Lai Chi Kok station

Lai Chi Kok 茘枝角
Platform 2
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
System	MTR rapid transit station
Owned by	MTR Corporation
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	LCK
History
Opened	17 May 1982 (1982-05-17)
Previous names	Cheung Sha Wan
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Cheung Sha Wan towards Central Tsuen Wan line Mei Foo towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout to Mei Foo 1 2 to Cheung Sha Wan
Location Lai Chi Kok Location within the MTR system

Lai Chi Kok (Chinese: 茘枝角) is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. It is located under Cheung Sha Wan Road, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was opened on 17 May 1982. The station's livery is bright red.

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 parts 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 the station these estates.

Additionally, 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 hour periods.

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

On 10 May 1982, Tsuen Wan line opened to the public, but Lai Chi Kok station did not open until 17 May. The station was built by Kumagai Gumi.

Station layout

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Colour scheme

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

Entrances/Exits

• A: Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
• B1/B2: Tai Nam West Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road
• C: Tung Chau West Street
• D1/D2: D2 Place ONE and TWO, Cheung Sha Wan Police Station
• D3: Liberté
• D4: Lai Chi Kok Road, Hoi Lai Estate^[3]

• 
  Exit A
• 
  Exit B1
• 
  Exit B2
• 
  Exit C
• 
  Exit D1
• 
  Exit D2
• 
  Exit D3
• 
  Exit D4

References