Po Lam

寶琳
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Exterior of Po Lam station in 2014
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese寶琳
Simplified Chinese宝林
Literal meaningTreasure fine jade
or
Pauline (Name of a female person)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎolín
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBóulàhm
JyutpingBou2lam4
General information
LocationMau Yip Road, Po Lam
Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung District
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′21″N 114°15′29″E / 22.3224°N 114.258°E / 22.3224; 114.258
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tseung Kwan O line
Platforms1 side platform)[1]
Tracks1[1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade, fully covered
Platform levels1[1]
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRMJM Hong Kong Ltd.
Other information
Station codePOA
History
Opened18 August 2002; 21 years ago (2002-08-18)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Hang Hau
towards North Point
 Tseung Kwan O line Terminus
Proposed
Po Tat
towards Choi Hung
 East Kowloon line Terminus
Track layout
Legend
1
Siding
to Hang Hau
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Po Lam
Location within the MTR system

Po Lam (Chinese: 寶琳; Cantonese Yale: Bóulàhm) is the northern terminus MTR station of the Tseung Kwan O line. It is located on Mau Yip Road, Po Lam, in the New Territories of Hong Kong, sandwiched by Phases 1 to 3 of Metro City. Built by Maeda Corporation,[3] it opened on 18 August 2002. The name of the station is taken from the nearby Po Lam Road North.

Station layout

U1 Footbridge
(Exit A1, B2) 		Metro City Phases 1 and 3
Vending machines, ATMs, MTR Shops
Footbridge
(Exit A2, B1) 		Metro City Phase 2, Transport interchange, Footbridges to Po Lam Estate, Yan Ming Court
Footbridge
(Exit B3) 		Footbridges to rooftop garden, The Pinnacle, King Lam Estate
Tseung Kwan O Public Library, Tseung Kwan O Swimming Pool
G
Concourse/
Platforms 		Platform 1 ←     Tseung Kwan O line towards North Point (Hang Hau)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Concourse Exit C, Customer service, MTR Shops
Vending machines
Octopus card promotion machines
Commemorative plaque for the opening of Tseung Kwan O line is at Po Lam station
The concourse in 2013
Exit A in 2006
Exit B in 2013
Exit C in 2014

Unlike most MTR stations and unique in the Tseung Kwan O line, the concourse, gates and platform of Po Lam station are on the same level. Tracks ascend from underground to ground level at the southern end of the station, along King Lam Estate. A park is located on top of the tracks to cover them.

Platforms

There is only one side platform (Platform 1) from which trains depart, in the same direction as they arrive. Trains, as a result, halt on their way from Hang Hau station for another train to depart at the station. Trains also stay here for a shorter period before departing than at other MTR terminals. The single-track design (and the consequent longer train turnback time) limits the maximum train service frequency of the Tseung Kwan O line.[1][4]

Across from the platform and north of the point where the tracks merge to one, there is a siding that splits from the running line for parking trains. Trains cannot access the platform from the siding, nor can they access the siding from the platform.[5]

Platform 1 in July 2017
The concourse in August 2017

Entrances/exits

The main exit is on Mau Yip Road, where five pedestrian footbridges link the station to a public transport interchange, shopping malls and residential buildings. There is direct access to Metro City and The Pinnacle from the concourse. Another footbridge crosses Po Fung Road and leads to Po Lam Estate, Yan Ming Court and Verbena Heights.

Station artwork

Name Artist Location Completion date
City of Towers Kacey Wong Entrance A1 & B2 August 2002

[6]

Future development

Main article: East Kowloon line

The government proposed in the Railway Development Strategy 2014 that East Kowloon line will connect Po Lam and Diamond Hill stations, passing through Po Tat, Sau Mau Ping, Shun Tin and Choi Wan stations. It will serve as an alternative route to reach Kwun Tong line in case of disruption on the Tseung Kwan O line, and is expected to open in 2025.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Po Lam Station Layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Commissioning of Tseung Kwan O Line and Tseung Kwan O Line Fares" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong Panel on Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Maeda Corporation". Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Supplementary Information on Tseung Kwan O Extension (Phase II) Service" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Transport. July 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. ^ "MTR Track Diagram" (PDF). mtr.hk365day.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Art in station architecture: City of Towers". MTR Corporation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Railway Development Strategy 2014" (PDF). Transport and Housing Bureau. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  8. ^ Fung, Fanny; Siu, Phila (18 September 2014). "Surprise new MTR line planned for Kwun Tong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

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