen Long (West):

68M (Exit A2)

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	MTR			Following station
Tai Wo Hau		Tsuen Wan Line		Terminus

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