Sha Tin Station

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Shatin station platform (January 2012)
Station Name (Chinese)	沙田站
Station Name (English)	Sha Tin Station
Former Station Name	Shatin Station
Station Code	SHT
Ticket Vending Machine Code	004
Station Location
Station Location	Sha Tin District, Sha Tin Central, Sha Tin Station Circle No.1
Station Street Map	Sha Tin Station Street Map
Station Layout	Sha Tin Station Layout
Station Decorations
Station Livery	Purple-Red
Calligraphy	Yes, this station platform
Station Theme	Boat orchid / Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Train Service
Line(s) observed	East Rail Line
Train Service Hours	05:35 - 00:58
Connecting Public Transport	Kowloon Motor Bus, Green Minibus, Taxi
Opened on	1 October, 1910
Structure and Facilities
Station Usage	Intermediate Station (Normal Services)
Station Type	At-Level Station
Platform Type	Double Island Platforms
No. of Platform(s)	4
No. of Exits(s)	5
No. of Lift(s)	1 (Platforms 1 and 2) 1 (Platforms 3 and 4)
No. of Escalator(s)	4 (Platforms 1 and 2) 4 (Platforms 3 and 4)
No. of Stair(s)	2 (Platforms 1 and 2) 2 (Platforms 3 and 4)
No. of Shop(S)	9 (Paid Area) 17 (Unpaid Area)
Calligraphy
沙田站書法字

Sha Tin Station is located in New Territories Sha Tin District, Sha Tin Central, Sha Tin Station Circle No .1, is MTR East Rail Line station, the platform is set on the ground, and the northbound line of Tai Po Road - Sha Tin Section is adjacent. Sha Tin Station opened on 1910October 1, and it is the earliest existing heavy rail station in Hong Kong together with Fanling Station.

Station is located in the center of Sha Tin. There is a sky bridge connecting the lobby to New Town Plaza, and it also leads directly to Citylink Plaza (formerly known as Kowloon Canton Railway Building), the building above the station. There is an endless flow of people.

Station symbol

The platform of Sha Tin Station used blue walls and pillars during the Kowloon Canton Railway period, but after the Two Railways Merger, it was changed to purple for station coloring. The theme plant is Cymbidium, and the street scene is Hong Kong Heritage Museum .

Like most of the East Rail Line stations, the platform wall is pasted with the name of the station in calligraphy.

Written by Au Jietong, the calligraphy of Sha Tin Station will be posted on the platform from 2022

Calligraphy characters of Sha Tin Station posted on the platform before 2022

Calligraphy characters of Sha Tin station printed in publications since 2014

Station structure

Floor and Facilities Distribution

-	Superior property	Liancheng Square
C	Lobby	Customer service center, Intercity through train ticket office, self-service ticket facility, shop, digital service station, toilet Exit: A, B
P platform	1 platform	East Rail Lineto Lo Wu／Lok Ma Chau
	2 platform	East Rail Lineto Lo Wu／Lok Ma Chau
	3 platform	East Rail Lineto Admiralty
	4 platform	East Rail Lineto Admiralty

Italics facilities do not belong to the scope of the station.

Platform

The narrow part at the end of the platform at Sha Tin Station (July 2009)

There are two island platforms at Sha Tin Station, which are responsible for different train directions, providing a total of four platforms. Trains with this station as a midway station usually stop on the inner side (that is, platforms 2 and 3), and through trains passing through this station usually use the inner platform to cross the station, and when this station is the terminus train, or when waiting to avoid through trains, usually Dock outside (i.e. platforms 1, 4).

Sha Tin Freight Yard

Platform 1：East Rail LineLo Wu／Lok Ma Chau direction (Right)→ Platform 2：Template:East Rail Line LineLo Wu／Lok Ma Chau direction (Left)→

←Platform 3：East Rail LineAdmiralty direction (Left) ←Platform 4：East Rail LineAdmiralty direction (Right)

The platform can be divided into three parts according to the type of cover. One is the part under the building, the walls began to be pasted with calligraphy and pictures in late 2008, for MTR to renovate part of the East Rail Line. The second is the covered part located on the south side of the building. The third is the open-air part at the end of the platform, and the platform is narrower than the middle. Most of the places where passengers get on and off are in the covered part.

Each platform island is connected to the station concourse by two pairs of elevators, two staircases and one elevator.

Lobby

Sha Tin Station Lobby (before renovation) (July 2009)

The lobby of the toll zone is located on the platform, while the lobby of the non-toll zone at Exit A and B is located next to the entrance of Sha Tin Station in Link Plaza.

Customer Service Centre used to be located between the two rows of turnstiles at Exit A. It was merged and moved to the former Sha Tin Station in 2009 January 10 KCR Passenger Service Center position. In addition to general services, intercity passenger transport ticketing service is also provided.

A toilet is located in the toll area. Before the renovation of the station, it was located behind the turnstiles at Exit A. The toilets for men and women are respectively located at the elevators connecting to platforms in the direction of Lo Wu／Lok Ma Chau. Right Side and Left side. It is currently located between the escalators at the lower end of the lobby to and from the platforms in both directions.

Distribution of main facilities in Sha Tin station lobby
Facilities	number	position
Customer Service Center	1	The center of the exit part of the lobby A, the seventh of the non-paid area. Eleven Convenience Store Opposite
Intercity Through Train Ticket Office	1	Customer Service Center One side of the non-payment area
one-way ticket vending machine	7	Center of Exit Part of Lobby A
	2	Exit B
Octopus Value Added Machine	3	Center of Exit Part of Lobby A
	1	Exit B
Octopus Checking Machine	1	Center of Exit Part of Lobby A
	1	Exit B
Digital Service Station	2×1	A1 exit channel
Entrance gate (general width)	8	Exit part of lobby A, outside Customer Service Center
	9	Near Exit A2
	5	Exit B
Wide gate	2	Exit part of lobby A, outside Customer Service Center
	2	Exit B
mailbox	1	Exit A1
ATM	Hang Seng Bank: 5	Non-paid area, near A4 exit
	AEON Credit Finance (Asia): 1
	Bank of China (Hong Kong): 2
	HSBC: 3	The non-paying area is near Exit A4, inside the "HSBC Easy Banking Center"
	ICBC (Asia): 2	Entered the gate area, opposite to Customer Service Center
Guest toilet	1	The lobby has entered the downstream end of the gate area

Shop & Self-Service

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There are also mailboxes and Digital Service Station at Sha Tin Station.

Train Service

Sha Tin Station is a intermidiate station of the East Rail Line, passengers can take trains to Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, or Admiralty at this station, via Sheung Shui, Fanling, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Central Kowloon, the north shore of Hong Kong Island, or transit to Shenzhen.

Sha Tin Station Train Service Hours
Station Opening Time: 05:25 - 01:08 (10minutes before the first train to 10 mins after the last train departs)
Line		Destination		First Train	Last train
	East Rail Line
Upward		Lok Ma Chau	05:37	21:48
		Lo Wu	05:35	23:20
		Sheung Shui		00:44
Downward		Admiralty	05:38	00:28
		Hung Hom		00:58
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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Departure time of the last train at Sha Tin Station
Lane	Destination	Departure Time	Interchange Station	Platform
East Rail Line	AsiaWorld Expo	00:10	Hung Hom → Nam Cheong → Tsing Yi	3/4
	Disneyland Resort	23:49	Hung Hom → Nam Cheong → Sunny Bay
	Admiralty	00:28	—
	Hung Hom	00:58
	Lok Ma Chau	21:48		1/2
	Lo Wu	23:20
	Sheung Shui	00:44
	Chai Wan	00:28	Admiralty	3/4
	Kennedy Town
	Choi Hung	00:58	Kowloon Tong
	Kwun Tong
	Tiu Keng Leng	00:38
	Whampoa	00:28
	South Horizons		Admiralty
	Hong Kong		Admiralty → Central
	Tung Chung		Kowloon Tong → Prince Edward → Lai King
	LOHAS Park	00:38	Kowloon Tong → Tiu Keng Leng
	Po Lam
	Tuen Mun	00:10	Hung Hom
	Wu Kai Sha	00:58	Tai Wai
	Central	00:28	Admiralty
	Tsuen Wan		Kowloon Tong → Prince Edward
The time of the last train in this table is based on the transfer route listed in this table. Passengers are not allowed to enter the gate 5 minutes before the last bus leaves. For the latest service time information, please refer to last train service time on the MTR website.