Sheung Shui (; : , literally "Above-water") is the penultimate northbound station on the in Hong Kong. Its livery is gold. This station serves as the northern terminus of the East Rail line after the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau boundary crossings have closed for the day. It is also the last northbound station on the East Rail line that passengers without a Closed Area Permit, Mainland Travel Permit, or valid passport and mainland Chinese visa may freely travel to.
This station is located in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, serving the Sheung Shui area and its vicinity.
History On 1 October 1910, the Kowloon-Canton Railway British Section opened to the public, but Sheung Shui station was not added until 16 May 1930. Full electrification of KCR completed on 15 July 1983. Lok Ma Chau Spur Line was added on 15 August 2007.
In anticipation of an increase in patronage expected to accompany the commissioning of the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, a new southern concourse was opened at Sheung Shui station in January 2006.
Layout Markers were provided on the northbound platform following the opening of Lok Ma Chau station. Two queues, blue and green, are set up at the boarding areas. The blue queues are for passengers travelling to , while the green queues are for those travelling to Lok Ma Chau. Platform 1 is the termination platform of northbound trains after Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau boundary crossings have closed for the day, and so platform 2 (southbound platform) is the only platform for boarding.
U1ConcourseExits, customer service centre, shops, automatic teller machineFootbridgefootbridges to Landmark North, transport interchange, bus stops, Sheung Shui Garden, Yuk Po Court, Choi Yuen Commercial ComplexGExit CExit, customer service centreSide platform, left doors openPlatform towards (terminus) → East Rail line towards (terminus) →Platform ← East Rail line towards ()Side platform, left doors openExit DExit, customer service centre
Exits
Concourse (U1/F) Exit A A1: Choi Yuen Estate (footbridge) A2: Choi Yuen Road, Platform 1 to Lo Wu (escalators) A3: San Wan Road A4: Transport interchange, bus terminal Exit B B1: San Wan Road, Shek Wu Hui (escalators) B2: Landmark North (footbridge) B3: Sheung Shui Centre (footbridge) Exit E E: Yuk Po Court, Tai Ping Estate, North District Hospital (footbridge) Exit F F: Sheung Shui Centre, Sheung Shui Town Centre, North District Town Hall (footbridge) Ground (G/F) Exit C (connected to platform 1) C: Choi Yuen Road Exit D (connected to platform 2) D1: San Wan Road, Shek Wu Hui, minibus terminus D2: San Wan Road, residents' services bus stop D3: San Wan Road Gallery
References
External links
MTR Corporation－Sheung Shui Station street map MTR Corporation－Sheung Shui Station layout