Cheung Sha Wan station

Cheung Sha Wan 長沙灣
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	長沙灣
Simplified Chinese	长沙湾
Cantonese Yale	Chèungsāwàan
Literal meaning	Long Sands Bay
Transcriptions 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
System	MTR rapid transit station
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line	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 (1982-05-17)
Previous names	Un Chau
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Sham Shui Po towards Central Tsuen Wan line Lai Chi Kok towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout to Lai Chi Kok 1 2 to Sham Shui Po
Location Cheung Sha Wan Location within the MTR system

Cheung Sha Wan (Chinese: 長沙灣) is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. It is located underneath Cheung Sha Wan Road in Sham Shui Po District. It was opened on 17 May 1982. The station's colour scheme is yellow and 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

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

Station layout

^[1]

Entrances/Exits

• A1: Cheung Sha Wan Road
• A2: Tonkin Street
• A3: Tonkin Street, Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum, Cheung Sha Wan Estate
• B: Fat Tsueng Street, Cheung Sha Wan Playground, IVE (WHK)
• C1: Wing Lung Street
• C2: Un Chau Estate^[2]

• 
  Exit A1
• 
  Exit A2
• 
  Exit A3
• 
  Exit B
• 
  Exit C1
• 
  Exit C2

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