Tin Hau Station

Tin Hau 天后
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese	天后
Literal meaning	Heavenly queen
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tiānhòu Yue: Cantonese Jyutping tin1 hau6 Yale Romanization tin1 hau6
General information
Location	Intersection between King's Road and Causeway Road, Causeway Bay Wan Chai District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′58″N 114°11′30″E / 22.2827°N 114.1917°ECoordinates: 22°16′58″N 114°11′30″E / 22.2827°N 114.1917°E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island Line
Platforms	2 (split level side platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus, tram
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TIN
History
Opened	31 May 1985
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Causeway Bay towards Kennedy Town Island Line Fortress Hill towards Chai Wan
Location
Tin Hau Location within the MTR system

Tin Hau is a station on the Island Line of the Hong Kong MTR rapid transit system.

Location

Like all other Island Line stations, Tin Hau is located along the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Named after the nearby Tin Hau Temple, the station is actually within the Causeway Bay neighbourhood; the station's presence has caused the surrounding area to be called "Tin Hau."

The station lies to the east of Victoria Park, with the Citicorp Centre to the north. The Hong Kong Central Library and Lin Fa Kung Garden are to the south of the station, as is the Causeway Bay Sports Ground.^[1]

History

Tin Hau station was part of the original plan for the MTR, dating back to the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study in 1967.^[2] It was not, however, in the Modified Initial System, which laid out the first few phases of the MTR system. Construction on the Island Line began in 1981, with the first section of the line, which included Tin Hau, opening on 31 May 1985. The Causeway Bay Magistracy was demolished to make way for the station.^[3] From 2000, MTR retrofitted platform screen doors at thirty underground stations, one of them being Tin Hau; the project was finished in 2006.^[4]

Future

In order to relieve overcrowding on the Island Line, the only rapid transit to serve the north shore of the Island, the MTR Corporation and Highways Department have proposed the North Island Line, which would extend the Tung Chung Line underneath Hong Kong Island, eventually connecting to the Island Line at Fortress Hill, one stop east of Tin Hau. This would effectively split the current Island Line in two, with a new rail tunnel built from Tin Hau to North Point, sending trains from Sheung Wan onto the Tseung Kwan O Line.^[5] However, delays and controversy over the proposed line have delayed a possible construction start to 2016 at the minimum.

Timetable

Line		Destination	First train	Last train
	Island Line	Chai Wan	06:15	01:06
		Kennedy Town	06:09	00:50
Source: MTR[6]

Station layout

Due to the limited space beneath Causeway Road and Hennessy Road, under which the Island Line runs, Tin Hau utilises a stacked platform layout. Eastbound trains using platform 1 stop on the upper level, while westbound trains using platform 2 stop on the lower level. In addition, there are two underground levels above the platforms: the concourse containing faregates and shops and the walkway which connects Exits A1-A2 and B.

G Ground	-	Exits, Transportation Interchange
Walkway	Walkway	MTRShops Walkways to exits
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, ATM
P1 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	Island Line towards Chai Wan (Fortress Hill) →
P2 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Island Line towards Kennedy Town (Causeway Bay)

^[7]

Entrances and exits

• A1: King's Road
• A2: Victoria Park
• B: Hong Kong Central Library^[1]

Services

Tin Hau station acts as an interchange between MTR rapid transit and local buses.

Gallery

Platform panorama  Exit A1  Exit A2  Exit B

References

1. "Tin Hau Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. Hong Kong Mass Transport Study Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates (1967)
3. Su, Victor (2 March 1981). "MTR looks at dozens of proposals: $billions in bid for Island Line". South China Morning Post. p. 1.
4. Retrofitting of PSDs at MTR stations to be completed by 2006
5. North Island Line Highways Department Retrieved 27 July 2010
6. "Tin Hau Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
7. "Tin Hau Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.