Sai Ying Pun Station

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Sai Ying Pun
西營盤
MTR rapid transit station
File:Sai Ying Pun Station 2015 03 part4.JPG
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 西營盤
Simplified Chinese 西营盘
General information
Location Intersections between High Street, Central Street and Third Street, Sai Ying Pun
Central and Western District, Hong Kong
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Operated by MTR Corporation
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Platforms 2 (island platform)
Connections Bus, public light bus, tram
Construction
Structure type Underground
Depth 50[1] metres (160 ft)
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code SYP
History
Opened <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • 29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)[1][2]
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Kennedy Town
 Island Line
towards Chai Wan
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Sai Ying Pun
Location within the MTR system

Sai Ying Pun is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line. It serves the neighbourhood of Sai Ying Pun and the western part of Mid-Levels in northwestern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Sai Ying Pun station opened on 29 March 2015, completing the West Island Line extension of the Island Line.[3]

Sai Ying Pun serves as an intermediate station on the West Island Line, as opposed to a transfer station to another line serving the Southern District with the same name as in some previous plans.[citation needed]

Plans for the station first appeared in Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies in 1970. It was to be built as part of the Island Line in the 1980s, but construction of the line did not commence westwards beyond Sheung Wan, due to inadequate forecast passenger numbers and technical difficulties identified by contractors.[citation needed]

Proposed locations

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Reserved exit to the station at a nearby medical centre (June 2005)
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The exit a few months before opening (December 2014)
Exit A2 before (left) and during (right) construction

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In Outline Zoning Plan No. S/H3/20, the Planning Department of the government indicated one possible location under Des Voeux Road West at Ko Shing Street as of December 2003. A ventilation shaft marked with MTR notices can be found at the intersection. A large void facing Des Voeux Road West, sealed, can also be found at a nearby medical centre, which some have speculated that it was reserved for a to-be-built exit. These findings suggest that this was the original proposed location.

However, in proposals submitted to the government by the MTR in May 2002, the proposed station was shifted further west to the intersection of Des Voeux Road West and Water Street.

In March 2004, the MTR moved the station back east but south of the initial alignment under King George V Memorial Park. A source from MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) revealed to the local newspaper Ming Pao that this location was chosen to avoid any nuisance during works under major roads. The location would also better suit the needs of Mid-Levels residents, the source said.[citation needed]

Design and construction

The MTR Corporation let out a tender for the construction of the Sai Ying Pun and HKU stations and 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) of tunnel. In 2009 the design and architecture work was awarded to Aedas in a joint venture with AECOM.[4] In March 2010 it was awarded to a joint venture of Gammon Construction and Nishimatsu Construction for HK$4.7 billion.[5] Construction commenced in 2010 and was completed in 2015. The station opened later than the other two on the West Island Line due to soft ground conditions. Exit B3 remains under construction, delayed for the same reason.[3][6] Other elements of the construction included demolition of the Centre Street cooked food centre, the Ki Ling Lane children's playground, and Whitty Street Public Toilet.[7]

The pedestrian adit between Exit A and the concourse is very long, and has drawn complaints from some residents.[8]

Timetable

Line Destination First train Last train
Island Line Chai Wan 06:03 00:54
Kennedy Town 06:11 01:08
Source: MTR[9]

Station layout

G Ground level Exits/Entrances
C Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
P
Platforms		 Platform 1       Island Line towards Chai Wan (Sheung Wan) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ←      Island Line towards Kennedy Town (HKU)

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Entrances and exits

  • A1: Queen's Road West (near Sai Woo Lane)[11][12]
  • A2: Des Voeux Road West (near Health Gate Medical Centre)[11][12]
  • B1: First Street[11][12]
  • B2: Second Street[11][12]
  • C: Bonham Road (near David Trench Rehabilitation Centre)[11][12]

Exit B3 (to Ki Ling Lane) will open in late 2015; its construction is being delayed by soft ground conditions.[1][13]

References

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  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Site Plan of Sai Ying Pun Station, West Island Line EIA Reports
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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