Tung Chung Station

Tung Chung 東涌
MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior
Location	Tung Chung, Lantau Island Islands District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′21″N 113°56′30″E / 22.2893°N 113.9416°ECoordinates: 22°17′21″N 113°56′30″E / 22.2893°N 113.9416°E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tung Chung Line
Platforms	2 (Island platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, Ngong Ping Cable Car
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TUC
History
Opened	22 June 1998
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Sunny Bay towards Hong Kong Tung Chung Line Terminus
Location
Tung Chung Location within the MTR system

Tung Chung Station
Traditional Chinese	東涌站
Simplified Chinese	东涌站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngchōng Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Dung1cung1 Zaam6

Tung Chung is a station on the Tung Chung Line of the MTR rapid transport system in Hong Kong. As the western end of the Tung Chung Line, it is also a transfer point of those wishing to use the Ngong Ping Cable Car. As with all other MTR stations, Tung Chung has a unique colour scheme used throughout the station, in this case lavender. Architecture firm Aedas was the architect for this station.^[1]

Location

Tung Chung station is located in the neighbourhood of the same name on the northern shore of Lantau Island, one of the inhabited locations on the island. The surrounding area is predominantly residential in nature, with the majority of buildings in the station's catchment area being residential towers and schools.^[2]

Timetable

Line		Destination	First train	Last train
	Tung Chung Line	Hong Kong	06:02	00:43
Source: MTR[3]

Station layout

Both platforms share the same island platform underground. A "First Train" indicator is provided along the platform indicating to passengers which train to board.

1F	Footbridge	footbridge connecting Citygate with Fu Tong Estate, MTRshops
G Concourse (Ground)	Concourse	Exits, transport interchange, Ngong Ping 360 cable car station, Customer service, MTRshops, Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines, Octopus promotion machine
L2 Platforms	Platform 1	Tung Chung Line towards Hong Kong (Sunny Bay) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Platform 2	Tung Chung Line towards Hong Kong (Sunny Bay) →

^[4]

Entrances/exits

The Tung Chung station concourse is on ground level. There are 4 exits in total, and 2 are on each end of the concourse.^[2]

• A: Fu Tong Estate
  • Tung Chung Crescent (Block 1-3), Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Primary School, Fu Tung Estate, Fu Tung Plaza
• B: Ngong Ping 360
• C: Citygate Outlets
• D: Fu Tong Street

Transport connections

Bus routes

All bus routes listed below can be accessed through Exit B, which leads to the transport interchange.

To the Airport (Passenger Terminal):

• S1, S56
• DB02R (overnight services only)

To the AsiaWorld-Expo:

• S1

To the Airport Service Areas:

• S1, S52, S52P, S64, S64P

To Discovery Bay:

• DB01R
• DB02R (overnight services only)

To Mui Wo/Pui O: 3M, A35

To Tai O:

• 11

To Ngong Ping/Po Lin Monastery:

• 23

To Shek Mun Kap (Law Hon Monastery):

• 34

To Siu Ho Wan:

• 36

To Yat Tung Estate:

• 34, 37, 38, N38, S52, S52P, S64, S64P

To Tung Chung (North):

• 37

Taxis

An Urban (red) taxi stand is found outside Exit A. A Lantau (blue) taxi stand at Exit D provides taxi services to Lantau Island.

Ngong Ping Cable Car

Opened on 18 September 2006, the MTR-owned Ngong Ping Cable Car connects Tung Chung with Ngong Ping, where the Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha are located. The Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal is about 200 metres away from Exit B of Tung Chung station.

Gallery

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  Tung Chung Station concourse

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  Tung Chung Station platform

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  Tung Chung Station concourse (On top is Fu Tong Estate's footbridge)

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  External view of Tung Chung Station

References

1. "Kalzip's selected local projects". Kalzip.
2. "Tung Chung Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
3. "Tung Chung Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "Tung Chung Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2015.