A16 station

Future MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong

Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Tuen Mun South
Terminus
 Tuen Ma line
Tuen Mun South extension
 Tuen Mun
towards Wu Kai Sha
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
A16
Location within the MTR system

A16[4] (provisional name) is an MTR station on the Tuen Ma line to be constructed elevated on the bank of Tuen Mun River at the current site of Tuen Mun Swimming Pool[disambiguation needed] in Tuen Mun Area 16. The construction of the station is gazetted as part of the Tuen Mun South extension by the Hong Kong Government in January 2022.[2] The station is expected to open for service in 2030.[1]

Station layout

The station will be built with three levels, with station entrances at grade, concourse one level above ground, and platforms above the concourse. The station will have an island platform, and two siding tracks on each side of the main tracks.[5][6]

Platforms TML platform →      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Tuen Mun) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
TML platform ←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun South (terminus)
Concourse
Ground level Exits

History

South China Morning Post reported on June 5, 2018, that according to sources, the MTRC plans for an additional station between the Tuen Mun and Tuen Mun South stations, displacing the current Tuen Mun Swimming Pool, along with 8,000 residential flats in the area.[7]

In May 2019, Michael Tien, former chairman of the KCRC and a panel member of the Panel on Transport of LegCo, announced plans for an additional station near Tuen Mun Swimming Pool. Tien also mentioned the possibility of adopting a "Rail + Property" model, where MTRC would fund the line construction, and the Hong Kong Government would provide land for building housing estates as compensation. It is anticipated that this development would result in the construction of 6 to 7 thousand private housing flats and 13,000 public housing flats.[8]

The construction of the station was gazetted as part of the Tuen Mun South extension by the Hong Kong Government in January 2022.[2] The environmental impact assessment was approved in July 2022.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Government invites MTRCL to proceed with detailed planning and design of Tuen Mun South Extension project". www.info.gov.hk. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Tuen Mun South Extension gazetted". The Government of Hong Kong (Press release). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Project Title: Tuen Mun South Extension (Application No. EIA-279/2022) (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Department (Hong Kong). 12 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "New Stations - Official website of MTR Tuen Mun South Extension". MTR - TME. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  5. ^ "General Layout Plan TMSE-G04 for Tuen Mun South Extension" (pdf). Highways Department. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Tuen Mun South Extension" (pdf). Highways Department. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  7. ^ "MTR has 'social responsibility' to build public housing above stations". South China Morning Post. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  8. ^ 陳晶琦 (28 May 2019). "屯門南延線造價料升至160億元 擬增設屯門泳池站 上蓋建2萬單位". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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