Tsuen Wan station

Not to be confused with Tsuen Wan West station.

Tsuen Wan 荃灣
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Tsuen Wan station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	荃灣
Simplified Chinese	荃湾
Jyutping	cyun4waan1
Hanyu Pinyin	Quánwān
Literal meaning	Bay of fragrant flowers
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Quánwān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization chyùnwāan IPA [tsʰyn˩wan˥] Jyutping cyun4waan1
General information
Location	Sai Lau Kok Road × Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′25″N 114°07′04″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TSW
History
Opened	17 May 1982 (1982-05-17)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tai Wo Hau towards Central Tsuen Wan line Terminus
Track layout sidings to Tsuen Wan Depot to Tsuen Wan Depot 1 2 to Tai Wo Hau
Location Tsuen Wan Location within the MTR system

Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃灣; Cantonese Yale: chyùnwāan) is the northern terminus of the MTR Tsuen Wan line in Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Tsuen Wan line at ground level. It is located in the northern central part of Tsuen Wan New Town, New Territories West. The preceding station is Tai Wo Hau.

It was the westernmost station in the MTR system until the opening of the Airport in 1998. It was also the northernmost station in the MTR system until the MTR–KCR merger.

History

The station opened as part of the line opening on 10 May 1982. A commemorative plaque in the station concourse, near exit A, was unveiled by Acting Governor Sir Philip Haddon-Cave. The station was designed as an intermediate station with two side platforms, with trains terminating at Tsuen Wan West, further northwest near Tsuen King Garden, different from the present Tuen Ma line Tsuen Wan West station. It was built by Dragages et Travaux Publics along with the line's depot.

The area around the proposed terminus had a poor development record and it was decided to not build a station there, even though tracks had already been laid. This explains why the station uses different platforms for loading and unloading. After leaving the unloading platform, trains enter the section of track beyond the station to proceed to the Tsuen Wan Depot or reverse back to the loading platform to head towards Central.

During the construction of the station, 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 were set up around the station, and a private housing estate was also built directly above the station. A bus interchange was set up under one of the shopping centres.

Usage

The usage of the station was not very high when it opened in 1982 as the station was located in the northern edge of Tsuen Wan town and the connecting infrastructure was incomplete, making it difficult to attract residents in the town centre to take the MTR.

With over 20 years of development, the area around the station gradually took over as the town centre. Several shopping malls were constructed near the station, and an extensive footbridge network was built to connect to nearby shopping malls, the original town centre, and some villages to the north. The station also acts as an important transportation interchange, with numerous bus and minibus routes serving near the station. Commuters from northwest New Territories used to change buses at this station to continue their journey into Kowloon by MTR, before the West Rail line opened in 2003.

Refurbishment

The station was refurbished twice. In the early 1990s, a Chinese-style design was introduced inside the station. This design was completely removed after the second refurbishment in 2004, where more shops were set up in the station (a common practice of MTR station refurbishments in the 2000s). Gates were relocated to handle more passengers.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 are both located at ground level, and the tracks are located right next to each other. One platform is used for boarding and the other is used for alighting. Two new exits have been built next to Platform 1, allowing passengers to leave the station without going up the escalators and coming back down again. Passengers entering the station via these exits will have to take an escalator up to the concourse, cross to the other side for the down escalator for Platform 2.

-	Shopping Mall Residential Area/ Flyover	Tsuen Wan Centre, Luk Yeung Sun Chuen, Luk Yeung Galleria (last two on opposite side) Tai Ho Road North
U1	Concourse	Exits A-C, customer service, MTRshops
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines
		Octopus promotion machine
G Platforms	Depot	MTR Tsuen Wan Depot
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→      Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Tai Wo Hau) →
	Platform 1	←      Tsuen Wan line termination platform
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Exits	Exit D, E, Public light bus stops

Concourse of Tsuen Wan station

Entrances and exits

Concourse (U1)

• A1: New Town Mall
• A2: Bus Terminus
• A3: Government Offices, Discovery Park
• A4: Bus Stop
• B1: Fou Wah Centre
• B2: Kolour Tsuen Wan, Panda Hotel
• B3: Sai Lau Kok Road
• C: Luk Yeung Sun Chuen

Platform 1 (G)

• D: Green Minibus Stop
• E: Sam Tung Uk Museum

See also

• Footbridge Network in Tsuen Wan