Lai King station

Lai King is an MTR rapid transit station in the suburb of Lai King in the Kwai Tsing District. The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung lines.

Lai King

茘景
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese
Cantonese YaleLaih gíng
Literal meaningLychee View
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLìjǐng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLaih gíng
IPA[lɐ̀i̯.kěŋ]
JyutpingLai6 ging2
General information
LocationBetween Yin Lai Court and Yeung King House, Lai King Estate, Kwai Chung
Kwai Tsing District
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′54″N 114°07′34″E
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
  • Tsuen Wan line
  • Tung Chung line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks6
Connections
Construction
Structure type
  • Upper platforms: Elevated
  • Lower platforms: At-grade/underground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
History
Opened
  •   Tsuen Wan line : 17 May 1982 (1982-05-17)
  •   Tung Chung line : 22 June 1998 (1998-06-22)
Electrified1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Mei Foo
towards Central
Tsuen Wan line Kwai Fong
towards Tsuen Wan
Nam Cheong
towards Hong Kong
Tung Chung line Tsing Yi
towards Tung Chung
     Airport Express does not stop here
Track layout
to Tsing Yi
1
3
4
2
to Nam Cheong
to Mei Foo
Location
Lai King
Location within the MTR system

The Chinese name of the station uses the classical character of instead of the contemporary version of . The former is regarded as orthodox per the Kangxi dictionary. The same goes for Lai Chi Kok station which shares the same character.

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