Tai Wo station

Tai Wo (Chinese: 太和; Cantonese Yale: Taaiwò; pronounced: [tʰaj˧wɔ˩]) is a MTR station in the western part of Tai Po New Town, in New Territories, Hong Kong. The station is located on the East Rail line, between Fanling and Tai Po Market stations.

Tai Wo 太和
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Tai Wo station
Chinese name
Chinese	太和
Jyutping	taai3wo4
Hanyu Pinyin	Tàihé
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tàihé Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Taaiwò IPA [tʰaj˧wɔ˩] Jyutping taai3wo4
General information
Location	Po Nga Road, Tai Wo Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°27′04″N 114°09′40″E
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	on embankment
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TWO
History
Opened	9 May 1989 (1989-05-09)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tai Po Market towards Admiralty East Rail line Fanling towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout Fanling Tai Po Tai Wo Road 1 2 Po Nga Road Lam Tsuen River Tai Po Market
Location Tai Wo Location within the MTR system

History

Construction of the station, situated within the eponymous Tai Wo Estate, began in August 1986. It opened on 9 May 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail line, then known as the Kowloon–Canton Railway, upon the completion of the estate.

Layout

The Tai Wo station premises are sandwiched between the two wings of Tai Wo Plaza, the shopping mall of Tai Wo Estate. Both of the exits at the station connect to Tai Wo Plaza, and passengers must pass through the mall in order to enter or exit the station.

L4	footbridge	Exit B, customer service centre, passageway between platforms 1 and 2
L2
	concourse	Exit A, customer service centre, washrooms, automatic teller machines
	Side platform
	Platform 1	→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Fanling) →
	Platform 2	←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Tai Po Market)
	Side platform

Entrances/exits

• A: Tai Wo Plaza, transport interchange
• B: Tai Wo Estate

Connections

Below Tai Wo station is a transport interchange, where bus and minibus routes connecting the neighbouring rural areas of Lam Tsuen, Tai Hang and Kau Lung Hang are available. This renders Tai Wo the gateway to the western rural part of Tai Po District.

Photo

Tai Wo Station Full Photo (Feb 2016)

Tai Wo Station Platform 1

Tai Wo Station Platform 2 to Hung Hom

Platform 2 (Jun 2020)

Platforms 1 (Apr 2021)

Platforms 2 (May 2022)

Platform 2 to Admiralty (Jul 2022)

Platform 2 (Jun 2023)