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Hung Hom Station toilet's washbasin

Hung Hom StationMen's washbasin (July 2022)

Toilet (Toilet, also known as Toilet) is one of the facilities in the lobby of Railway Station in Hong Kong.

Overview[]

In the past Kowloon-Canton Railway (UK section) (now known as MTR East Rail Line), in the first batch of unrenovated yellow-headed trains (E1 There is a toilet on -E61); as it was modified to a commuter train with a larger passenger capacity in 1986, it was gradually replaced by the toilet at the station lobby. Currently, Airport Express, Disneyland Resort Line, South Island Line, and former KCR lines (East Rail Line, Tuen Ma Line (ie the original West Rail Line, Ma On Shan Line)) All stations (except Racecourse Station) have toilets.

In terms of the former MTR, most of the Urban Line stations were built in the 1970s and 1980s. At that time, considering the short journey time, usually about half an hour, and most commercial buildings and All shopping malls have toilets. Therefore, the design of stations at that time did not have public toilets, only staff toilets in non-public areas. If necessary, passengers can ask the staff to borrow these toilets. Notices have been posted outside the control room of the station platform and the lobby, informing passengers that they can ask the station staff for help, and the staff will make arrangements and accompany them. However, there is no need to make up for going to the bathroom during the trip. Some passengers took advantage of this loophole to defraud special ticket for departure fare evasion.

In terms of Disneyland Resort Line, in view of the fact that the tourists going to Hong Kong Disneyland are mainly families with children, Sunny Bay Station and Disneyland Resort Station are in the design stage Public restrooms are included. Since the merger of the two railways, when the railway company designs and plans new railway lines, it will install guest toilets in new stations. Cannes Station became the last station without public restrooms. At present, every station on the South Island Line, Template:Island Line West, Template:Kwun Tong Line Extension, Sha Tin to Central Link has a public toilet in the station.In view of the fact that passengers traveling to and from airport generally have a longer journey and carry luggage, therefore Airport Express Hong Kong Station, Kowloon Station and Tsing Yi Station included public toilets at the design stage. In addition, there are toilets on Intercity Through Train, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link , and MTR Dynamic High-speed Rail Trains, many of which use vacuum toilets to collect feces and other waste . The early old Intercity through trains used in-line toilets, that is feces and other dirt would be discharged directly out of the rails, so """the relevant toilets are temporarily disabled in the following four situations, and the crew will lock them Go to the bathroom.

  • Intercity through train when parking;
  • Passing through the ballastless track section in Mainland China until leaving the relevant road section;
  • via the tunnel;
  • Within Hong Kong.

Existing station to add restrooms[]

In fact, adding public restrooms to stations in existing operations was a complex renovation project. In 1994, the former subway conducted a feasibility study on adding toilets at the request of passengers, and conducted a test in a corner of the lobby of one of the stations; however, adding toilets involves hygiene, odor, security and channel issues, and will refer to the practices of subways in other countries , the study was completed within 1994. [1]MTR has also carefully studied the feasibility of adding public toilets to existing stations, and the results revealed considerable technical difficulties, including the tolerance of the sewage system, the proximity to high-voltage current facilities, and the need to install independent ventilation systems.

The MTR launched the "Listen with Your Heart, Act with Your Heart" project in 2012, spending more than 1 billion yuan to improve railway services and station facilities, including adding public toilets. MTR took the lead in 10 transfer stations (including Mong Kok Station, Prince Edward Station, Admiralty Station, Tsim Sha Tsui Station, Yau Ma Tei Station, Lai King View Station, Central Station, North Point Station, Yau Tong Station and Tiu Keng Leng Station) to provide toilets during major renovation works.

Among them, the guest toilets at Mong Kok Station and Prince Edward Station were opened in January 2015; the new toilets in Admiralty Station were also opened on 201612 In conjunction with the opening of South Island Line; the guest toilets of Tiu Keng Leng Station, Yau Tong Station, Lai King Station and Central Station have also been opened It will open in 2019; the guest toilets of Yau Ma Tei Station and North Point Station will also open in 2020. The remaining Tsim Sha Tsui Station guest toilets will also be opened in 2022, and all interchange stations will be equipped with guest toilets thereafter.

List of Public Restrooms in the Station[]

route Station Location of toilet Enable date
East Rail Line Admiralty L1 layer, L5 layer (inside the gate) December 28 2016
Exhibition Lobby (inside gate) May 15, 2022
Hung Hom Exit C lobby (outside the gate), restaurant floor of Exit C lobby (outside the gate),

Tuen Ma Line platform (inside the gate)

1997, 2016, June 20 2021
Mong Kok East Lobby (inside gate) 1982
Kowloon Tong East Rail LineNorth Lobby (inside the gate)
Tai Wai Lobby (inside gate) 2003December
Sha Tin 2011
Fo Tan 1985
University 2000
Tai Po Market 1983
Tai Wo 1989
Fanling Inside the old lobby (north of exits A and B) 1983
Sheung Shui Lobby (inside gate)
Lo Wu Departure hall (inside gate), arrival hall (inside gate, outside gate) 1987
Lok Ma Chau Both sides of departure hall (inside gate), arrival hall (outside gate) August 15 2007
Kwun Tong Line Whampoa C, D exit lobby (inside the gate) October 23 2016
Ho Man Tin Lobby (inside gate)
Yau Ma Tei June 29 2020
Mong Kok January 24 2015
Prince Edward
Kowloon Tong East Rail LineNorth Lobby (inside the gate) 1982
Diamond Hill Tuen Ma Line lobby (inside gate) February 14 2020
Ngau Tau Kok Lobby (inside gate) January 2011
Yau Tong May 29 2019
Tiu Keng Leng February 20 2019
Tsuen Wan Line Central Near Hong Kong Station tunnel (inside gate) December 18 2019
Admiralty L1 layer, L5 layer (inside the gate) December 28 2016
Tsim Sha Tsui In the pedestrian tunnel between Exit E and Exit L (outside the gate) July 21 2022
Yau Ma Tei Lobby (inside gate) June 29 2020
Mong Kok January 24 2015
Prince Edward
Mobil Tuen Ma Line lobby (inside gate) December 20 2003
Laijing Lower lobby (inside gate) October 31 2019
Island Line Kennedy Town Lobby (outside gate) December 28 2014
HKU Lobby (inside gate)
Sai Ying Pun March 29 2015
Sheung Wan E exit lobby (inside gate) August 26 2012
Central Near Hong Kong Station tunnel (inside gate) December 18 2019
Admiralty L1 layer, L5 layer (inside the gate) December 28 2016
North Point Lobby (inside gate) September 30 2020
Quarry Bay A, B exit lobby (inside the gate) March 19 2011
Tseung Kwan O Line North Point Lobby (inside gate) September 30 2020
Quarry Bay A, B exit lobby (inside the gate) March 19 2011
Yau Tong Lobby (inside gate) May 29 2019
Tiu Keng Leng February 20 2019
South Island Line Admiralty L1 layer, L5 layer (inside the gate) December 28 2016
Ocean Park Lobby (inside gate)
Wong Chuk Hang
Lei Tung
South Horizons
Tung Chung Line,

Airport Express, Disneyland Resort Line

Hong Kong G, L1, L2 lobby (outside gate) 1998July 6
Kowloon G, L2 floor lobby (outside the gate)
Nam Cheong Lobby (inside gate) 2003December 20
Lai King Lower lobby (inside gate) 2019October 31
Tsing Yi U2, U4 floor lobby (outside the gate) 1998July 6
Sunny Bay On Tung Chung Line and Disneyland Resort Lineisland platform (inside the gate) 2005June 1
Disneyland Resort Beside Platform 1 (inside the gate) 2005August 1
Tuen Ma Line Wu Kai Sha Lobby (inside gate) 2004December 21
Ma On Shan
Heng On
Tai Shui Hang
Shek Mun
City One
Sha Tin Wai
Che Kung Temple
Tai Wai December 2003
Hing Keng 2020February 14
Diamond Hill
Kai Tak
Song Wong Toi 2021June 27
To Kwa Wan
Ho Man Tin October 23 2016
Hung Hom Exit C lobby (outside the gate), restaurant floor of Exit C lobby (outside the gate),

Tuen Ma Line platform (inside the gate)

1975, 1997, 2016, June 20 2021
East Tsim Sha Tsui Lobby (inside gate) October 24 2004
Austin August 16 2009
Nanchang December 20 2003
Mei Foo
Tsuen Wan West
Kam Sheung Road
Yuen Long
Long Ping
Tin Shui Wai
Siu Hong
Tuen Mun
High-Speed Rail Hong Kong West Kowloon Every floor in the station 2018September 23rd

External Links[]

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  1. "Subway Study on Improving Station Facilities, Planning to Install Heat-insulating Screen Doors and Install Restrooms", Huaqiao Daily, July 6, 1994.
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