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South Horizons

海怡半島
MTR MTR rapid transit station
South Horizons station Exit A
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese海怡半島
Cantonese YaleHóiyì Bundóu
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎiyí Bàndǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHóiyì Bundóu
JyutpingHoi2ji4 Bun3dou2
General information
LocationAp Lei Chau
Southern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°14′33″N 114°08′57″E / 22.2425°N 114.1491°E / 22.2425; 114.1491
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)South Island line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSOH
History
Opened28 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-28)[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Lei Tung
towards Admiralty
 South Island line Terminus
Track layout
Legend
to Lei Tung
1
2
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
South Horizons station
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
South Horizons station
South Horizons station (Hong Kong Island)

South Horizons (Chinese: 海怡半島; Cantonese Yale: Hóiyì Bundóu) is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong, located on Ap Lei Chau in Southern District. It is the southern terminus of the South Island line. The station is located under the junction of Yi Nam Road and South Horizon Drive, and primarily serves residents of the South Horizons private housing estate (its namesake), in addition to Ap Lei Chau Estate and Ap Lei Chau West Industrial Area. The station has a unique shape in the form of a letter Y, and has no overrun track. It opened on 28 December 2016[1] with the rest of the South Island line.

History

The station was built by the Leighton Asia – John Holland Joint Venture under a contract numbered 904, awarded May 2011, which also included Lei Tung station and sections of running tunnel.[2] It was constructed using the cut-and-cover method.[3]

South Horizons station was opened on 28 December 2016.

Station layout

G Street level Exits
L1 Concourse Customer service, MTRShops, vending machines, ATMs
Octopus Add Value Machine
L2
Platforms 		Platform 2      South Island line towards Admiralty (Lei Tung) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right
Platform 1      South Island line towards Admiralty (Lei Tung) →

This underground station has two tracks and an island platform.[4] The station's single concourse is located at the west of the station (near the bumper blocks), with all three exits extending from this concourse.[4]

There are two artworks in the station. Along the glass walls of exits A and B, the work Tree Shadow in the Gridline, by Cheung Wai-lok, features shadows of trees in order to transition the exit passageways between indoors and outdoors.[4][5] Meanwhile, on platform level, the mosaic Soaring Horizon, created by children overseen by Karen Pow Cheuk-mei, features the surrounding landscape on the horizon, including the sea.[4][5]

Entrances/exits

South Horizons station has three exits serving the residential buildings of South Horizons. There are two lifts for exit C.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Horizons Station.
  1. ^ a b "MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28". RTHK. 5 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Progress Update". South Island Line. MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ "South Island Line (East) Rail Project Contract 904". Leighton Asia. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "MTR – South Island Line > Station Information > South Horizons Station". mtr-southislandline.hk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b "港鐵車站藝術計劃及進展 / Approach and Updates of MTR Art Programme" (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. January 2013. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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