Wong Chuk Hang station

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 Staunton Creek Nullah and off the old site of Wong Chuk Hang Estate in Staunton Creek (Chung Mei). It is named after the locality of the same name further east and serves residents in that area, as well as connects 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 area 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.

Wong Chuk Hang 黃竹坑
MTR rapid transit station
Wong Chuk Hang station in 2018
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃竹坑
Cantonese Yale	Wòngjūkhāang
Jyutping	Wong4zuk1haang1
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huángzhúkēng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòngjūkhāang Jyutping Wong4zuk1haang1
General information
Location	Staunton Creek Southern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°14′53″N 114°10′05″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	South Island line South Island (West) (proposed)
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	28 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-28)[1]
Services
Preceding station 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 Wong Chuk Hang Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Wong Chuk Hang Wong Chuk Hang (Hong Kong Island) Show map of Hong Kong Island

Wong Chuk Hang is the fourth railway station in the territory to be built on a river, after Tuen Mun and Siu Hong stations on Tuen Mun River, and Long Ping on Yuen Long Nullah.

History

Wong Chuk Hang station was opened on 28 December 2016.

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 ^[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) (3 lifts)^[5]
• C: The Southside

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 MTR Corporation. 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

1. "MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28". RTHK. 5 December 2016.
2. "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. "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.
8. "MTR > South Island Line (East) > Environmental Impact Assessment". mtr.com.hk. MTR Corporation. August 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
9. "Wong Chuk Hang Station". MTR Corporation.