Heng Fa Chuen Station

Heng Fa Chuen
杏花邨
MTR rapid transit station

Platform 1
Chinese name
Chinese 杏花邨
Literal meaning Almond Flower Estate
General information
Location Shing Tai Road, Hang Fa Chuen, Chai Wan
Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°16′37″N 114°14′23″E / 22.2769°N 114.2398°E / 22.2769; 114.2398Coordinates: 22°16′37″N 114°14′23″E / 22.2769°N 114.2398°E / 22.2769; 114.2398
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (side platforms)
Connections Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code HFC
History
Opened
  • 31 May 1985 (1985-05-31)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Kennedy Town
Island Line
Terminus
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Heng Fa Chuen
Location within the MTR system

Heng Fa Chuen is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line. It is the only station on the line that is at ground level. The MTR depot for the Island Line, the Chai Wan Depot, is located northeast to the station. The station is located in the heart of the Heng Fa Chuen housing development. The livery of the station is orange-red. Automatic platform gates were installed in this station in April 2011. It is one of three Island Line stations that have opposing side platforms, as opposed to island platforms or side platforms on different levels of a station. (The others are Sheung Wan Station and Kennedy Town Station.)

Before the opening of the Tseung Kwan O Line, Heng Fa Chuen Station was the easternmost railway station in Hong Kong. It remains the easternmost station on Hong Kong Island.

History

Before opening on May 31, 1985, names proposed for this station included North Chai Wan (北柴灣站), Agonar or A Kung Ngam (阿公岩站), Chai Wan Quay (柴灣碼頭站), and Pak Sha Wan (白沙灣站). It was after the opening of phase one (of the Heng Fa Chuen development) that prompted the MTR to change the name to Heng Fa Chuen. This station was primarily used by construction workers in the early 1980s, during the construction of Heng Fa Chuen.

Timetable

Line Destination First train Last train
Island LineChai Wan06:2901:19
Kennedy Town05:5800:37
Source: MTR[1]

Station layout

Both platforms 1 and 2 are located on ground level, with the rails running through the middle of the station. There is a wall with holes cut into it, separating the two tracks. Advertisements are displayed on this wall.

- Residential Area Heng Fa Chuen
C
Concourse
Concourse Exits, Customer Service, Heng Fa Chuen, Paradise Mall
MTRShops, vending machines, ATM
P
Platform
(Overground)
Shopping mall Paradise Mall
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1       Island Line towards Chai Wan (Terminus)
Platform 2      Island Line towards Kennedy Town (Shau Kei Wan)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Depot MTR Chai Wan Depot

[2]

Shops

Entrances/exits

Transport connections

Bus routes

To Siu Sai Wan & Braemar Hill

To Sham Shui Po in the morning, Siu Sai Wan in the evening

To Wan Chai Ferry Pier

Minibus routes

To Cheerful Garden

To Island Resort

See also

References

  1. "Heng Fa Chuen Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. "Heng Fa Chuen Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "Heng Fa Chuen Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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