Tung Chung (MTR)

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''This article is about Tung Chung Station of the MTR. For the line of the same name, see Tung Chung Line.

Tung Chung (東涌, Jyutping: dung1 cung1, pinyin: Dōngchōng) is the western terminal station on the Hong Kong MTR Tung Chung Line. It is located in Tung Chung, in the northern part of Lantau Island. The station will also serve as an access facility to the Ngong Ping 360 cable car, which will open for service in mid 2006. Its livery is blue violet.

The gates and lift in the concourse of the Tung Chung Station

Contents

1 Platforms
2 Entrances/Exits
3 Transport Connections

3.1 Bus Routes
3.2 Taxis
3.3 Ngong Ping 360

4 Neighbouring stations

Platforms

Platforms 1 & 2: Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong

Both platforms share the same island platform underground. A "First Train" indicator is provided at certain points of the island platform so as to tell commuters which platform to board the next train.

Entrances/Exits

The Tung Chung station concourse is on ground level. There are 4 exits in total, and 2 are on each end of the concourse.

A: Fu Tong Estate/Urban Taxi Stand
B: West side of Citygate Plaza/Transport Interchange
C: East side of Citygate Plaza
D: Lantau Island Taxi Stand

Transport Connections

Bus Routes

All bus routes mentioned below can be accessed through Exit B, which leads to the transport interchange.

To the Airport (Passenger Terminal):

S1
DB02R

To the AsiaWorld-Expo:

To the Airport Service Areas:

S1, S52, S52P, S64, S64P

To Discovery Bay:

DB01R, DB02R (24-hr service)

To Mui Wo/Pui O:

3, 3M

To Tai O:

To Ngong Ping/Po Lin Monastery:

To Shek Mun Kap (Law Hon Monastery):

To Siu Ho Wan:

To Yat Tung Estate:

34, 37, 38, N38, S52, S52P, S64

To Tung Chung (North):

Taxis

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An Urban (Red) Taxi stand is found outside Exit A. However, it should be noted that those taxis are only allowed to get to the Airport and back to the urban area of Hong Kong. Tourists or commuters who wish to travel to most destinations on Lantau Island should queue up at the Lantau (Blue) Taxi Stand at Exit D. That stand gets very crowded on weekends and public holidays, so funseekers are advised to visit Lantau on a less busy day. Lantau Taxis have lower rates than Urban Taxis, with a HK$12.00 starting fare for the first 2 km and a HK$1.20 increment for each additional 200 meters thereafter. A ride to Ngong Ping would cost about $125, while a ride on Route 23 would cost HK$25 for each person. So, it is best to have 5 people share a blue taxi.

Ngong Ping 360

Ngong Ping 360 of the MTR is a cable car system in Hong Kong serving between Tung Chung, where it connects the MTR Tung Chung station , and Ngong Ping, where the Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha are located. The Tung Chung cable car station can be accessed through Exit B.

It was originally scheduled to open on 24 June 2006. However, as some of the technical problems have not been solved, the Skyrail-ITM has announced to postpone the opening day.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	MTR			Following station
Sunny Bay		Tung Chung Line		Terminus

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