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{{short description|MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong}}
{{distinguish|Taihe station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=October 2017}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = Tai Wo
| native_name         = 太和
| native_name_lang    = zh-Hant
| style               = MTR
| style2              = East Rail
| symbol_location     = hk
| symbol              = MTR
| type                = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station
| image               = Tai Wo Station platforms 2024 09 part2.jpg
| image_caption       = Platform 2 of Tai Wo station
| mlanguage           = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|c={{linktext|太|和}}|showflag=jp|p=Tàihé|y=Taaiwò|j=taai3wo4|ci={{IPAc-yue|t|aai|3|w|o|4}}}}
| address             = Po Nga Road, [[Tai Wo]]
| borough             = [[Tai Po District]], Hong Kong
| country             = 
| coordinates         = {{coord|22.4511|114.1611|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           = on embankment
| platform            = 2 [[side platforms]]
| depth               = 
| levels              = 
| tracks              = 2
| parking             = 
| bicycle             = 
| opened              = {{Start date and age|df=y|1989|5|9}}
| opening             = 
| closed              = 
| rebuilt             = 
| electrified         = 
| accessible            = {{URL|1=https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/free_search.php?query_type=search&station=73|2=Yes}}
| code                = TWO
| 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=Tai Po Market|right=Fanling}}
| map_type            = Hong Kong MTR
| map_alt             = Hong Kong MTR system map
| map_caption         = Location within the [[MTR]] system
| route_map           = {{Routemap | inline = yes | legend = track | map_state = expanded | map =
RP2!~vDSTR~LL!~MFADEg\vSTRgf!~MFADEg\vDSTR~RR!~MFADEg~~{{rmri|u}} {{stl|MTR|Fanling}}
RP2wensRP4!~hvSTRae~LL\vSTR!~lhvSTRae\RP4q!~hvSTRae~RR~~Tai Po Tai Wo Road
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RP2l!~hvSTRa@g~LL\vSTR!~lhvSTRa@g\RP2q!~hvSTRa@g~RR~~Po Nga Road
WASSERq!~hvSTRe@f~LL\vSTR!~lhvSTRe@f\WASSERq!~hvSTRe@f~RR~~[[Lam Tsuen River]]
vDSTR~LL\vÜSTl\vDSTR~RR
vDSTR~LL!~MFADEf\vSTRgf!~MFADEf\vDSTR~RR!~MFADEf~~{{rmri|d}} {{stl|MTR|Tai Po Market}}
}}
}}
'''Tai Wo''' ({{zh|t=太和|cy=Taaiwò}}; {{small|pronounced}}: {{IPAc-yue|t|aai|3|w|o|4}}) is a [[MTR]] [[List of MTR stations|station]] in the western part of [[Tai Po New Town]], in [[New Territories]], Hong Kong. The station is located on the {{lnl|MTR|eal}}, between [[Fanling station|Fanling]] and [[Tai Po Market station|Tai Po Market]] stations.

==History==
Construction of the station, situated within the eponymous [[Tai Wo Estate]], began in August 1986.<ref name="tomorrow">{{cite news |title=Tai Wo station opens tomorrow |work=South China Morning Post |date=8 May 1989 |page=4}}</ref> It opened on 9 May 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail line, then known as the [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]], upon the completion of the estate.<ref name="newstation">{{cite news |title=New station |work=South China Morning Post |date=9 May 1989 |page=7}}</ref>

==Layout==
The Tai Wo station premises are sandwiched between the two [[Wing (building)|wings]] of Tai Wo Plaza, the shopping mall of Tai Wo Estate. Both of the exits at the station connect to Tai Wo Plaza, and passengers must pass through the mall in order to enter or exit the station.
 
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5px
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''L4'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Footbridge
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exit B, customer service centre, passageway between platforms 1 and 2
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=9|'''L2'''
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Concourse
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exit A, customer service centre, [[washroom]]s, [[automatic teller machine]]s
|- 
|style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]]</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|1}}
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|eal|yes}} towards [[Lo Wu station|Lo Wu]] or [[Lok Ma Chau station|Lok Ma Chau]] <small>([[Fanling station|Fanling]])</small> →
|-
|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|2}}
|← {{rcb|MTR|eal|box}} East Rail line towards [[Admiralty station (MTR)|Admiralty]] <small>([[Tai Po Market station|Tai Po Market]])</small>
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]]</small>
|}<ref>{{MTRsource|layout|two|Tai Wo|15 November 2014}}</ref>{{notelist}}

[[File:Tai Wo Station 2021 04 part1.jpg|thumb|250px|Tai Wo Station Platforms 1(April 2021)]]

[[File:Tai Wo Station platforms 2022 04 part1.jpg|thumb|250px|Tai Wo Station Platforms 1(April 2022)]]

==Entrances/exits==
*'''A''': Tai Wo Plaza, transport interchange<ref name=map/>
*'''B''': [[Tai Wo Estate]]<ref name=map>{{MTRsource|map|two|Tai Wo|15 November 2014}}</ref>

===Connections===
Below Tai Wo station is a transport interchange, where bus and minibus routes connecting the neighbouring rural areas of [[Lam Tsuen]], [[Tai Hang (Tai Po)|Tai Hang]] and [[Kau Lung Hang]] are available. This renders Tai Wo the gateway to the western rural part of [[Tai Po District]].

== Gallery ==
{{ gallery | width = 250
| File:Tai Wo Station concourse 2022 04 part1.jpg |Concourse (April 2022)
| File:Tai Wo Station aisle 2024 09 part1.jpg|Escalators to the fare-paid footbridge (September 2024)
| File:Tai Wo Station concourse 2022 04 part2.jpg |Fare-paid footbridge (April 2022)
| File:Tai Wo Station shops 2023 06 part2.jpg |A store in the station (June 2023)
| File:Tai Wo Station Toilet 2023 06 part1.jpg |Concourse washrooms (June 2023)
|File:Tai Wo Station 2016 02 part1.jpg|Tai Wo Station Full Photo (Feb 2016)
|File:Tai Wo Station 2016 02 part2.jpg|Tai Wo Station Platform 1 (2016)
|File:Tai Wo Station 2016 02 part4.jpg|Tai Wo Station Platform 2 to Hung Hom (2016)
|File:Tai Wo Station 2020 06 part1.jpg|Platform 2 (Jun 2020)
|File:Tai Wo Station 2021 04 part1.jpg|Platforms 1 (Apr 2021)
|File:Tai Wo Station Platform 2 in May 2022.jpg|Platforms 2 (May 2022)
|File:Tai Wo Station platforms 2022 07 part1.jpg|Platform 2 to Admiralty (Jul 2022)
|File:Tai Wo Station platforms 2023 06 part2.jpg|Platform 2 (Jun 2023)
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Tai Wo Station}}
{{Tai Po District}}
{{East Rail Line navbox}}

[[Category:MTR stations in the New Territories]]
[[Category:East Rail line]]
[[Category:Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1989]]