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Nam Cheong Station (南昌站) is an MTR station located in the West Kowloon Reclamation Area, Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon, as an interchange station between the Tuen Ma Line and the Tung Chung Line.

The station was built on New Kowloon Inner Lot 6436 between Tonkin Street West, Lin Cheung Road and Yen Chow Street West, between Fu Cheong Estate and Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Fish Market; the private residential housing "Cullinan West" and the West Kowloon Highway viaduct is located above the station structure.

Covering an area of approximately 28,000 square metres, Nam Cheong Station served as the terminus of the Kowloon section of the first phase of the KCR-icon KCR West Rail (now part of the Tuen Ma Line) until 2009, when the Kowloon South Line was opened and the West Rail Line was extended to Hung Hom. At its inception, Nam Cheong Station was the only integrated station shared by the KCR and the MTR, managed jointly by both companies. The platforms within the MTR area even used train arrival announcements provided by the KCR[2], a unique arrangement without precedent or successor.

Station symbols[]

The main colours of Nam Cheong are pale yellow and light blue. While the concourse and platform columns feature pale yellow tiles, the walls have light blue panels.

Station layout[]

Nam Cheong Station is roughly divided into two floors. All four platforms are located on the ground level, with the Tuen Ma Line platforms in tunnel on both sides. The concourse is below the four platforms in the basement, while the upper floor is not accessible to passengers.

Since the station was designed with both railway networks in mind before the merger, both concourses were located in the basement with separately managed areas. Despite the platforms on the citybound Tung Chung Line and Tuen Mun-bound West Rail Line being next to each other, they were partitioned by a wall. This required transferring passengers to take an escalator or lift to the concourse, pass through two sets of turnstiles, then take another escalator or elevator to their desired platform. This would take about a 3 minute walk.

In 2007, following the merger of the two railways, the paid areas were integrated into one area. In addition, MTR had holes punched through the partition between the citybound Tung Chung Line platform and the Tuen Mun-bound West Rail Line platform, with ramps installed to facilitate movement. Consequently, this made an island platform between the separate areas.

Floor and Facilities Distribution[]

1 First Floor Floor dedicated to firefighting and staff (closed to passengers)
P/G
Platform/Ground Level
Platform 1 Tuen Ma Line to Tuen Mun
Platform 2 Tuen Ma Line to Wu Kai Sha
Platform 3 Tung Chung Line to Tung ChungDisneyland Resort Line
Platform 4 Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong
Exit
C Concourse Customer Service Centre, mobile device charging facilities, shops, self-service facilities, Digital Service KioskToilet

Platform[]

There are four platforms at Nam Cheong Station, which belong to the Tung Chung Line and Tuen Ma Line, located on the ground floor. The four platforms were originally side platforms. Platforms 1 and 4 were separated by main walls because they belonged to the KCRC and MTR respectively.

After rail merger and the gate area merger, MTR opened seven passages on the wall and set up ramps to connect the two platforms. Since then, the two platforms have become the same island platforms.

Platform 2Tuen Ma Line to Wu Kai Sha (left doors) →
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1Tuen Ma Line to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Interchange passageway
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (to AsiaWorld Expo)
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung (left doors)

The track between platforms 3 and 4 is the Airport Express track. Since the Airport Express trains do not stop at Nam Cheong Station, a dedicated track is set up in the middle for the Airport Express trains to pass through.

Concourse[]

The Nam Cheong Station concourse is located on the basement level and spans a total length of 360 metres.[3] It is designed to accommodate both MTR and KCR station facilities, with the fare collection area located in the centre of the concourse and customer service centres, ticketing facilities, shops, and exits located at both ends. Staff from both companies work together in the same station control room, and the position of station manager is rotated between staff from both railways.[4] This model may be the first of its kind in global railway station management.

From its opening until the merger of the two railways, the Nam Cheong Station concourse was divided into separate areas managed by the MTR and KCR. At both ends of the fare zone, there were separate MTR customer service centres and KCR ticketing offices/ticket offices. The KCR area also had several shops and restrooms for passengers. At the boundary between the two railways' fare zones, there was a fence separating the areas, along with four sets of 36 interchange gates.[4] Passengers only needed to tap their cards once to simultaneously process the exit and entry procedures for both the MTR and West Rail, and vice versa. This made Nam Cheong Station the only station in Hong Kong with interchange gates.

Following the rail merger, Nam Cheong Station was incorporated into the MTR's jurisdiction. After the gate area merger in 2008, the MTR removed the interchange gates and merged the two customer service centres on either side of the concourse (the original MTR customer service centre and the KCR ticketing office/fare adjustment office) into one, closing one of the counters.

Exits[]

Nam Cheong Station has a total of six exits (with two branches each at exits A and D), located at the four corners of the concourse and leading to facilities around the station.

To facilitate non-rail passengers crossing Nam Cheong Station to and from the Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Fish Market by the sea, there is a public pedestrian tunnel between exits C and D1.[5]

Nam Cheong Station exit information
Exit Name Location Major surrounding locations shown on the signage Facilities
MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit AMTR Exit 1 Lifts available at this exit Guide path(s) available at this exit V Walk Sham Mong Road opposite to Fu Yee House Fu Cheong Estate
  • Fu Cheong Estate/Wing Cheong Estate
  • Aquamarine
  • Hoi Lai Estate
  • Hoi Tat Estate
  • Lai Kok Estate
  • Sham Mong Road
  • SKH St. Andrew's Primary School
  • SKH Saint Mary's Church Mok Hing Yiu College
  • St. Margaret's Co-Educational English Secondary And Primary School
  • West Kowloon Law Courts Building
  • Vegetable Wholesale Market
  • Ying Wa College/Primary School
This exit has a lift This exit has an escalator This exit has stairs
MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit AMTR Exit 2 G/F, V Walk Shopping Centre
  • V Walk
This exit has an escalator This exit has stairs
MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit blankMTR Exit BMTR Exit blank Lifts available at this exit Wholesale Food Market Between Lin Cheung Road (northbound) and Wholesale Market Street, opposite to Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Food Market
  • Hoi Lok Court
  • Grand Victoria
  • Hoi Ying Estate
  • TOWNPLACE WEST KOWLOON
  • TWGHs Mr. & Mrs. Tam Kam Kau Kindergarten
  • Wholesale Food Market
This exit has a lift This exit has an escalator This exit has stairs
MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit blankMTR Exit CMTR Exit blank Lin Cheung Road Between Lin Cheung Road (northbound) and Yen Chow Street West
  • Wholesale Fish Market
  • Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Nam Cheong Offices and Vehicle Depot
  • Hampton Place
  • Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School
  • Tai Kok Tsui Catholic Primary School (Hoi Fan Road)
This exit has an escalator This exit has stairs
MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit DMTR Exit 1 Sham Mong Road Yen Chow Street West between Lin Cheung Road (southbound) and Sham Mong Road
  • Nam Cheong Estate
  • Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices
  • Dragon Centre
  • Harbour Green
  • Lai On Estate
  • Metro Harbourview
  • Nam Cheong Park
  • Pei Ho Street Municipal Services Building
  • SEASIDE SONATA
  • Sham Shui Po Police Station
  • Yee Ching Court
  • Yee Kok Court
This exit has an escalator This exit has stairs
MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit DMTR Exit 2 V Walk G/F, Cullinan West Block 2
  • V Walk
  • Cullinan West
This exit has an escalator This exit has stairs
Legend: This exit has a lift Exit with elevator/This exit has an escalator Exit with escalator/This exit has stairs Stairs at the exit
Barrier-free facilities at the exit: Lifts available at this exit Lift/Guide path(s) available at this exit Guide path for the blind

Shops and self-services[]

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During the initial phase of operation of the KCR-icon KCR West Rail, a KCR Customer Services Centre was established between shop units NAC 27 and NAC 25 near Exit A in the concourse. However, it ceased operations on 15 October 2005.

Station artwork[]

A piece of station artwork is located at the concourse of Nam Cheong Station.

Beverage vending machines in paid areas[]

In 2010, members of the public noticed that two automatic beverage vending machines had been installed in the paid area of the Nam Cheong Station concourse, near the restrooms and the interchange passageway to the Tung Chung Line. The machines sold both hot and cold beverages, raising concerns that they might encourage passengers to consume drinks on the spot, potentially leading them to inadvertently violate the law.

Since MTR Corporation had awarded a contract to install soda machines at the station, some argued that this facility conflicted with the provision in the Mass Transit Railway By-laws stating that "eating and drinking are prohibited within the paid area". Some passengers had complained to MTR Corporation, but the matter was never resolved. Currently, there are no longer any beverage vending machines within the fare-paid area of Nam Cheong Station.

Train services[]

Nam Cheong Station is an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma Line and Tung Chung Line. Passengers can board Tuen Ma Line trains at this station to travel between Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Kowloon West, Kowloon Central, the eastern part of the Shing Mun River, and the Ma On Shan New Town, or take the Tung Chung Line to travel to Lantau Island, Tsing Yi, Kowloon West, and the northern coast of Hong Kong Island.

Tuen Ma Line
Ho Man Tin Hung Hom East Tsim Sha Tsui Austin Nam Cheong Mei Foo Tsuen Wan West Kam Sheung Road Yuen Long Long Ping Tin Shui Wai Siu Hong Tuen Mun
 
To Kwa Wan
 
Sung Wong Toi Kai Tak Diamond Hill Hin Keng Tai Wai Che Kung Temple Sha Tin Wai City One Shek Mun Tai Shui Hang Heng On Ma On Shan Wu Kai Sha
VDE Stations of Tung Chung Line
Hong Kong Kowloon Olympic Nam Cheong Lai King Tsing Yi Sunny Bay Tung Chung
Nam Cheong Station Train Service Hours
Station Opening Time: 05:51 - 01:13
(10minutes before the first train to 10 mins after the last train departs)
Line Destination First Train Last train
Tuen Ma Line
Upward Tuen Mun 06:01 00:40
Downward Wu Kai Sha 06:15 00:39
Hung Hom 00:45
Tung Chung Line
Upward Tung Chung 06:09 00:57
Downward Hong Kong 06:05 01:03
  • Passengers might not enter gates 5 minutes prior to the departure of last train.
  • Please refer to the Service Hours List of the MTR Website.

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Station ticketing[]

MTR City Saver, Tung Chung - Nam Cheong Monthly Pass Extra, Tung Chung - Hong Kong Monthly Pass Extra, Tuen Mun - Hung Hom Monthly Pass Extra, Tuen Mun - Nam Cheong Monthly Pass Extra, Tuen Mun - Nam Cheong Day Pass and certain MTR commemorative tickets are also valid at this station.

Fares from this station to other stations:

Nam Cheong Station fare chart
Line Station Adult JoyYou Card Octopus
(60-64 years old)
JoyYou Card
(65 years old or above)/Octopus for the elderly/disabled
Special Offer Student
Octopus/QR code One-way ticket Children/Elderly Octopus and QR Code One-way ticket Octopus

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Connecting transport[]

The street map of this station shows the following connecting transportation services:

Destination Route(s) Bus stop locations Exit
Hoi Lai Estate KMB Route 12
Citybus Routes 701, 702
Cross-Harbour Bus Routes 914, 971
Fu Cheong Estate, Sham Mong Road MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit AMTR Exit 1

Interchange concessions[]

Template:Interchange concessions

Emergency feeder services[]

In case of train service disruption at this station, free shuttle bus services may be provided by MTR. The pick up and drop off point for shuttle buses at this station is located at "Fu Cheong Estate" bus stop on Sham Mong Road, which can be accessible via MTR Exit Logo smallMTR Exit DMTR Exit 1, or follow staff instructions to the boarding point.

MTR Free Shuttle Buses provide service only during railway incidents. For details, please refer to the MTR's latest announcements or station notices. For information about public transport services from this station to all other MTR stations, please refer to "Rail Service Suspension - Passenger Guide" or visit the Transport Department website.

Station history[]

Station construction[]

During the early planning stages of the KCR-icon KCR West Rail, this station was referred to as "Yen Chow Street Station" (欽州街站)[6], serving as the terminus for the first phase of the West Rail in urban Kowloon. Subsequently, due to the station's location west of Nam Cheong Estate[7], it was ultimately named Nam Cheong Station.

Nanchang Station was designed by Aedas Architects[8], with the contractor being the Balfour Beatty Zen Pacific Joint Venture, and the total contract value was HK$2.238 billion.[7] On 28 January 2000, representatives from KCR, the MTR Corporation, and the Transport Bureau held the first joint groundbreaking ceremony for the two West Rail stations in the Sham Shui Po district, marking the commencement of construction for Nam Cheong Station.[9]

Official opening[]

Nam Cheong Station was completed in early 2003, and the KCR and MTR held an inauguration ceremony on 2 June.[7] Six months later, the KCR held an open day at Nam Cheong Station from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 7 December to enhance public awareness of the KCR-icon KCR West Rail.[10] Following this, a trial ride event for the KCR-icon KCR West Rail was held on 16 December, and MTR Tung Chung Line trains began operating from this station on the same day, marking the first time public train services were provided. Therefore, this day is considered the official opening of Nam Cheong Station. As for the first phase of the KCR West Rail (Tuen Mun to Nam Cheong), it officially commenced operations on 20 December.

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Rail merger[]

The rail merger celebration plaque is still embedded in the Nam Cheong Station concourse near the Station Control Room

The rail merger celebration plaque is still embedded in the Nam Cheong Station concourse near the Station Control Room

The rail merger took effect on 2 December 2007. Nam Cheong Station was unified under the management of the MTR Corporation, while the former KCR-icon KCR West Rail was renamed the West Rail Line. Given the special significance of Nam Cheong Station, the MTR Corporation chose to hold the merger celebration ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on the same day in the station concourse near Exit A, presided over by Chief Secretary for Administration Henry Tang Ying-nien and Chairman of the MTR Corporation Chien Kuo-feng.

During the initial phase of the merger, the interchange gates in the central area of the fare zone at Nam Cheong Station had not yet been removed, Passengers interchanging between the Tung Chung Line and the West Rail Line must pass through the interchange gates as before the merger to be exempt from re-entry fees. If passengers exit the fare zone and re-enter, it will be considered two separate journeys, and they will not be eligible for fare discounts. The MTR Corporation reiterated at the time that it had posted relevant notices in front of the gates in the paid area of Nam Cheong Station to remind passengers that they must pass through the interchange gates in the paid area to interchange to the Tung Chung Line and the West Rail Line in order to enjoy the re-entry fee exemption.[11]

The gate area merger was implemented on 28 September 2008, and the interchange gates were decommissioned on the same day. They were first covered with yellow sleeves and later removed along with the barriers separating the original two railway fare zones. MTR Corporation also created seven openings in the partition wall between Platform 1 of the West Rail Line and Platform 4 of the Tung Chung Line, allowing passengers to interchange between platforms.

The Kowloon Southern Link opened on 16 August 2009, extending the West Rail Line to Hung Hom and ending the status of Nam Cheong Station as a terminus. From that day onwards, the MTR Feeder Bus Route K16 connecting Nam Cheong Station and East Tsim Sha Tsui Station cancelled its interchange concession with MTR urban line trains and was permanently discontinued on 19 September.

Property development[]

Following a failed tender, the property development project above Nam Cheong Station was awarded to Joinyield Limited, a subsidiary of Sun Hung Kai Properties, on 19 October 2011 for HK$11.8 billion, which was below market expectations.[12] The residential project was named "Cullinan West" (匯璽), with 7 higher and lower blocks and a shopping mall named "V Walk" situated at the base floor.

The construction of the superstructure commenced in 2012. From 29 September of that year, the public transport interchange at Nam Cheong Station was permanently closed to facilitate construction work on the site. The D2 exit connecting the station concourse to the public transport interchange was also closed from the same date. Exit D2 was reopened at the end of November 2018, following the handover of the first phase of the Cullinan West residential development, and now serves as a passageway connecting Cullinan West and V Walk.

The entrance and exit routes of Exit A at Nam Cheong Station have also been modified multiple times to align with the progress of the Cullinan West project. V Walk Mall opened on 26 July 2019, and a new Exit A2 to the mall was added on the same day. The original Exit A (Fu Cheong Estate) was renamed Exit A1.

Platform changes over the years[]

Platform changes over the years
Platform configuration from 20 December 2003 to 19 December 2005
Platform 2KCR-icon KCR West Rail alighting platform (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1KCR-icon KCR West Rail to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Airport)
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung (left doors)
Platform configuration from 20 December 2005 to 1 December 2007
Platform 2KCR-icon KCR West Rail alighting platform (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1KCR-icon KCR West Rail to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung (left doors)
Platform configuration from 2 December 2007 to 27 September 2008
Platform 2West Rail Line alighting platform (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1West Rail Line to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung (left doors)
Platform configuration from 28 September 2008 to 15 August 2009
Platform 2West Rail Line alighting platform (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1West Rail Line to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Interchange passageway
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung (left doors)
Platform configuration from 16 August 2009 to 26 June 2021
Platform 2West Rail Line to Hung Hom (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1West Rail Line to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Interchange passageway
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung (left doors)
Platform configuration from 27 June 2021 to before the opening of Tung Chung Line Extension
Platform 2Tuen Ma Line to Wu Kai Sha (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1Tuen Ma Line to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Interchange passageway
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung (left doors)
Platform configuration from after the opening of Tung Chung Line Extension to before the opening of Template:Tuen Mun South Extension
Platform 2Tuen Ma Line to Wu Kai Sha (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1Tuen Ma Line to Tuen Mun (left doors)
Interchange passageway
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung West (left doors)
Platform configuration from after the opening of Template:Tuen Mun South Extension to before the opening of North Island Line
Platform 2Tuen Ma Line to Wu Kai Sha (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1Tuen Ma Line to Tuen Mun South (left doors)
Interchange passageway
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Hong Kong (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung West (left doors)
Platform configuration from after the opening of North Island Line
Platform 2Tuen Ma Line to Wu Kai Sha (left doors)→
Rail2
Rail2
← Platform 1Tuen Ma Line to Tuen Mun South (left doors)
Interchange passageway
Platform 4Tung Chung Line to Po Lam/Area 137 (left doors)→
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to Hong Kong)→
Rail2
Rail2
Airport Express tracks (trains to AsiaWorld-Expo
Rail2
← Platform 3Tung Chung Line to Tung Chung West (left doors)

Ridership[]

Related incidents[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. The number of stores is based on a single store, excluding banking and self-service, and excluding vacant shops
  2. Related announcements
  3. Peter Moss,"West Rail 西鐵" (Hong Kong: Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Limited, 2003), p.100.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "南昌站一閘通兩鐵" (One gate for two railway networks at Nam Cheong Station), Sing Tao Daily, 13 July 2003.
  5. "道友露宿 烏煙瘴氣 冇人敢行 浪費二千萬 喪屍隧道", Apple Daily, 7 August 2011.
  6. Legislative Council Finance Committee Public Works Subcommittee Discussion Paper, 12 May 1999
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Limited, "九鐵/地鐵南昌站竣工" (Completion of KCR/MTR Nam Cheong Station) [Press Release], 2 June 2003.
  8. Mark Pollard, Aedas.
  9. "兩鐵交匯車站動工 有史以來尚屬首次" (Construction for historic first KCR-MTR interchange station began), published to p.93 of the KCR staff publication, February 2000.
  10. 西鐵車站開放日 (West Rail station open day), LRT Internet Customer Service Center.
  11. "港鐵轉線優惠閘機位置不便" (Location of MTR interchange gates inconvenient), Apple Daily, 16 February 2008.
  12. "新地抵價 執南昌站" (SHK won bid for Nam Cheong Station development at low prices), Oriental Daily News, 20 October 2011.

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