Siu Hong () is an

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station located beside Siu Hong Court,

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. It is built on the

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immediately east of Siu Hong Court. The station is on the between and stations. Elevated public transport interchanges are provided at both the south and north ends of the station. Two access ramps link the public transport interchanges to

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and

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for access to feeder services such as buses,

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es, and taxis.

History

Construction started in July 1999 with the award of civil contract CC-212 for the West Rail line station to HK ACE JV at a contract sum of HK$1,386 million. The topping-out was marked on 26 February 2002 by KCR chairman

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and transport legislator

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. It was opened to the public on 20 December 2003 with the commencement of West Rail service. The elevated station is located above the

. To support the station, 352 columns were built in the river bed, impacting the water flow. As a result, the river was widened by about 17 metres along the length of the station to maintain its drainage capacity. On 27 June 2021, the officially merged with the (which was already extended into the ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' at the time) in

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to form the new , as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Siu Hong was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. The first train to Tuen Mun departs at 6:26 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:40 a.m. the day after. The first train to Hung Hom departs at 5:47 a.m., while the last train departs at 12:17 a.m. the day after.

Entrances/exits

* A: Brilliant Garden * B1: Light Rail Platform 2 * B2: Light Rail Platform 2 * C1: Light Rail Platforms 1 and 5 * C2: Light Rail Platform 6 * C3: Light Rail Platforms 1 and 5 * D: Lost Property & Travel Scheme Office * E: San Hing Tsuen * F:

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References

{{West Rail Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories West Rail line Tuen Ma line Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations Tuen Mun District Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2003 2003 establishments in Hong Kong