Yuen Long station
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Yuen Long (Template:Zh) is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, on the Template:Lnl between Template:STN and Template:STN. It is an interchange between the Template:Lnl and Yuen Long stop of the Template:Lnl system.
History
Yuen Long and Long Ping station were built under a combined contract, numbered CC-202, which was awarded to the AMEC-Hong Kong Construction Joint Venture. The contract, worth HK$1.76 billion, commenced in September 1999.<ref name="allkcr">Template:Cite web</ref> Piling was completed at Yuen Long station in November 2001, while the superstructure and civil works were completed by March 2002.<ref name="arup">Template:Cite journal</ref> A topping-out ceremony for both Yuen Long and Long Ping stations was held on 24 May 2002.<ref name="allkcr"/>
The station opened on 20 December 2003 with the inauguration of the West Rail.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A new station exit (Exit K), linking the station concourse to Yoho Mall, was opened on 31 May 2017.<ref name="exitK">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. Hence, Yuen Long was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.
2019 Yuen Long attack (721 incident)
On the night of 21 July 2019, an armed mob of alleged triad members dressed in white indiscriminately attacked civilians on streets with steel rods and rattan canes and attacked passengers in the station<ref name="guardian-2019-07-222">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="cna-2019-07-222">Template:Cite news</ref> including the elderly, children,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> black-clad protesters,<ref name="scmp721">Template:Cite web</ref> journalists and lawmakers.<ref name=":02">Template:Cite web</ref> At least 45 people were injured in the incident,<ref name=":42">At least 45 injured as rod-wielding mob dressed in white rampages through Yuen Long station, beating screaming protesters Template:Webarchive – South China Morning Post</ref> including a pregnant woman.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The incident and the alleged mishandling of the police prompted a series of protests around Yuen Long, expanding the extent of Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill protests.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Station layout
| P Platforms |
Platform Template:MTR platform | Template:0 Template:Rcb towards Template:STN (Template:STN) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform Template:MTR platform | ← Template:Rcb Tuen Ma line towards Template:STN (Template:STN) | |
| C | Concourse | Customer services, toilets |
| MTRShops, ticket machines, ATMs | ||
| G | Light Rail stop | Exits, Template:Rcb Yuen Long stop, public transport interchange |
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Yuen Long Station platform (December 2008)
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Yuen Long Station Platforms (August 2013)
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Yuen Long Station Platforms (December 2017)
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Yuen Long Station Platforms (July 2021)
It is an elevated through station with one island platform.<ref>Template:MTRsource</ref>
Entrances/exits
- A: Long Yat Road<ref name=map>Template:MTRsource</ref>
- B: Nam Pin Wai<ref name=map/>
- C: Yoho Mix Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
- E: Light Rail Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
- F: Yoho Mall II Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
- G1: Light Rail Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
- G2: Tung Tau Tsuen Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
- H: Pok Oi Hospital<ref name=map/>
- J: Ying Lung Wai<ref name=map/>
- K: Yoho Mall I Template:Access icon<ref name=map/>
Exits C and D are reserved.
Gallery
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Yuen Long station concourse
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Yuen Long station property "YOHO Hub"
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Yuen Long Station Public Transport Interchange
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Mob dressed in white attacking passengers at Yuen Long station platform
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Special Tactical Squad run into Yuen Long Station concourse on July 27 2019
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Protester make roadblock for 2019 Yuen Long attack one month anniversary
