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Tin Hau (Chinese: 天后) is a station on the Island line of the Hong Kong MTR rapid transit system.

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Tin Hau 天后
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese	天后
Cantonese Yale	Tīnhauh
Literal meaning	Heavenly queen
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tiānhòu Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Tīnhauh Jyutping Tin1hau6
General information
Location	Intersection between King's Road and Causeway Road, Causeway Bay Wan Chai District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′58″N 114°11′30″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island line
Platforms	2 (2 split level side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes (with stairlift)
Other information
Station code	TIH
History
Opened	31 May 1985; 37 years ago (1985-05-31)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Causeway Bay towards Kennedy Town Island line Fortress Hill towards Chai Wan
Track layout Legend to Fortress Hill 1 P1 (upper level) P2 (lower level) 2 to Causeway Bay
Location
Tin Hau Location within the MTR system

Location

Like all other Island line stations, Tin Hau is located along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Named after the nearby Tin Hau Temple, the station is actually at the core of the Causeway Bay neighbourhood; however the station's presence has caused the surrounding area to be colloquially called "Tin Hau".

The station lies to the east of Victoria Park, with the Citicorp Centre to the north. The Hong Kong Central Library and Lin Fa Kung Garden are to the south of the station, as is the Causeway Bay Sports Ground.[1]

History

Tin Hau station was part of the original plan for the MTR, dating back to the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study in 1967.[2] It was not, however, in the Modified Initial System, which laid out the first few phases of the MTR system. Construction on the Island line began in 1981, with the first section of the line, which included Tin Hau, opening on 31 May 1985. The Causeway Bay Magistracy was demolished to make way for the station, with the magistrates' courts moving to the Wanchai Tower.[3] From 2000, MTR retrofitted platform screen doors at thirty underground stations, one of them being Tin Hau; the project was finished in 2006.[4]

Station layout

Due to the limited space beneath Causeway Road and Hennessy Road, under which the Island line runs, Tin Hau utilises a stacked platform layout. Eastbound trains using platform 1 stop on the upper level, while westbound trains using platform 2 stop on the lower level. In addition, there are two underground levels above the platforms: the concourse containing faregates and shops and the walkway which connects Exits A1-A2 and B.

G	Ground level	Exits, Transportation Interchange
-	Walkway	MTRShops Walkways to exits
L1	Concourse	Customer Service
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, ATM
L3 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→      Island line towards Chai Wan (Fortress Hill) →
L5 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Island line towards Kennedy Town (Causeway Bay)

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Entrances and exits

• A1: King's Road
• A2: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay Market
• B: Hong Kong Central Library[1]

Services

Tin Hau station acts as an interchange between MTR rapid transit and local buses.

References

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