Kam Sheung Road station

Kam Sheung Road (Template:Zh) is an MTR station on the Template:Lnl, located between Pat Heung and Kam Tin in Hong Kong. It is situated between Tsuen Wan West and Yuen Long stations. Kam Sheung Road was the location for the KCR West Rail's opening ceremony.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

On 20 December 2003, Kam Sheung Road station opened to the public along with other KCR West Rail stations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 27 June 2021, the Template:Lnl officially merged with the Template:Lnl (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Template:Lnl, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Kam Sheung Road was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Description

The station is an elevated structure along the viaduct to the north of one of the two rail depots of the Tuen Ma line. The MTR Kam Tin Building is just north of the station building and once housed the West Rail control centre, but the facility relocated to the main MTR control centre in Tsing Yi after the railway merger.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The station itself is a short distance from the towns of Kam Tin or Pat Heung. As residents from nearby could not decide upon the name of the settlement that the station would be named after, the main road nearest to the station was used instead.

Although the station was not expected to have high passenger patronage relative to others, the station attracted a number of villagers from Kam Tin and Pat Heung since the Tuen Ma line is their only direct link to urban areas in Kowloon. If the Template:Lnl (to Lok Ma Chau) is built, Kam Sheung Road will serve as the interchange with the Northern Link, and the station will be expanded as well.

There is a flea market beside the station building with more than 150 stalls.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> From 26 September to 28 November 2004, the West Rail Sightseeing Bus was introduced, attracting thousands of Kowloon residents.

The station is close to the Shek Kong Airfield.

Future expansion

Kam Sheung Road is planned to be one of the terminus stations on the Template:Lnl, a proposed MTR rapid transit line which will connect the Template:Lnl and the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line of the Template:Lnl. The link will also serve as a connection to the border checkpoints to mainland China while also facilitating travels between eastern and western New Territories. The Northern Link would end at Huanggang Port and Kwu Tung, with intermediate stations. The project is under development.

Station layout

P Platforms	Platform Template:MTR platform	Template:0 Template:Rcb towards Wu Kai Sha (Tsuen Wan West) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform Template:MTR platform	← Template:Rcb Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Yuen Long)
G	Concourse	Exits, transport interchange
		Car park, cycle park

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Although the train tracks are exposed from above, platform screen doors are still fitted.<ref>Template:MTRsource</ref>

Entrances/exits

• A: MTR Kam Tin Building Template:Access icon<ref name=map>Template:MTRsource</ref>
• B: Kam Sheung Road Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
• C: Public Transport Interchange Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
• D: Kam Ho Road Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>

Gallery

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  Station platform
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  Administrative building on the station grounds
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  Bazaar at night
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  Public transport interchange