Cheung Sha Wan station

MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Cheung Sha Wan

長沙灣

MTR rapid transit station

Platform 1

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 長沙灣
Simplified Chinese| 长沙湾
Cantonese Yale| Chèungsāwàan
Literal meaning| Long Sands Bay
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Chángshāwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Chèungsāwàan
Jyutping| Coeng4saa1waan4
General information
Location| Cheung Sha Wan Road near Cheung Sha Wan Playground, Cheung Sha Wan
Sham Shui Po District
Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°20′07″N 114°09′23″E﻿ / ﻿22.3354°N 114.1563°E﻿ / 22.3354; 114.1563
Operated by| MTR Corporation
Line(s)| Tsuen Wan line
Platforms| 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks| 2
Connections|

* Bus, minibus

Construction
Structure type| Underground
Platform levels| 1
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| CSW
History
Opened| 17 May 1982; 41 years ago (1982-05-17)
Previous names| Un Chau
Services
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Sham Shui Po

towards Central

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towards Tsuen Wan

Track layout

Legend

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Location

Cheung Sha Wan

Location within the MTR system

Cheung Sha Wan (Chinese: 長沙灣) is an underground station located underneath Cheung Sha Wan Road in Sham Shui Po District on the Tsuen Wan line of Hong Kong MTR, between Sham Shui Po and Lai Chi Kok. It was opened on 17 May 1982. The station's colour is Yellow brown.

The station was originally planned with the name So Uk (蘇屋), and the station is close to the Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum.

## History[edit]

On 10 May 1982, Tsuen Wan line opened to the public, but Cheung Sha Wan station did not open to the public until 17 May, a week later.

## Station layout[edit]

U1 | Podium level  | Lift to Exit A3

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G | Ground level  | Exits
L1 | Concourse  | Customer Service, MTRShops
Vending machine, ATMs

Platforms | Platform 2 | → Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Sham Shui Po) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 | ←  Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Lai Chi Kok)

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## Entrances/Exits[edit]

* A1/A2/A3: Cheung Sha Wan Road
* B: Fat Tsueng Street, Cheung Sha Wan Playground, IVE (WHK)
* C1: Wing Lung Street
* C2: Un Chau Estate[2]

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheung Sha Wan Station.

1. ^ "Cheung Sha Wan Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
2. ^ "Cheung Sha Wan Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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Sham Shui Po District

Areas|

* Cheung Sha Wan
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Lai Chi Kok
* Sham Shui Po
* Shek Kip Mei
* So Uk
* Yau Yat Chuen

Islands|

* Stonecutters Island

Landmarks|

* Caritas Medical Centre
* Cheung Sha Wan Plaza
* Dragon Centre
* Festival Walk
* Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park (CLOSED)
* Lai Chi Kok Hospital (CLOSED)
* Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
* Mei Foo Sun Chuen
* Mei Ho House
* Nam Shan Estate
* Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base
* North Kowloon Magistracy
* Parc Oasis
* Sham Shui Po Park
* So Uk Estate
* Woh Chai Shan
* Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan
* Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po
* Public housing estates in Shek Kip Mei
* Shek Kip Mei Estate

Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Cheung Sha Wan
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Lai Chi Kok
* Mei Foo
* Nam Cheong
* Sham Shui Po
* Shek Kip Mei

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Education|

| Tertiary|

* City University of Hong Kong

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Primary and
secondary|

* Buddhist Tai Hung College
* Chan Shu Kui Memorial School
* Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
* Holy Trinity College
* Kowloon Technical School
* Maryknoll Fathers' School
* Our Lady of the Rosary College
* Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School
* San Wui Commercial Society YMCA of Hong Kong Christian School
* St. Margaret's Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School
* Tack Ching Girls' Secondary School
* Tak Nga Secondary School
* The Church of Christ in China Ming Yin College
* Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chang Ming Thien College
* Ying Wa College

History|

* Shek Kip Mei fire

This list is incomplete.

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Tsuen Wan line

Stations|

* Central
* Admiralty
* Tsim Sha Tsui
* Jordan
* Yau Ma Tei
* Mong Kok
* Prince Edward
* Sham Shui Po
* Cheung Sha Wan
* Lai Chi Kok
* Mei Foo
* Lai King
* Kwai Fong
* Kwai Hing
* Tai Wo Hau
* Tsuen Wan

Rolling stock|

| Current|

* Metro Cammell EMU (DC)

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Future|

* Vision Train

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