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Tai Wo
太和

Platform 2 of Tai Wo Station

Line	East Rail
Code	TWO
Service hours	0547/0053

District	Tai Po
Area	Tai Wo Estate, Tai Po
Map	MTR Website
Coordinates	22°27′04″N 114°09′40″E / 22.451106°N 114.161190°E / 22.451106; 114.161190Coordinates: 22°27′04″N 114°09′40″E / 22.451106°N 114.161190°E / 22.451106; 114.161190

Opened	9 May 1989
Type of station	Elevated
Type of platforms	Side
No. of platforms	2
No. of exits	2
No. of escalators	4
No. of lifts	2
No. of shops	3

Station location

Tai Wo Station (Chinese: 太和站, Jyutping: taai3 wo4) is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail Line.

It was opened in 1989 as an intermediate station of the East Rail Line upon the completion of the Tai Wo Estate in Tai Po New Town. Outside the railway station is the only purpose built Ronald McDonald House in Hong Kong, which was featured in many of its TV commercials.

Station layout

Footbridge	Footbridge	Footbridge connecting Tai Wo Shopping Centre, Platforms 1 and 2
Footbridge	Exit	Exit, Tickets/Fare Adjustment
Concourse/ Platforms
	Concourse	Exit, Ticket/Fare Adjustment, washrooms, automatic teller machines
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	East Rail Line towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau
	Platform 2	East Rail Line towards Hung Hom
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

Transport Interchange

Below Tai Wo Station is a Bus Transport Interchange which connects Residents of Tai Wo Estate to other parts of Tai Po, East and West Kowloon

KMB Routes

71K to Tai Po Market Station
72 to Cheung Sha Wan
74A to Kwun Tong Ferry Pier
273P to Tsuen Wan West Station (Peak hours only)

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		MTR		Following station
Tai Po Market towards Hung Hom		East Rail Line		Fanling towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau

Hong Kong MTR stations and Light Rail stops

East Rail Line

Hung Hom ■ · Mong Kok East · Kowloon Tong ■ · Tai Wai ■ · Sha Tin · Fo Tan · Racecourse · University · Science Park · Tai Po Market · Tai Wo · Fanling · Sheung Shui · Lo Wu · Kwu Tung · Chau Tau · Lok Ma Chau

Kwun Tong Line

Whampoa · Ho Man Tin ■ · Yau Ma Tei ■ · Mong Kok ■ · Prince Edward ■ · Shek Kip Mei · Kowloon Tong ■ · Lok Fu · Wong Tai Sin · Diamond Hill · Choi Hung · Kowloon Bay · Ngau Tau Kok · Kwun Tong · Lam Tin · Yau Tong ■ · Tiu Keng Leng ■

Tsuen Wan Line

Central ■■■ · Admiralty ■ · Tsim Sha Tsui ■ · Jordan · Yau Ma Tei ■ · Mong Kok ■ · Prince Edward ■ · Sham Shui Po · Cheung Sha Wan · Lai Chi Kok · Mei Foo ■ · Lai King ■ · Kwai Fong · Kwai Hing · Tai Wo Hau · Tsuen Wan

Island Line

Kennedy Town · Hong Kong University · Sai Ying Pun · Sheung Wan · Central ■■■ · Admiralty ■ · Wan Chai · Causeway Bay · Tin Hau · Fortress Hill · North Point ■ · Quarry Bay ■ · Tai Koo · Sai Wan Ho · Shau Kei Wan · Heng Fa Chuen · Chai Wan

Tung Chung Line

Hong Kong ■■■ · Kowloon ■ · Olympic · Nam Cheong ■ · Lai King ■ · Tsing Yi ■ · Sunny Bay ■ · Tung Chung

Airport Express

Hong Kong ■■■ · Kowloon ■ · Tsing Yi ■ · Airport · AsiaWorld-Expo

Tseung Kwan O Line

North Point ■ · Quarry Bay ■ · Yau Tong ■ · Tiu Keng Leng ■ · Tseung Kwan O · Hang Hau · Po Lam · LOHAS Park

West Rail Line

Hung Hom ■ · East Tsim Sha Tsui ■ · Austin · Nam Cheong ■ · Mei Foo ■ · Tsuen Wan West · Kam Sheung Road · Yuen Long ■ · Long Ping · Tin Shui Wai ■ · Hung Shui Kiu · Siu Hong ■ · Tuen Mun ■

Ma On Shan Line

Wu Kai Sha · Ma On Shan · Heng On · Tai Shui Hang · Shek Mun · City One · Sha Tin Wai · Che Kung Temple · Tai Wai ■

Disneyland Resort Line

Sunny Bay ■ · Disneyland Resort

Light Rail
(System of 11 routes)

Fare zone 1	Lung Mun · LRT Depot · Butterfly · Melody Garden · Ferry Pier · Siu Hei · Tuen Mun Swimming Pool · Goodview Garden · Siu Lun · Sam Shing

Fare zone 2	Shek Pai · Ming Kum · Kin On · Ho Tin · Choy Yee Bridge · Affluence · Ngan Wai · Tai Hing (South) · Tai Hing (North) · Shan King (North) · Shan King (South) · Tsing Wun · Tsing Shan Tsuen · Tuen Mun ■ · Town Centre · On Ting · Yau Oi · Prime View · San Hui · Hoh Fuk Tong · Pui To

Fare zone 3	Siu Hong ■ · Kei Lun · Ching Chung · Kin Sang · Tin King · Leung King · San Wai · Tuen Mun Hospital · Fung Tei · Chung Uk Tsuen · Nai Wai · Lam Tei

Fare zone 4	Ping Shan · Tong Fong · Hung Shui Kiu · Hang Mei Tsuen · Tin Yiu · Locwood · Tin Shui · Chestwood · Tin Wing · Ginza · Tin Wu · Tin Tsz · Tin Shui Wai ■

Fare zone 5A	Tin Yuet · Tin Sau · Wetland Park · Tin Heng · Tin Yat · Tin Fu · Chung Fu

Fare zone 5	Yuen Long ■ · Tai Tong Road · Hong Lok Road · Fung Nin Road · Shui Pin Wai

Lines under planning / proposed

South Island Line (east) (Planning)	Admiralty ■■ · Ocean Park · Wong Chuk Hang · Lei Tung · South Horizons

East-west Line¹ after Sha Tin to Central Link is built (Planning)	Wu Kai Sha · Ma On Shan · Heng On · Tai Shui Hang · Shek Mun · City One · Sha Tin Wai · Che Kung Temple · Tai Wai ■ · Hin Keng · Diamond Hill ■ · Kai Tak · To Kwa Wan · Ma Tau Wai · Ho Man Tin ■ · Hung Hom ■ · East Tsim Sha Tsui ■ · Austin · Nam Cheong ■ · Mei Foo ■ · Tsuen Wan West · Kam Sheung Road · Yuen Long ■ · Long Ping · Tin Shui Wai ■ · Hung Shui Kiu · Siu Hong ■ · Tuen Mun ■

North-south Line² after Sha Tin to Central Link is built (Planning)	Admiralty ■■ · Exhibition · Hung Hom ■ · Mong Kok East · Kowloon Tong ■ · Tai Wai ■ · Sha Tin · Fo Tan · Racecourse · University · Science Park · Tai Po Market · Tai Wo · Fanling · Sheung Shui · Lo Wu · Kwu Tung · Chau Tau · Lok Ma Chau

South Island Line (west) (Proposed)	Hong Kong University ■ · Cyberport · Wah Fu · Aberdeen · Wong Chuk Hang ■

Tung Chung Line³ after North Island Line plan (Proposed)	Chai Wan · Heng Fa Chuen · Shau Kei Wan · Sai Wan Ho · Tai Koo · Quarry Bay ■ · North Point ■ · Fortress Hill · Exhibition · Tamar · Hong Kong ■■■ · Kowloon ■ · Olympic · Nam Cheong ■ · Lai King ■ · Tsing Yi ■ · Sunny Bay ■ · Tung Chung

Tseung Kwan O Line⁴ after North Island Line plan (Proposed)	Kennedy Town · Hong Kong University · Sai Ying Pun · Sheung Wan · Central ■■■ · Admiralty ■ · Wan Chai · Causeway Bay · Tin Hau · North Point ■ · Quarry Bay ■ · Yau Tong ■ · Tiu Keng Leng ■ · Tseung Kwan O · Hang Hau · Po Lam · LOHAS Park

Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (Hong Kong Section)⁵	West Kowloon ■■ · (to and from Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou)

¹ If East-west Line proposal is implemented, this will use the existing tracks of Ma On Shan Line, the track of Sha Tin to Central Link which is under construction and the existing West Rail Line ² If North-south proposal is implemented, this will use the existing tracks of East Rail Line and the track of Sha Tin to Central Link which is under construction. ³ If North Island Line proposal is implemented, it will take up Island Line stations east of Fortress Hill ⁴ If North Island Line proposal is implemented, it will take up Island Line stations west of Tin Hau ⁵ Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link ‎(Hong Kong Section) will be commissioned in 2014.

Stations or station extensions that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.

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