Lai Chi Kok station

MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Lai Chi Kok

茘枝角

MTR rapid transit station

Platform 1

Chinese name
Chinese| 茘枝角
Cantonese Yale| Laihjīgok
Literal meaning| Lychee Corner
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Lìzhījiǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Laihjīgok
Jyutping| Lai6zi1gok3
General information
Location| Cheung Sha Wan Road near Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, Cheung Sha Wan
Sham Shui Po District
Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°20′14″N 114°08′54″E﻿ / ﻿22.3373°N 114.1482°E﻿ / 22.3373; 114.1482
Owned by| MTR Corporation
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| LCK
History
Opened| 17 May 1982; 41 years ago (1982-05-17)
Previous names| Cheung Sha Wan
Services
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Cheung Sha Wan

towards Central

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towards Tsuen Wan

Track layout

Legend

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Location

Lai Chi Kok

Location within the MTR system

Lai Chi Kok (Chinese: 茘枝角) is a rapid transit station on the Tsuen Wan line of the Hong Kong MTR system, between Cheung Sha Wan and Mei Foo stations. It was opened on 17 May 1982.

The station is in an orange-red colour, and is a simple through station with an island platform. Platform screen doors have been retrofitted along both platforms in this station.[when?]

Although the station is called Lai Chi Kok, it is located in Cheung Sha Wan. Passengers can use this station to access the western and southern part of Cheung Sha Wan. Western Cheung Sha Wan used to be an industrial area, but in recent years, several residential developments have been built on the reclaimed land, namely Banyan Garden, Liberté, The Pacifica, Aqua Marine, and Hoi Lai Estate. There is a pedestrian subway to connect these developments.

In addition, industrial buildings are being demolished and being rebuilt into brand new commercial buildings. The re-purposing of industrial units into office and retail units has led to the station having a high stream of passengers during peak hours.

The Chinese name of the station does not use the commonly used character 荔, but the character 茘 instead, which is the correct one according to the Kangxi dictionary. The same is true for Lai King station.

## History[edit]

On 10 May 1982, Tsuen Wan line opened to the public, but Lai Chi Kok station did not open until 17 May, a week after.

## Station layout[edit]

G | Ground level  | Exits, transport interchange

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L1 | Concourse  | Customer Service centre, MTRShops (7-Eleven, Circle K, Hung Fook Tong, Maxim's Catering, Travel Expert, Pako's, I & m's, etc.)
Hang Seng Bank, vending machine, ATMs
Octopus promotion machine

Platforms | Platform 2 | → Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Cheung Sha Wan) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 | ←  Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Mei Foo)
Lai Chi Kok station Concourse

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## Colour[edit]

The station's colour is orange-red because of the bright red colour of the fruit after which the district is named.[2]

## Entrances/Exits[edit]

* A: Cheung Sha Wan Plaza
* B1/B2: Cheung Sha Wan Road
* C: Tung Chau West Street
* D1-4: Lai Chi Kok Road[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lai Chi Kok Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
2. ^ Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.
3. ^ "Lai Chi Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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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

* v
* t
* e

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

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