Tai Po Market (; : ) is an

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station on the in the

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, Hong Kong. Located between Flagstaff Hill and Wan Tau Tong Estate in

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, and adjacent to the eponymous market town, the station has three tracks and four platforms. Platform 1 is for northbound trains to border crossing stations at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau and platform 4 is for southbound trains to Admiralty, Kowloon while platforms 2 and 3 use the same track and is reserved for peak hour traffic.

History

Between 1913 and 1982, the old Tai Po Market station located within the Tai Po Market proper served the passengers of Tai Po. The old station is a 10-minute walk from the current one. During the electrification of the

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(British Section) (now known as the East Rail line), the station was relocated to the current location on 7 April 1983, while the old station building became a part of the Hong Kong Railway Museum. On 2 May the same year, the KCR was electrified to Tai Po Market; full line was electrified on 15 July 1983. The station went under a major renovation which was completed in 2008. During the renovation, it remained open though most of the retail outlets were closed.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms, with platforms 2 and 3 sharing the same centre track. This centre track serves as the terminus of some trains during the day, and the departure of some extra trains southbound during morning peak hours. Northbound trains that arrive here after 11 p.m. use the centre track instead, as Platform 1 is reserved for late night trains that terminate at Tai Po Market instead of continuing towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau.

Exits

* A: Uptown Plaza ** A1: Uptown Plaza ** A2: Tat Wan Road, Wan Tau Kok,

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** A3: Public transport interchange (Nga Wan Road) * B: Kwong Fuk Estate

Transport interchange

Bus and public light bus services are available for the few housing estates of Tai Po; bus services include

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(formerly KCR Feeder Bus) and

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(KMB) services. Several routes of MTR Bus, such as route K14, which connects private housing estate , and the station, were introduced in 1980s. The bus terminus of the station also had routes that connected to other

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, such as KMB's route 64K that connects Tai Po and

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Gallery

File:Tai Po Market Station platforms 2024 04 part5.jpg , Platforms 1 and 2 (April 2024) File:Tai Po Market Station platforms 2024 04 part3.jpg , Platforms 3 and 4 (April 2024) File:Tai Po Market Station platforms of first class 2024 09 part1.jpg , First Class Platform (September 2024) File:Tai Po Market Station platforms 2024 05 part1.jpg , Glass barriers blocking off section of platform no longer in use File:Tai Po Market Station Platform 2009.jpg, Platforms (2009) File:Concourse of Tai Po Market Station in October 2014.JPG, Concourse File:Tai Po Market Station Outside Plaza 201601.jpg, Open space outside station

References

External links

{{East Rail Line navbox MTR stations in the New Territories East Rail line Tai Po Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1983