A16[4] (provisional name) is an MTR station on the Tuen Ma line to be constructed elevated on the bank of Tuen Mun River at the current site of Tuen Mun Swimming Pool in Tuen Mun Area 16. The construction of the station is gazetted as part of the Tuen Mun South extension by the Hong Kong Government in January 2022.[2] The station is expected to open for service in 2030.[1]
A16 第16區 | |||||||||||
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| Planned MTR rapid transit station (Approved, construction expected to begin 2023) | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Hoi Wong Road, Tuen Mun Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°23′05″N 113°58′10″E / 22.384813°N 113.969578°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | MTR Corporation | ||||||||||
| Operated by | MTR Corporation | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Tuen Ma line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Planned | ||||||||||
| Website | Tuen Mun South Extension | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2030[1] | ||||||||||
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| 2020 | Planning and design commences | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Project gazetted under the Railways Ordinance[2] | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Environmental permit approved[3] | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Expected commencement of construction | ||||||||||
| 2030 | Expected completion of construction | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Station layout
editThe station will be built with three levels, with station entrances at grade, concourse one level above ground, and platforms above the concourse. The station will have an island platform, and two siding tracks on each side of the main tracks.[5][6]
| Platforms | TML platform | Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Tuen Mun) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| TML platform | ← Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun South (terminus) | |
| Concourse | ||
| Ground level | Exits | |
History
editSouth China Morning Post reported on June 5, 2018, that according to sources, the MTRC plans for an additional station between the Tuen Mun and Tuen Mun South stations, displacing the current Tuen Mun Swimming Pool, along with 8,000 residential flats in the area.[7]
In May 2019, Michael Tien, former chairman of the KCRC and a panel member of the Panel on Transport of LegCo, announced plans for an additional station near Tuen Mun Swimming Pool. Tien also mentioned the possibility of adopting a "Rail + Property" model, where MTRC would fund the line construction, and the Hong Kong Government would provide land for building housing estates as compensation. It is anticipated that this development would result in the construction of 6 to 7 thousand private housing flats and 13,000 public housing flats.[8]
The construction of the station was gazetted as part of the Tuen Mun South extension by the Hong Kong Government in January 2022.[2] The environmental impact assessment was approved in July 2022.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Government invites MTRCL to proceed with detailed planning and design of Tuen Mun South Extension project". www.info.gov.hk. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tuen Mun South Extension gazetted". The Government of Hong Kong (Press release). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b Project Title: Tuen Mun South Extension (Application No. EIA-279/2022) (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Department (Hong Kong). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "New Stations - Official website of MTR Tuen Mun South Extension". MTR - TME. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "General Layout Plan TMSE-G04 for Tuen Mun South Extension" (PDF). Highways Department. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Tuen Mun South Extension" (PDF). Highways Department. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "MTR has 'social responsibility' to build public housing above stations". South China Morning Post. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ 陳晶琦 (28 May 2019). "屯門南延線造價料升至160億元 擬增設屯門泳池站 上蓋建2萬單位". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 12 May 2022.