Traditional Chinese 上環 Literal meaning Upper ring Yale Romanization seung6 waan4 Address Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Owner MTR Corporation Platforms in use 2 (side platforms) | Simplified Chinese 上环 Hanyu Pinyin Jyutping soeng6 waan4 Opened 23 May 1986 Level 1 | |
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Similar Admiralty Station, Central Station, Sai Ying Pun Station, Kennedy Town Station, Shau Kei Wan Station | ||
Underground system sheung wan station mtr hong kong mpg
Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環) is a station of the Hong Kong MTR Island Line.
Contents
- Underground system sheung wan station mtr hong kong mpg
- Station layout
- Rumsey Street platforms
- Entrances and exits
- Hong Kong Tramways
- Hong Kong Macau Ferry
- References
It was originally built in 1970 as Western Market but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the Island Line, the station was finally constructed and opened in May 1986. The station served as westbound terminus of the Island line until the extension of the line to Kennedy Town, which commenced in 2014. The livery colour of this station is khaki.
Station layout
The platforms are built under Des Voeux Road from Cleverly Street to Rumsey Street. Although platforms 1 and 2 are parallel to and directly opposite each other, there is a wall separating the two tracks giving a false impression that both platforms are separated by a long distance from each other. Both platforms are slightly longer than those on other MTR underground stations. It has been suggested that this was the result of problems in calculations during the station's construction. The former, never-completed Rumsey Station platforms of the East Kowloon Line are still located at the station (see § Rumsey Street platforms).
Rumsey Street platforms
The platforms of the original Rumsey station, originally planned as the southern terminus of East Kowloon Line, still remain in Sheung Wan station. They are located near Exit E, and they are perpendicular to the Island Line platforms below.
Presently, the Rumsey Station platforms are incomplete platforms. They have a length of about three MTR EMUs (while normal trains have eight each), which is about 60 metres long, do not have tracks and overhead power lines, and have all tunnel entrances sealed with bricks.
In recent years, one of the proposal for the usage of the Rumsey Street platforms has been for it to be the terminus of the West Island Line (then a separate line). However, with the decision to make the West Island Line to be an extension of the Island Line, instead of a separate line, there are no more proposals to utilize the Rumsey Street platforms. Since then, the MTR Corporation has boarded up the abandoned platforms, and they are no longer visible.
Entrances and exits
Hong Kong Tramways
Commuters may get out of Sheung Wan station at Exits A1, B, E1 or E3 to get to the tramways on Des Voeux Road Central. Most of the passengers change to tramways for their journey further westwards to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town. However, after the opening of Island Line extension, passengers may also use MTR service to these destinations.
Hong Kong-Macau Ferry
The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, located within Shun Tak Centre, provides frequent jetfoil, hydrofoil and hovercraft services to Macau and many other destinations in the Pearl River Delta. Exit D leads to the Ferry Terminal.