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Lam Tin station

MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

Field	Value
name	Lam Tin
native_name	藍田
native_name_lang	zh-Hant
style	MTR
style2	Kwun Tong
symbol_location	hk
symbol	MTR
type	MTR rapid transit station
image	Lam Tin Station platforms 2021 07 part1.jpg
image_caption	Platform 1 of Lam Tin station
mlanguage
address	Lei Yue Mun Road, Sai Tso Wan
borough	Kwun Tong District, Hong Kong
coordinates
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structure	At-grade
platform	2 (1 island platform)
levels	1
tracks	2
opened
accessible	yes
code	LAT
operator	MTR Corporation
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Lam Tin () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR built as a part of the extension to . The station is linked to the nearby hillside community of Lam Tin by a series of escalators.

History

In the 1980s, the Eastern Harbour Crossing (EHC or EHT) was planned by the colonial government. Following the successful performance of the MTR since 1978, the government decided to extend the through a new tunnel to .

It was later decided that before the entrance to the tunnel, trains would stop at a station in the Lam Tin Valley, where it goes into the Sai Tso Wan Hill and then underground to the entrance of the tunnel.

The station was opened on 1 October 1989. As part of his official visit to Hong Kong with Princess Diana, the Prince of Wales Charles (now Charles III) officiated the opening of the station, where a commemorative plaque remains on display.

After the opening of the EHC, Lam Tin, with the MTR station and bus terminals, became a crucial transport interchange in east Kowloon. The station serves passengers between and other parts of Kowloon, as well as between Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Platform screen doors have been in use since late August 2005.

The EHC has now been taken over by the running from / to . Passengers wanting to take the EHC from the Kwun Tong line now have to change trains at .

Station layout

Customer service centre with only one operator serving both queues

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Like Lai King station, Lam Tin station is built on an elevated platform, in which half of the platform is immersed into the Lam Tin Hill and so the station is sealed like other underground stations (but it is mixed as an elevated, ground level, and underground station).

The concourse is the first floor down the escalators from the hillside exits. It is divided into two parts: the paid area and the non-paid area. The paid area has escalators down to the platforms and has a postbox, while the non-paid area links the exits and houses a Hang Seng Bank branch.

Between the paid and non-paid areas there are the entrance gates and a customer service centre which serves both areas.

Platform	← Kwun Tong line towards ()

Entrances/exits

A: Kai Tin Estate
B: Public Transport Interchange, Sceneway Plaza
C: Lei Yue Mun Road
D1: Sin Fat Road
D2: Sceneway Garden

The station offers, on a trial basis, an accessible car service for passengers using wheelchairs. On demand, the service will transport the passengers from either exit A or D1 to exit C, which is accessible.

Transport connections

Following the MTR station's opening in 1989, the area around Lam Tin station has been developed into a major transportation interchange in Hong Kong. The shopping centre and Sceneway Plaza above the transportation interchange adjacent to the station were built on a site that used to be occupied by a hillside squatter village.

The Lam Tin community has seen several rebuilding projects since the station was built. The interchange has brought in new residential and commercial demands in the community. The bus termini, the Lei Yue Mun Interchange, and other public transportation facilities transformed the Lam Tin area into an important transportation hub as well as a commercial and residential centre.

References

Hong Kong Guide 2004, HKSAR Government, February 2004.
Hong Kong Guide 2005, HKSAR Government, April 2005.
{{MTRsource. layout. lat. Lam Tin. 31 July 2014
{{MTRsource. map. lat. Lam Tin. 31 July 2014
(12 August 2016). "Launch of Free Accessible-Car Service at Lam Tin Station to Facilitate Needs of Passengers in Wheelchairs". MTR Corporation.

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