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Fo Tan station

Fo Tan station

MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong

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 is located parallel to Fo Tan, on the line's Racecourse branch.

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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 the 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[1] before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010; the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries.[2]

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 on the following occasions:

  • for special southbound departures during morning peak hours,
  • for southbound stopping when there are trains heading to/from the depot, or Racecourse station during race days, or
  • to serve as a buffer so that non-stop through trains can overtake local trains.
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) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 2 ↑ / 3 ↓ →      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →
←      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)

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    Entrances/exits

    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.[4]

    Southern concourse[5]
    Northern concourse[5]

    References

    1. [1]
      Wong, Marcus (18 October 2011). "Rail freight yards in Hong Kong". Checkerboard Hill. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
    2. [2]
      "New trains for SCL". MTR - Shatin to Central Link. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
    3. [3]
      "Fo Tan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
    4. [4]
      "MTR Listening‧Responding Programme Brings New Look to Fo Tan Station Two Concourses Become One" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 11 December 2015.
    5. [5]
      "Fo Tan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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