Sha Tin Station

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Shatin station platform (January 2012)

## Station Location

### Station Location

Sha Tin District, Sha Tin Central, Sha Tin Station Circle No.1

## Structure and Facilities

### No. of Lift(s)

1 (Platforms 1 and 2)
1 (Platforms 3 and 4)

### No. of Escalator(s)

4 (Platforms 1 and 2)
4 (Platforms 3 and 4)

### No. of Stair(s)

2 (Platforms 1 and 2)
2 (Platforms 3 and 4)

### No. of Shop(S)

9 (Paid Area)
17 (Unpaid Area)

## Calligraphy

沙田站書法字

**Sha Tin Station** is located in New Territories Sha Tin District, Sha Tin Central, Sha Tin Station Circle  No .1, is MTR East Rail Line station, the platform is set on the ground, and the northbound line of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin Section is adjacent. Sha Tin Station opened on 1910October 1, and it is the earliest existing heavy rail station in Hong Kong together with Fanling Station.

Station is located in the center of Sha Tin. There is a sky bridge connecting the lobby to New Town Plaza, and it also leads directly to Citylink Plaza (formerly known as Kowloon Canton Railway Building), the building above the station. There is an endless flow of people.

## Station symbol

The platform of Sha Tin Station used blue walls and pillars during the Kowloon Canton Railway period, but after the Two Railways Merger, it was changed to purple for station coloring. The theme plant is Cymbidium, and the street scene is Hong Kong Heritage Museum .

Like most of the East Rail Line stations, the platform wall is pasted with the name of the station in calligraphy.

Written by Au Jietong, the calligraphy of Sha Tin Station will be posted on the platform from 2022Calligraphy characters of Sha Tin Station posted on the platform before 2022Calligraphy characters of Sha Tin station printed in publications since 2014
## Station structure

### Floor and Facilities Distribution

*Italics* facilities do not belong to the scope of the station.

### Platform

There are two island platforms at Sha Tin Station, which are responsible for different train directions, providing a total of four platforms. Trains with this station as a midway station usually stop on the inner side (that is, platforms 2 and 3), and through trains passing through this station usually use the inner platform to cross the station, and when this station is the terminus train, or when waiting to avoid through trains, usually Dock outside (i.e. platforms 1, 4).

The platform can be divided into three parts according to the type of cover. One is the part under the building, the walls began to be pasted with calligraphy and pictures in late 2008, for MTR to renovate part of the East Rail Line. The second is the covered part located on the south side of the building. The third is the open-air part at the end of the platform, and the platform is narrower than the middle. Most of the places where passengers get on and off are in the covered part.

Each platform island is connected to the station concourse by two pairs of elevators, two staircases and one elevator.

### Lobby

The lobby of the toll zone is located on the platform, while the lobby of the non-toll zone at Exit A and B is located next to the entrance of Sha Tin Station in Link Plaza.

Customer Service Centre used to be located between the two rows of turnstiles at Exit A. It was merged and moved to the former Sha Tin Station in 2009 January 10 KCR Passenger Service Center position. In addition to general services, intercity passenger transport ticketing service is also provided.

A toilet is located in the toll area. Before the renovation of the station, it was located behind the turnstiles at Exit A. The toilets for men and women are respectively located at the elevators connecting to platforms in the direction of Lo Wu／Lok Ma Chau. Right Side and Left side. It is currently located between the escalators at the lower end of the lobby to and from the platforms in both directions.

### Shop & Self-Service

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There are also mailboxes and Digital Service Station at Sha Tin Station.

## Train Service

Sha Tin Station is a intermidiate station of the East Rail Line, passengers can take trains to Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, or Admiralty at this station, via Sheung Shui, Fanling, Tai Po, **Sha Tin**, Central Kowloon, the north shore of Hong Kong Island, or transit to Shenzhen.

 Lo Wu | 05:35
 Downward | Admiralty | 05:38

* Passengers might not enter gates 5 minutes prior to the departure of last train.
* Please refer to the Service Hours List of the MTR Website.

## References

1. ↑ Kowloon Canton Railway Company ended the name of the local line station built before  **KCR West Rail** opened to traffic with "station".
2. ↑ The number of stores is based on a single store, excluding banking and self-service, and excluding vacant shops