Mei Foo station


Mei Foo is an MTR List of [MTR stations|station] on the Tsuen Wan line and the. It is located under Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Lai Chi Kok, New Kowloon. It is the only interchange station between both lines, situated between and stations on the Tsuen Wan line and and stations on the Tuen Ma line. Opened on 17 May 1982, Mei Foo station's lineage is blue.
The Tsuen Wan line part of the station is a simple through station with a central island platform, located under Mount Sterling Mall, a pedestrian-only street between the rows of residential buildings in the Mei Foo Sun Chuen housing estate. The station is designed to facilitate transport needs of the residents of Mei Foo Sun Chuen housing estate, consisting of 132 buildings and several schools, and the point of transfer between the Kowloon urban area and the new town of Tsuen Wan. If there is heavy traffic on the main road into urban Kowloon, the Kwai Chung Road, many commuters get off their buses and use this station as their link to Kowloon and Central on Hong Kong Island.

History

Tsuen Wan line

The station's original name was Lai Chi Kok during the planning stage, but upon its opening on 17 May 1982 the station was called "Lai Wan", and was renamed to its current name on 31 May 1985 when opened. Kumagai Gumi was the contractor for the station's construction.

West Rail line and the latter Tuen Ma line

The part of the station was opened on 20 December 2003 along with the rail line. The station is located in the middle of Lai Chi Kok Park, slightly to the west of the Tsuen Wan line's part of the station. The contract for the station on the East Rail Line was awarded to Kier-Zen Pacific joint venture. The and West Rail line stations merged into one station on 2 December 2007 in the MTR–KCR merger.
On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with the in East Kowloon to form the new, as part of the Central Link|Shatin to Central link] project. Mei Foo was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

Both Tsuen Wan line platforms share the same island platform. Unlike at Nam Cheong station, the and platforms are relatively far apart. The concourses for these platforms are a five to ten-minute walk along a connecting passageway.
Although the Tuen Ma line platform is constructed at ground level, like Nam Cheong station, the station and surrounding track is sealed to avoid disturbance to the colocated park.

Entrances/exits