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'''Wong Chuk Hang''' ({{zh|黃竹坑}}) is an elevated [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station in [[Hong Kong]] on the eastern section of the [[South Island Line]], built on the old site of [[Wong Chuk Hang Estate]]. It is named after [[Wong Chuk Hang|the locality of the same name]] and serves residents in that area, as well as connect to a public transport interchange on a widened section of Heung Yip Road. A network of footbridges serves future commercial and residential areas, and the station exists as a hub to the Shum Wan region as a whole. The station opened on 28 December 2016<ref name="rthk20161205">{{cite web| title=MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28 |url=http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1300460-20161205.htm |publisher=[[RTHK]] |date=5 December 2016 }}</ref> with the rest of the South Island Line. The South Island Line depot is located to the south.
'''Wong Chuk Hang''' ({{zh|黃竹坑}}) is an elevated [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the [[South Island Line]], built on the old site of [[Wong Chuk Hang Estate]]. It is named after [[Wong Chuk Hang|the locality of the same name]] and serves residents in that area, as well as connect to a public transport interchange on a widened section of Heung Yip Road. A network of footbridges serves future commercial and residential areas, and the station exists as a hub to the Shum Wan region as a whole. The station opened on 28 December 2016<ref name="rthk20161205">{{cite web| title=MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28 |url=http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1300460-20161205.htm |publisher=[[RTHK]] |date=5 December 2016 }}</ref> with the rest of the South Island Line. The South Island Line depot is located to the south.


==Station layout==
==Station layout==
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This elevated station has two tracks and an [[island platform]].<ref name=":1"/> Commissioned by the [[MTR Corporation]], [[Aedas]], as part of the engineering team led by [[Atkins (company)|Atkins]], were the architect for the station.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Geographies/Asia/Asia%20News/Spectrum_2nd%20issue-20110506.pdf|title=Spectrum Asia Issue 02/April 2011|publisher=AECOM}}</ref>
This elevated station has two tracks and an [[island platform]].<ref name=":1"/> Commissioned by the [[MTR Corporation]], [[Aedas]], as part of the engineering team led by [[Atkins (company)|Atkins]], were the architect for the station.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Geographies/Asia/Asia%20News/Spectrum_2nd%20issue-20110506.pdf|title=Spectrum Asia Issue 02/April 2011|publisher=AECOM}}</ref>


The station artwork, ''Huddle'' by Chao Harn-kae, resembles birds flying.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/en/information/WCH.html|title=MTR - South Island Line > Station Information > Wong Chuk Hang Station|website=www.mtr-southislandline.hk|access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/chinese/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp0104cb1-379-2-ec.pdf#page=43 |script-title=zh:港鐵車站藝術計劃及進展 |trans-title=Approach and Updates of MTR Art Programme|last=|first=|date=January 2013|website=[[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|legco.gov.hk]]|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|pages=43–44|access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref>
The station artwork, ''Huddle'' by Chao Harn-kae, resembles birds flying.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/en/information/WCH.html|title=MTR – South Island Line > Station Information > Wong Chuk Hang Station|website=mtr-southislandline.hk|access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/chinese/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp0104cb1-379-2-ec.pdf#page=43 |script-title=zh:港鐵車站藝術計劃及進展 |trans-title=Approach and Updates of MTR Art Programme|date=January 2013|publisher=[[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Government of Hong Kong]]|pages=43–44|access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref>


===Entrances/exits===
===Entrances/exits===
A footbridge connection to various areas of Shum Wan is provided.<ref name=":1" /> An exit also connects the station to the planned Wong Chuk Hang Station Public Transport Interchange, for passengers to connect to other modes of public transport.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/pdf/meeting/district/ppt25-1.pdf|title=Southern District Council Meeting 16 May 2013|last=|first=|date=16 May 2013|website=|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|page=37|access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref>
A footbridge connection to various areas of Shum Wan is provided.<ref name=":1" /> An exit also connects the station to the planned Wong Chuk Hang Station Public Transport Interchange, for passengers to connect to other modes of public transport.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/pdf/meeting/district/ppt25-1.pdf|title=Southern District Council Meeting 16 May 2013|date=16 May 2013|website=|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|page=37|access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref>


Wong Chuk Hang Station has three entrances/exits. Exit B is subdivided into 3 exits and entrances.<ref name=":0" /> The footbridge across Wong Chuk Hang Road and Heung Yip Road, connecting the B-prefixed exits, opened on 3 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/pdf/en/notice/MTR_Notice_WCH_Footbridge_U-turn_PC_20160329_en.pdf|title=Notice: South Island Line (East) Project – Opening of Wong Chuk Hang Footbridge, U-turn and Pedestrian Crossings on Wong Chuk Hang Road|last=Siu|first=Samantha|date=29 March 2016|website=|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref>
Wong Chuk Hang Station has three entrances/exits. Exit B is subdivided into 3 exits and entrances.<ref name=":0" /> The footbridge across Wong Chuk Hang Road and Heung Yip Road, connecting the B-prefixed exits, opened on 3 April 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/pdf/en/notice/MTR_Notice_WCH_Footbridge_U-turn_PC_20160329_en.pdf|title=Notice: South Island Line (East) Project – Opening of Wong Chuk Hang Footbridge, U-turn and Pedestrian Crossings on Wong Chuk Hang Road|last=Siu|first=Samantha|date=29 March 2016|website=|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref>
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== Wong Chuk Hang Depot ==
== Wong Chuk Hang Depot ==
While the main station will take up the northern part of the former Wong Chuk Hang Estate site, an underground depot is located to the south. This depot services and maintains South Island Line trains.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/projects/sileia/index.php/WCH|title=MTR > South Island Line (East) > Environmental Impact Assessment|last=|first=|date=August 2010|website=www.mtr.com.hk|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=2016-11-02}}</ref> The depot is completely sealed and is situated on sunken ground to avoid noise pollution to areas nearby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/projects/sileia/index.php/WCH/noise|title=MTR > South Island Line (East) > Environmental Impact Assessment|last=|first=|date=August 2010|website=www.mtr.com.hk|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=2016-11-02}}</ref>
While the main station will take up the northern part of the former Wong Chuk Hang Estate site, an underground depot is located to the south. This depot services and maintains South Island Line trains.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/projects/sileia/index.php/WCH|title=MTR > South Island Line (East) > Environmental Impact Assessment|date=August 2010|website=''mtr.com.hk''|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref> The depot is completely sealed and is situated on sunken ground to avoid noise pollution to areas nearby.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/projects/sileia/index.php/WCH/noise|title=MTR > South Island Line (East) > Environmental Impact Assessment|date=August 2010|website=''mtr.com.hk''|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref>


Atop the depot, a residential estate will be developed by the [[MTRC]]. It will comprise 14 blocks with about 4,700 flats, as well as a commercial element.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wong Chuk Hang Station|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/en/corporate/properties/sil_wongchukhang.html|publisher=MTR Corporation}}</ref>
Atop the depot, a residential estate will be developed by the [[MTRC]]. It will comprise 14 blocks with about 4,700 flats, as well as a commercial element.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wong Chuk Hang Station|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/en/corporate/properties/sil_wongchukhang.html|publisher=MTR Corporation}}</ref>

Revision as of 21:00, 20 November 2018

Wong Chuk Hang

黃竹坑
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Wong Chuk Hang Station in 2018
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃竹坑
Simplified Chinese黄竹坑
Cantonese YaleWòngjūkhāang
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángzhúkēng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòngjūkhāang
JyutpingWong4zuk1haang1
General information
LocationWong Chuk Hang
Southern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°14′53″N 114°10′05″E / 22.2480°N 114.1681°E / 22.2480; 114.1681
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeWCH
History
Opened28 December 2016[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Ocean Park
towards Admiralty
 South Island line Lei Tung
towards South Horizons
Planned
Aberdeen
towards HKU
 South Island line (West) Terminus
Track layout
Legend
to Ocean Park
to Wong Chuk Hang depot
2
1
to Lei Tung
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Wong Chuk Hang
Location within the MTR system

Wong Chuk Hang (Chinese: 黃竹坑) is an elevated MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the South Island Line, built on the old site of Wong Chuk Hang Estate. It is named after the locality of the same name and serves residents in that area, as well as connect to a public transport interchange on a widened section of Heung Yip Road. A network of footbridges serves future commercial and residential areas, and the station exists as a hub to the Shum Wan region as a whole. The station opened on 28 December 2016[1] with the rest of the South Island Line. The South Island Line depot is located to the south.

Station layout

U2
Platforms 		Platform 2 →      South Island line towards Admiralty (Ocean Park) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ←      South Island line towards South Horizons (Lei Tung)
U1 Concourse Customer service, MTRShops
Footbridges
G Street level Exits, public transport interchange
Depot Wong Chuk Hang Depot

This elevated station has two tracks and an island platform.[2] Commissioned by the MTR Corporation, Aedas, as part of the engineering team led by Atkins, were the architect for the station.[3]

The station artwork, Huddle by Chao Harn-kae, resembles birds flying.[2][4]

Entrances/exits

A footbridge connection to various areas of Shum Wan is provided.[2] An exit also connects the station to the planned Wong Chuk Hang Station Public Transport Interchange, for passengers to connect to other modes of public transport.[5]

Wong Chuk Hang Station has three entrances/exits. Exit B is subdivided into 3 exits and entrances.[5] The footbridge across Wong Chuk Hang Road and Heung Yip Road, connecting the B-prefixed exits, opened on 3 April 2016.[6]

  • A1/A2: Public transport interchange in median of Heung Yip Road Wheelchair user access[5] (1 lift)[2]
  • B: Nam Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang industrial area, Yip Kan Street, Yip Hing Street (via footbridge) Wheelchair user access (3 lifts)[5]
Exit B footbridge

Wong Chuk Hang Depot

While the main station will take up the northern part of the former Wong Chuk Hang Estate site, an underground depot is located to the south. This depot services and maintains South Island Line trains.[7] The depot is completely sealed and is situated on sunken ground to avoid noise pollution to areas nearby.[8]

Atop the depot, a residential estate will be developed by the MTRC. It will comprise 14 blocks with about 4,700 flats, as well as a commercial element.[9]

Future

Wong Chuk Hang Station is proposed to be an interchange station between the eastern and western sections of the South Island Line. The platforms of the South Island Line (West) will be built over those of the South Island Line.

References

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  1. ^ a b "MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28". RTHK. 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "MTR – South Island Line > Station Information > Wong Chuk Hang Station". mtr-southislandline.hk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Spectrum Asia Issue 02/April 2011" (PDF). AECOM.
  4. ^ 港鐵車站藝術計劃及進展 [Approach and Updates of MTR Art Programme] (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. January 2013. pp. 43–44. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "Southern District Council Meeting 16 May 2013" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 16 May 2013. p. 37. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  6. ^ Siu, Samantha (29 March 2016). "Notice: South Island Line (East) Project – Opening of Wong Chuk Hang Footbridge, U-turn and Pedestrian Crossings on Wong Chuk Hang Road" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ^ "MTR > South Island Line (East) > Environmental Impact Assessment". mtr.com.hk. MTR Corporation. August 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  8. ^ "MTR > South Island Line (East) > Environmental Impact Assessment". mtr.com.hk. MTR Corporation. August 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)
  9. ^ "Wong Chuk Hang Station". MTR Corporation.
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