Sheung Wan Station

MTR infobox
livery=Khaki
namecolour=Black
line=Island


caption=Platform 2 in Sheung Wan station.
district=Central and Western
area=Sheung Wan
open=May 23, 1986
type=Underground
platformtype=Side (Island Line), Island (former East Kowloon Line)
platformno=4
exitno=8
code=SHW
hours=0605/0056
connections= Bus, Minibus, Tram
engname=Sheung Wan
chiname=上環
coordinatesN=22.286173
coordinatesE=114.151763 Chinese
t=上環
s=上环
p=Shànghuán
j=soeng6 waan4
y=seung6 waan4ImageStackRight|200

Sheung Wan is the western terminus of the Hong Kong MTR HK-MTR lines|Island.

It was originally built in 1970 as Western Market but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines. Upon the construction of the Island Line, the station was finally constructed and opened in May 1986. The livery colour of this station is khaki.

tation layout

These are side platforms built along Des Voeux Road from Cleverly Street to Rumsey Street. Although platforms 1 and 2 are parallel to each other and are on opposite sides, there is a wall separating the two tracks giving a false impression that both platforms are separated by a long distance from each other. Both platforms are slightly longer than those on other MTR underground stations. It has been suggested that this was the result of problems in calculations during the station's construction. The former Rumsey Station of the East Kowloon Line's platforms are still located at the station (see below).

Rumsey Street platforms

The platforms of the original Rumsey station, originally planned as the southern terminus of East Kowloon Line, still remain in Sheung Wan station. They are located near Exit E, and they are perpendicular to the Island Line platforms below.

Presently, the Rumsey Station platforms are incomplete platforms. They have a length of about three MTR EMUs, which is about 60 metres long, (while normal trains have eight each), do not have tracks and overhead power lines, and have all the tunnel entrances sealed with bricks.

Entrances/exits

*A1: Des Voeux Road Central
*A2: Wing Lok Street
*B: Des Voeux Road Central
*C: Connaught Road Central
*D: Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal
*E1/E2: Rumsey Street
*E3/E4: Vicwood Plaza

Transport Connections

Bus Routes

To Kennedy Town:
*1, 5B, 18. (Exit A1)

To Tin Wan (via Queen Mary Hospital):
*46X (Exit E4)

To Ap Lei Chau:
*91, 94. (Exit A2)

Hong Kong Tramways

Commuters can get out of Sheung Wan station at Exits A1, B, E1 or E3 to get to the tramways on Des Voeux Road Central, for their journey further westwards to Sai Ying Pun, Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town.

Hong Kong-Macau Ferry

The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, located within Shun Tak Centre, provides frequent jetfoil, hydrofoil and hovercraft services to Macau and many other destinations in the Pearl River Delta. Exit D leads to the Ferry Terminal.

Neighbouring stations