LOHAS Park () is an

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station on the of the

system in

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. It opened on 26 July 2009.

Location

The station serves a residential project called

LOHAS Park LOHAS Park () is a Hong Kong seaside residential development of the MTR Corporation, located in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories. After its full completion, it will be the largest single residential enclave in the territory. Name and c ...

(formerly "Dream City") at Area 86. The first tenders for the construction of Phase 1 were completed in January 2005. Next to the Tseung Kwan O line Depot, it is the easternmost railway station in Hong Kong.

Transit-oriented development

In accordance with both MTR's "Rail + Property" funding scheme and one of the goals of the Tseung Kwan O line being to connect large housing estates on the eastern side of Victoria Harbour to Hong Kong Island, LOHAS Park is a site for

transit-oriented development In urban planning, transit-oriented development (TOD) is a type of urban development that maximizes the amount of residential, business and leisure space within walking distance of public transport. It promotes a symbiotic relationship between ...

. LOHAS Park will be the largest MTR property development, a site with 50 towers containing 21,500 apartments and approximately of retail.LOHAS Park property developments: Summary of development details
''MTR'' Retrieved 2011-03-04

History

During the construction stages, the station was temporarily named Tseung Kwan O South, after its location in the southern part of the Tseung Kwan O New Town.In the most recent business overview MTR used LOHAS Park instead of Tseung Kwan O South to identify the station. On 18 October 2008 MTR held a ceremony to name the station "LOHAS Park". Since the station opened on 26 July 2009, the Tseung Kwan O line has been split into two branches at Tseung Kwan O, with the original northern branch towards , and the new southern branch towards LOHAS Park. This is the second branch in the MTR system, after

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on the .

Service controversy

To operate the branch, MTR instituted a "3+1" service whereby every fourth train runs to LOHAS Park.LOHAS Park station and Tseung Kwan O Line "3+1" new train service arrangement
''MTR'' Retrieved 2011-03-04 After 8 December 2014, MTR instituted a "2+1" service in peak hours. During off peak and Sundays, a shuttle train between LOHAS Park and Tiu Keng Leng would operate. This is one example when the "terminus" of some trains are within intermediate stations. Although MTR compensated for the slight reduction of service by decreasing headways by ten seconds to 2.5 minutes, residents and passengers have complained that the branched nature of the line has increased delays. MTR says that its on-time rate is still 99.9%.LOHAS Park takes rap - for the delays on the rails
''The Standard'' Retrieved 2011-03-04

Station layout

There are two platform faces on an island platform. Like in other underground MTR stations, platform screen doors have been installed.

Entrances and exits

Podium (U3)

*C:

**C1: LOHAS Park, LOHAS Youth S.P.O.T., The Capitol, Le Prestige, Le Prime, La Splendeur **C2: LOHAS Park

Concourse (U2)

*B:

The LOHAS LOHAS Park () is a Hong Kong seaside residential development of the MTR Corporation, located in Tseung Kwan O Area 86, New Territories. After its full completion, it will be the largest single residential enclave in the territory. Name a ...

, Public Transport Interchange

Gallery

File:LOHAS Park Station Exit C1 2016.jpg, LOHAS Park station Exit C File:HK Lohas Park Station Concourse 2009.jpg, LOHAS Park station concourse File:LOHAS Park Station 2018 05 part1.jpg, Platform 2 File:LOHAS Park Station 2020 10 part1.jpg, LOHAS Park station Exit B File:LOHAS Park Station Exit A.jpg, LOHAS Park station Exit A (closed 14 March 2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lohas Park Station MTR stations in the New Territories Tseung Kwan O line Tseung Kwan O Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2009