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{{short description|MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=December 2016}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Fo Tan
| native_name         = 火炭
| native_name_lang    = zh-Hant
| style               = MTR
| style2              = East Rail
| symbol_location     = hk
| symbol              = MTR
| type                = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station
| image               = Fo Tan Station Exit B 2023 07 part2.jpg
| image_caption       = Exit B of Fo Tan station in July 2023
| mlanguage           = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|c={{linktext|火炭}}|showflag=jp|p=Huǒtàn|y=Fó taan|j=Fo2 taan3|ci={{IPAc-yue|f|o|2|.|t|aan|3}}}}
| address             = Lok King Street, [[Fo Tan]]
| borough             = [[Sha Tin District]], [[Hong Kong]]
| country             = 
| coordinates         = {{coord|22.3953|114.1982|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation           = 
| line                ={{rcb|MTR|East Rail|croute}}
| connections         = {{Plainlist|
* {{rint|bus}} [[Bus services in Hong Kong|Bus]], [[public light bus|minibus]]
}}
| distance            =
| structure           = At-grade
| platform            = 4 (2 [[island platforms]])
| depth               = 
| levels              = 1
| tracks              = 3
| parking             = 
| bicycle             = 
| opened              = {{Start date and age|df=y|1985|2|15}}
| opening             = 
| closed              = 
| rebuilt             = 
| electrified         = 
| accessible            = {{URL|1=https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/free_search.php?query_type=search&station=69|2=Yes}}
| code                = FOT
| owned               = [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]]
| operator            = [[MTR Corporation]]
| zone                = 
| former              = 
| passengers          = 
| pass_year           =
| pass_percent        = 
| pass_system         = 
| mpassengers         = 
| services            = {{Adjstn|system=MTR|line=East Rail|left=Sha Tin|right=University}}
| map_type            = Hong Kong MTR
| map_alt             = Hong Kong MTR system map
| map_caption         = Location within the [[MTR]] system
| route_map           = {{Routemap
|inline=1
|legend=track
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STR!~POINTERf@gq\STR!~POINTERg@fq\PSTR(L)\cd!~PSTR\c!~d*2__align=l\PSTR(R)\\~~ ~~ ~~Fo Tan Goods Yard
STR\STR\PSTR(L)\cd!~PSTR\c!~d*1__align=r\PSTR(R)\STRc2\STR3+1!~MFADE1+3~~ ~~ ~~{{BSto|to {{STN|Racecourse|x|MTR}}|or Ho Tung Lau Depot|it=off}}
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'''Fo Tan''' ({{zh|t=火炭|cy=Fó taan}}) is a [[List of MTR stations|station]] on the {{lnl|MTR|eal}} of the [[MTR|Mass Transit Railway]] (MTR) system in [[Hong Kong]]. It is located in the [[Fo Tan]] area of [[Sha Tin District]], between {{STN|Sha Tin|x}} and {{STN|University|x|MTR}} stations on the East Rail line's main branch. The {{STN|Racecourse|x|MTR}} is located parallel to Fo Tan, on the line's Racecourse branch.

The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, and a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the {{Interlanguage link multi|Fo Tan Railway House|zh|3=火炭鐵路大樓}} of the [[MTR Corporation|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<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Marcus |date=2011-10-18 |title=Rail freight yards in Hong Kong |url=https://www.checkerboardhill.com/2011/10/hong-kong-rail-freight-yards/ |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=Checkerboard Hill |language=en-US}}</ref> before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010; the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries.<ref>{{cite web|title=New trains for SCL|url=http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/en/construction/new-trains.html|website=MTR - Shatin to Central Link|publisher=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=8 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108114613/http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/en/construction/new-trains.html|archive-date=8 November 2016}}</ref>

== 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 for special departures during peak hours or heading to the depot.
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|- style="vertical-align:top;" 
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;width:50px;" rowspan=4|'''C'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;" rowspan=2|Southern Concourse
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;width:450px;"|Exit A & B, Customer Service Centre
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Shops, vending machines, [[Automated teller machine|ATMs]] & toilets
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=2|Northern Concourse
|Exit C & D, Customer Service Centre
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Shops, vending machines & ATMs
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=5|'''Platforms<br/>(G/F)'''
|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|1}}
|{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|eal|yes}} towards {{STN|Lo Wu|x}} or {{STN|Lok Ma Chau|x}} <small>({{STN|University|x|MTR}})</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left, right}}
|-
|Platform {{Break}} {{MTR platform|East Rail|2}}&nbsp;<span style="color:#{{rcr|MTR|East Rail}};">'''↑{{\}}{{MTR platform|East Rail|3}}&nbsp;↓'''</span>
|{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|eal|box}} East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau <small>(University)</small> →<br />← {{rcb|MTR|eal|box}} East Rail line towards {{STN|Admiralty|x|MTR}} <small>({{STN|Sha Tin|x}})</small><br><small>(For special departures in either direction during specific times)</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left, right}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|4}}
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|MTR|eal|box}} East Rail line towards Admiralty <small>(Sha Tin)</small>
|}<ref>{{MTRsource|layout|fot|Fo Tan|17 November 2014}}</ref>{{notelist}}

== Entrances/exits ==
[[File:Fo Tan Railway House (1).JPG|thumb|270px|right|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=MTR Listening‧Responding Programme Brings New Look to Fo Tan Station Two Concourses Become One|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-15-108-E.pdf|publisher=MTR Corporation|date=11 December 2015}}</ref>

;Southern concourse<ref name="map">{{MTRsource|map|fot|Fo Tan|17 November 2014}}</ref>
*'''A''': Fo Tan Railway House
**Fo Tan Railway House, [[Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education|IVE]] (Sha Tin), [[Hong Kong Sports Institute]], [[Jockey Club Ti-I College]], Sha Tin [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] Centre
*'''B''': Sui Fai Factory Estate
**Sui Fai Factory Estate, Fo Tan Road, Fo Tan Tsuen, Shan Mei Street, Shatin Galleria, [[Sui Wo Court]], [[Chun Yeung Estate]]

;Northern concourse<ref name="map"/>
*'''C''': [[The Palazzo (Hong Kong)|The Palazzo]]
**The Palazzo, Ficus Garden, Immigration and Registration of Persons, Jubilee Court, Jubilee Garden, [[Lok Lo Ha]] Village, Plaza Ascot, [[Royal Ascot, Hong Kong|Royal Ascot]]
*'''D''': Au Pui Wan Street
**Au Pui Wan Street, MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot, [[Wo Liu Hang|Wo Liu Hang Village]]

== References ==

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{{Sha Tin District}}
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[[Category:Fo Tan]]
[[Category:East Rail line]]
[[Category:MTR stations in the New Territories]]
[[Category:Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1985]]