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Fo Tan (Chinese: 火炭; Cantonese Yale: Fó taan) is a station on the East Rail line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Sha Tin and University stations on the East Rail line's main branch. The Racecourse station is located parallel to Fo Tan, on the line's Racecourse branch.

Fo Tan

火炭
MTR rapid transit station
Exit B of Fo Tan station in January 2009
Chinese name
Chinese火炭
JyutpingFo2 taan3
Hanyu PinyinHuǒtàn
General information
LocationLok King Street, Fo Tan
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°23′43″N 114°11′54″E
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
  • East Rail line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened15 February 1985; 37 years ago (1985-02-15)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Sha Tin
towards Admiralty
East Rail line University
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout
Legend
4
3
2
Fo Tan Goods Yard
1
to Racecourse
or Ho Tung Lau Depot
to Sha Tin
Location
Fo Tan
Location within the MTR system

The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, and a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the Fo Tan Railway House [zh] of the MTRC. During rush hour, some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards. Some trains do not run through this station on race days, and are instead diverted to stop at Racecourse.


History


Fo Tan station opened on 15 February 1985, two years after the total electrification of the railway. It was featured at the end of the 1989 film Mr. Coconut, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai.


Fo Tan Goods Yard


In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a goods yard north of the station. Freight trains stopped there regularly[citation needed] before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010; the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries.[1]


Station layout


The station has three tracks, with two island platforms between.

Trains normally stop at platforms 1 and 4. The centre track is used in the following occasions:

C Southern Concourse Exit A & B, Customer Service Centre
Shops, vending machines, ATMs & toilets
Northern Concourse Exit C & D, Customer Service Centre
Shops, vending machines & ATMs
Platforms
(G/F)
Platform 1      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University)[lower-alpha 1]
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 2  / 3       East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University)[lower-alpha 1]
     East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sha Tin)
(For special departures in either direction during specific times)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 4      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sha Tin)

[2]

  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-border traffic on the East Rail line are suspended: Lo Wu station remains in limited service for registered village residents only, and Lok Ma Chau station is temporarily closed from public usage.

Entrances/exits


Fo Tan Railway House in January 2009
Fo Tan Railway House in January 2009

Originally, the southern concourse was the only concourse in this station. Because the two concourses were built in separate years, they were not originally interconnected. MTR renovated the station in 2015, connecting the two concourses in the process. The new link opened on 12 December 2015.[3]

Southern concourse[4]
Northern concourse[4]

References


  1. "New trains for SCL". MTR - Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. "Fo Tan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. "MTR Listening‧Responding Programme Brings New Look to Fo Tan Station Two Concourses Become One" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 11 December 2015.
  4. "Fo Tan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.



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