Lei Tung () is an underground
MTR rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be c ...
station in Hong Kong on the eastern section of the , located beside
Mount Johnston on
Ap Lei Chau
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in
Southern District. The station is named after
the adjacent public housing estate of the same name, which it serves in addition to Ap Lei Chau Main Street. The station is located below Yue On Court and Lei Tung Estate, and opened on 28 December 2016 with the rest of the South Island line. It is the southernmost railway station in Hong Kong.
History
The station was built by the
Leighton Contractors
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–
John Holland Joint Venture under a contract numbered 904, awarded May 2011, which also included South Horizons station and sections of running tunnel. It was constructed using the
drill-and-blast method.
Lei Tung station was opened on 28 December 2016.
Station layout
The station is underground with two tracks and an
island platform
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.
North of the station, the line rises onto
Aberdeen Channel Bridge
The Aberdeen Channel Bridge is a double-track railway bridge in Hong Kong. It carries the MTR's South Island line over the Aberdeen Channel, linking Lei Tung station and Wong Chuk Hang station. Its name reflects the channel the bridge crosses.
...
, a railway bridge designed by
Atkins Global that spans the
Aberdeen Channel
Aberdeen Channel () is a channel between the east side of Ap Lei Chau (Aberdeen Island) and Nam Long Shan (Brick Hill) on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. With two bays, Po Chong Wan and Tai Shue Wan
Tai Shue Wan () is a bay to the south of N ...
.
Artworks in the station are ''Dawn of a New Day'' and ''Journeys Along the South Island Line (East)'' by local children under the respective leadership of Castaly Leung Ching-man and Sum Sum Tse. The art is located in the passageway to exit A, as well as the concourse and lift cars of exit B.
Entrances/exits
Lei Tung station has three exits. The exit to Lei Tung Estate Bus Terminal is connected to the concourse by
lift
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Physical devices
* Elevator, or lift, a device used for raising and lowering people or goods
** Paternoster lift, a type of lift using a continuous chain of cars which do not stop
** Patient lift, or Hoyer lift, mobil ...
s instead of
escalator
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s, due to the depth of the platforms. Passage from exit A to exit B does not require entering the paid area.
[
* A1: Ap Lei Chau Main Street (ground level) ]Lei Tung Estate
The following shows the public housing estates (including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) and Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS)) in Pok Fu Lam, Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang a ...
, Lei Tung Commercial Centre, taxi stand, bus terminal (all entry/exit by 4 lifts)
References
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MTR stations on Hong Kong Island
South Island line
Ap Lei Chau