Choi Hung station
Choi Hung is a List of [MTR stations|station] on the Hong Kong MTR in Ngau Chi Wan. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate, a public housing estate.
History
Contract 206 for the construction of this station was awarded to Paul Y. Construction. Choi Hung station was opened when the Kwun Tong line became operational on 1 October 1979.Livery
The station's livery is navy blue with stripes of the colours of the rainbow, as Choi Hung in Cantonese means "rainbow".Station layout
Although there are four platforms at the station, only platforms 1 and 4 are fully functional. There are three tracks that run through the station, with platforms 2 and 3 sharing the middle track that is located in the middle of the station. The middle track is primarily used as a siding, and it leads to the Kowloon Bay MTR depot, located west of. Platform 2 is the termination platform for back-to-depot trains, while Platform 3 is the boarding platform for out-of-depot trains towards.The platform screen doors of the third track served as prototypes in 2001 when MTR started to test the feasibility of installing these doors in stations throughout its system.
Entrances/exits
- A1: Clear Water Bay Road, bus stops
- A2: Ping Shek Estate, minibus stop, Serene Oasis
- A3: Infinity Eight, No.8 Clear Water Bay Road
- B: Ngau Chi Wan Market, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, St. Joseph's Home for the Aged
- C1: Ngau Chi Wan Village, minibus to Hang Hau
- C2: Ngau Chi Wan Village, bus and minibus to Sai Kung, Hammer Hill Road Swimming Pool
- C3: Choi Hung Estate, Choi Ping Reading Centre, Hong Kong Association for the Deaf
- C4: Choi Hung Estate, bus stops on Lung Cheung Road