Po Lam Station

Po Lam
寶琳

Hong Kong MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Location of Po Lam Station in Hong Kong
Station location and services
Line	Tseung Kwan O Line
Code	POA
District	Sai Kung
Area	Po Lam
Coordinates	22°19′21″N 114°15′29″E / 22.3224°N 114.258°ECoordinates: 22°19′21″N 114°15′29″E / 22.3224°N 114.258°E
Map	MTR website
Connections	Bus, Minibus
Service hours	0600/0050
Station design
Livery	█ FF8800
Structure	Ground Level
Platforms	1
Type of platform	Side
Exits	6
Escalators	3
Lifts	1
Events
Opened	18 August 2002
Rail services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Hang Hau towards North Point Tseung Kwan O Line Terminus
List of MTR stations List of Light Rail stops

Po Lam Station
Traditional Chinese	寶琳
Simplified Chinese	宝琳
Literal meaning	Precious Gem
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bǎolín Yue: Cantonese Jyutping bou2 lam4 Yale Romanization bou2 lam4

The concourse

Exit C

Po Lam is a Hong Kong MTR station located in Po Lam. It is the northern terminus for the Tseung Kwan O Line. It proceeds to Hang Hau station. Although the station is at ground level, it is covered, though not completely sealed, from the outside.

Po Lam station's main entrance is on Mau Yip Road, where five pedestrian footbridges link the station to a public transport interchange for ground transport. It is possible to directly access Metro City and The Pinnacle from the concourse of the station. Another footbridge crosses Po Fung Road and allows residents of Po Lam Estate, Ying Ming Court and Well On Garden direct access to the station.

Station layout

L2 Footbridge	Footbridge	Exits, MTRShops
		Vending machines, ATMs
	Footbridge	Metro City Phase 2 and 3, Po Lam Estate, Transportation Interchange
	Footbridge	Footbridges to rooftop garden, The Pinnacle, King Lam Estate Tseung Kwan O Public Library, Tseung Kwan O Swimming Pool
L1 Ground Concourse/ Platforms	Platform 1	Tseung Kwan O Line towards North Point or LOHAS Park[1] (Hang Hau) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Concourse	Exits, Customer Service, MTR Shops
		Vending Machines
		Octopus Card Promotion Machines

Unlike most MTR stations, the concourse, gates and platform are at the same level, and there is only one platform from which trains depart in the same direction as they arrived. This necessitates the halting of trains from Hang Hau midway between the stations while a train currently at the station departs. At the same time, any trains arriving at Po Lam will only stay for a much shorter time before departing when compared to other MTR terminals. The single track design (i.e. the consequent lengthened train turnback time) limits the maximum train service frequency of the Tseung Kwan O Line.^[2]

The original design of the station was to have two tracks sharing an island platform, and a concourse above the platforms. However, the MTRC, on the advice of the contractors, decided on the current layout, with the concourse replacing what was going to be the second track and part of the island platform, after realizing that it would be unlikely for the Tseung Kwan O Line to be extended past Po Lam, and to save construction cost. In the current layout, passengers can exit/enter the station from/to the platform in less than one minute.

Entrances/exits

• A1: Metro City Plaza III
• A2: Metro City Plaza II
• B1: Metro City Plaza II
• B2: Metro City Plaza I
• B3: King Lam Estate
• C: Mau Yip Road

Transport Connections

Minibus Routes

To Haven of Hope Hospital:

• 107 (Exit C)

To Hong Sing Garden:

• 15M (Exit C)

To Po Toi O:

• 16 (Exit A2)

To Sai Kung:

• 12 (Exit A2)

To Tsui Lam:

• 17M (Exit C)

Bus Routes

To Diamond Hill via Hang Hau Road, HKUST, Clearwater Bay Road:

• 91M (Exit B1)

To Mong Kok KCR Station via Kwun Tong Road, Ma Tau Wai, Chatham Road North, Nathan Road:

• 93K (Exit B1)

To Lam Tin Station (circular) via Sau Mau Ping Estate, Lam Tin:

• 93M (Morning Peak Hours only)

To Kwun Tong Ferry via Hong Sing Garden, Sau Mau Ping Estate:

• 93A (Exit B1)

To Tsim Sha Tsui East via Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, Kai Tak Tunnel, Jordan:

• 98D (Exit C)
• 98P (Exit B1/ C) Only provide service at rush hours at Mondays to Saturdays

To Central (Exchange Square) via Tseung Kwan O Tunnel, King's Road, Queensway:

• 690 (Exit C)
• 690P (Exit C) Only provide service at morning rush hours at Mondays to Saturdays

To Mei Foo via Hong Sing Garden, Kwun Tong Bypass, Argyle Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road:

• 98C (Exit C)
• 98S (Exit C) Only provide service at rush hours at Mondays to Fridays

References

1. Passengers to LOHAS Park Station need to change trains to LOHAS Park at Tseung Kwan O Station.
2. "Supplementary Information on Tseung Kwan O Extension (Phase II) Service" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Transport. July 2009.

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