Tung Chung station

Tung Chung (Chinese: 東涌) is a station on the Tung Chung line of the MTR rapid transport system in Hong Kong. As the western end of the Tung Chung line, it is also a transfer point of those wishing to use the Ngong Ping Cable Car. As with all other MTR stations, Tung Chung has a unique colour scheme used throughout the station, in this case lavender.

Tung Chung 東涌
MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	東涌
Cantonese Yale	Dūngchūng
Literal meaning	East (of a) branch of a river
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngchōng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Dūngchūng Jyutping Dung1cung1
General information
Location	Cheung Tung Road × Tat Tung Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Island Islands District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′21″N 113°56′30″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tung Chung line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Ngong Ping Cable Car
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TUC
History
Opened	22 June 1998
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Sunny Bay towards Hong Kong Tung Chung line Terminus Proposed Tung Chung East towards Hong Kong Tung Chung line Tung Chung West extension Tung Chung West Terminus
Track layout to Sunny Bay 2 1
Location
Tung Chung Location within the MTR system

Tung Chung is only one of two stations on the Tung Chung line not shared with another line, the other being Olympic.

History

The contract to construct the station, valued at HK$1.1 billion, was awarded to Japanese construction company Aoki Corporation and commenced on 28 November 1994.[1][2] The station was designed by Hong Kong architecture firm Rocco Design Architects and engineering company Ove Arup & Partners.[3]

Site preparation began in early 1995. The station was officially topped out on 18 December 1996. A public open day was held on 12 June 1998.[4]

The station opened with the rest of the new Tung Chung line on 22 June 1998.[5] In December 2003, eight suspended sculptures were installed over the station concourse. Called Link, the artwork was designed by Hong Kong artist Freeman Lau, and alludes to the MTR's function in connecting urban dwellers to nature.[6]

Location

Tung Chung station is located in the neighbourhood of the same name on the northern shore of Lantau Island, one of the inhabited locations on the island. The surrounding area is predominantly residential in nature, with the majority of buildings in the station's catchment area being residential towers and schools. Exit C of the Tung Chung station opens up to a piazza which in turn connects the MTR station to the bus terminus and the nearby footbridge: Citygate Outlets.[7]

Station layout

Both platforms share the same island platform underground. A "First Train" indicator is provided along the platform indicating to passengers which train to board.

FB	Footbridge	footbridge connecting Citygate with Fu Tung Estate, MTRshops
G	Concourse	Exits, transport interchange, Ngong Ping 360 cable car station, Customer service, MTRshops, Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines, Octopus promotion machine
L2 Platforms	Platform 2	Tung Chung line towards Hong Kong (Sunny Bay) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Platform 1	Tung Chung line towards Hong Kong (Sunny Bay) →

Entrances/exits

The Tung Chung station concourse is located at ground level. It has four exits (two at each end of the concourse).

• A: Fu Tung Estate [7]
  • Tung Chung Crescent (Block 1-3), Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Primary School, Fu Tung Estate, Fu Tung Plaza
• B: Ngong Ping 360 [7]
• C: Citygate Outlets[7]
• D: Fu Tung Street[7]

Transport connections

Taxis

An urban (red) taxi stand is located beside Exit A. A Lantau (blue) taxi stand at Exit D provides taxi services within Lantau Island.[7]

Ngong Ping Cable Car

Opened on 18 September 2006, the MTR-owned Ngong Ping Cable Car connects Tung Chung with Ngong Ping, where the Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha are located. The Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal is about 200 metres away from Exit B of Tung Chung station.[7]

Buses

There is a large number of bus routes, located near the Ngong Ping Cable Car terminus and near the station, the route most criticized by local residents is the route *B6, as of late 2018 due to the opening of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge A lot of one day tours from Mainland China has rushed to Tung Chung and caused a huge nuisance to local residents.

Gallery

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  Station concourse
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  Platform level
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  Concourse
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  Exterior view

References

1. "List of Current Contracts as at 31/12/96". Hong Kong Airport Core Programme. Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
2. "MTRC awards 'fast' contracts". South China Morning Post. 7 December 1994. p. 26.
3. "Tung Chung Station". Rocco Design Architects. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
4. Wade, Colin (1999). "Ground Transportation Centre". The Arup Journal. 1/1999: 34–37.
5. Ng, Kang-chung (23 June 1998). "New line hiccups its way into service". South China Morning Post. p. 6.
6. "Link". Art in Station Architecture. MTR Corporation. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
7. "Tung Chung Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2015.