Sheung Wan Station

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Sheung Wan
上環

Platform 1 in Sheung Wan station.

Platform 1 in Sheung Wan station.

Line Island
Code SHW
Service hours 0605/0056
Connections Bus, Minibus, Tram
District Central and Western
Area Sheung Wan
Map MTR Website
Coordinates 22.286173° N 114.151763° E
Opened May 1986
Type of station Underground
Type of platforms Side
No. of platforms 2
No. of exits 2
Sheung Wan Station
Traditional Chinese: 上環
Simplified Chinese: 上环
Rumsey Station Concourse
Rumsey Station Concourse
The "haunted" platforms under Rumsey Street
The "haunted" platforms under Rumsey Street

Sheung Wan is the western terminus of the Hong Kong MTR Island Line.

It was originally built in 1970 as Western Market but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the Island Line, the station was finally constructed and opened in May 1986.

The livery colour of this station is khaki.

Contents

Ground - Exits
L1
Concourse
Des Voeux Road C Concourse Customer Service, MTR Shops
Hang Seng Bank, Vending Machines, ATM
Rumsey Street Concourse Customer Service, MTR Shops
Hang Seng Bank, ATM
L2
Concourse
Des Voeux Road C Concourse Walkway to all platforms
Rumsey Street Concourse Alternate Platforms
L3
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 Island Line towards Chai Wan
Platform 2 Island Line termination platform
Side platform, doors will open on the left

These are side platforms built along Des Voeux Road from Cleverly Street to Rumsey Street. Although platforms 1 and 2 are parallel to each other and are on opposite sides, there is a wall separating the two tracks giving a false impression that both platforms are seperated by a long distance from each other. Both platforms are slightly longer than those on other MTR underground stations. It has been suggested that this was the result of problems in calculations during the station's construction.

The platforms of the original Rumsey station, originally planned as the southern terminus of East Kowloon Line, still remain in Sheung Wan station. They are located near Exit E, and they are perpendicular to the Island Line platforms below.

Presently, the Rumsey Station platforms are incomplete platforms. They have a length of about three MTR EMUs (while normal trains have eight each), do not have tracks and overhead power lines, and have all the tunnel entrances sealed with bricks.

To Kennedy Town:

  • 1, 5B, 18. (Exit A1)

To Tin Wan (via Queen Mary Hospital):

  • 46X (Exit E4)

To Ap Lei Chau:

  • 91, 94. (Exit A2)

Commuters can get out of Sheung Wan station at Exits A1, B, E1 or E3 to get to the tramways on Des Voeux Road Central, for their journey further westwards to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town.

The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, located within Shun Tak Centre, provides frequent jetfoil, hydrofoil and hovercraft services to Macau and many other destinations in the Pearl River Delta. Exit D leads to the Ferry Terminal.

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