Yuen Long station

Yuen Long (Chinese: 元朗) is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, on the Tuen Ma line between Kam Sheung Road and Long Ping. It is an interchange between the Tuen Ma line and Yuen Long stop of the Light Rail system.

Yuen Long

元朗
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Yuen Long station platform
Chinese name
Chinese元朗
Cantonese YaleYùnlóhng
Literal meaningLeading light(ly)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuánlǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYùnlóhng
General information
LocationLong Yat Road × Long Ming Street, Yuen Long
Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°26′46″N 114°02′07″E / 22.4461°N 114.0352°E / 22.4461; 114.0352
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR
Line(s)Tuen Ma line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRocco Design Architects
Other information
Station codeYUL
History
Opened20 December 2003; 20 years ago (2003-12-20)
Services
Preceding stationMTR MTRFollowing station
Long Ping
towards Tuen Mun
Tuen Ma lineKam Sheung Road
towards Wu Kai Sha
Preceding stopMTR Light Rail MTR Light RailFollowing stop
Tai Tong Road610
transfer at Yuen Long
Terminus
614
transfer at Yuen Long
615
transfer at Yuen Long
Tai Tong Road
towards Tin Yat
761P
transfer at Yuen Long
Track layout
2
1
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Yuen Long
Location within the MTR system

History

Yuen Long and Long Ping station were built under a combined contract, numbered CC-202, which was awarded to the AMEC-Hong Kong Construction Joint Venture. The contract, worth HK$1.76 billion, commenced in September 1999.[1] Piling was completed at Yuen Long station in November 2001, while the superstructure and civil works were completed by March 2002.[2] A topping-out ceremony for both Yuen Long and Long Ping stations was held on 24 May 2002.[1]

The station opened on 20 December 2003 with the inauguration of the West Rail.[3]

A new station exit (Exit K), linking the station concourse to Yoho Mall, was opened on 31 May 2017.[4]

On the night of 21 July 2019, an armed mob of alleged triad members dressed in white indiscriminately attacked civilians on streets with steel rods and rattan canes and attacked passengers in the station[5][6] including the elderly, children,[7] black-clad protesters,[8] journalists and lawmakers.[9] At least 45 people were injured in the incident,[10] including a pregnant woman.[11] The incident and the alleged mishandling of the police prompted a series of protests around Yuen Long, expanding the extent of Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill protests.[12]

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with the Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Yuen Long was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

P
Platforms
Platform 2      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Kam Sheung Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1     Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Long Ping)
CConcourseCustomer services, toilets
MTRShops, ticket machines, ATMs
GLight Rail stopExits,      Light Rail Yuen Long stop, public transport interchange

It is an elevated through station with one island platform.[13]

Entrances/exits

Exits C and D are reserved.

References