Sham Shui Po station

Sham Shui Po

深水埗
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Chinese深水埗
Cantonese YaleSāmséuibóu
Literal meaningDeep Water Pier
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShēnshuǐbù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSāmséuibóu
JyutpingSam1seoi2bou2
General information
LocationIntersections of Cheung Sha Wan Road × Pei Ho Street/Kweilin Street, Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po District
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′51″N 114°09′44″E / 22.3307°N 114.1623°E / 22.3307; 114.1623
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tsuen Wan line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSSP
History
Opened17 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-17)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Prince Edward
towards Central
 Tsuen Wan line Cheung Sha Wan
towards Tsuen Wan
Transfer at Shek Kip Mei
Prince Edward
towards Whampoa
 Kwun Tong line
transfer at Shek Kip Mei
 Kowloon Tong
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout
Legend
to Cheung Sha Wan
1
2
to Prince Edward
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Sham Shui Po
Location within the MTR system

Sham Shui Po (Chinese: 深水埗; Cantonese Yale: Sāmséuibóu) is an MTR station located in Sham Shui Po, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station is located under Cheung Sha Wan Road between Cheung Sha Wan and Prince Edward stations on the Tsuen Wan line. Sham Shui Po's colour is dark green. The station has an island platform arrangement which serves two tracks.

History

On 10 May 1982, Tsuen Wan line opened to the public, but Sham Shui Po station did not open until 17 May, a week later. Nishimastu Construction was the contractor for the station.

Station layout

G Ground level Exits
L1 Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
Vending machine, ATMs
Octopus promotion machine
L2
Platforms 		Platform 2      Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Prince Edward) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ←      Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Cheung Sha Wan)

[1]

Entrances and exits

These are located within the quadrant bounded by Kweilin Street (NW), Pei Ho Street (SE), Fuk Wa Street (NE) and Apliu Street (SW).[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sham Shui Po Station.
  1. ^ "Sham Shui Po Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Sham Shui Po Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.