Lei Tung Station
History
The station was built by the Leighton Contractors–John Holland Joint Venture under a contract numbered 904, awarded May 2011, which also included South Horizons station and sections of running tunnel. It was constructed using the drill-and-blast method.
Lei Tung station was opened on 28 December 2016, with the rest of the South Island line.
Station layout
G | Street level | Exits |
L7 | Concourse | Customer service, MTRShops, vending machines, ATMs |
Octopus Add Value Machine | ||
L8 Platforms |
Platform 2 | South Island line towards Admiralty (Wong Chuk Hang) → |
Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 1 | ← South Island line towards South Horizons (Terminus) |
The station is underground with two tracks and an island platform. North of the station, the line rises onto Aberdeen Channel Bridge, a railway bridge designed by Atkins Global that spans the Aberdeen Channel.
Artworks in the station are Dawn of a New Day and Journeys Along the South Island Line (East) by local children under the respective leadership of Castally Leung Ching-man and Sum Sum Tse. The art is located in the passageway to exit A, as well as the concourse and lift cars of exit B.
Entrances/exits
Lei Tung station has three exits. The exit to Lei Tung Estate Bus Terminal is connected to the concourse by lifts instead of escalators, due to the 40 m (130 ft) depth of the platforms. Passage from exit A to exit B does not require entering the paid area.
- A1: Ap Lei Chau Main Street (ground level)
- A2: Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road (accessed by lift)
- B: Lei Tung Estate, Lei Tung Commercial Centre, taxi stand, bus terminal (all entry/exit by 4 lifts)
References
- ^ "MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28". RTHK. 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Progress Update". South Island Line. MTR Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "South Island Line (East) Rail Project Contract 904". Leighton Asia. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "MTR – South Island Line> Station Information > Lei Tung Station". mtr-southislandline.hk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Design of Aberdeen Channel Bridge, Hong Kong" (PDF). atkinsglobal.com. Atkins Global. 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ 港鐵車站藝術計劃及進展 / Approach and Updates of MTR Art Programme (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. January 2013. pp. 45–46. Retrieved 1 November 2016.