Choi Hung () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR in Ngau Chi Wan. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate, a public housing estate.
History Contract 206 for the construction of this station was awarded to Paul Y. Construction (now Paul Y. Engineering). Choi Hung station was opened when the Kwun Tong line became operational on 1 October 1979.
Livery The station's livery is deep blue with stripes of the colours of the rainbow, as Choi Hung in Cantonese means "rainbow".
Station layout Although there are four platforms at the station, only platforms 1 and 4 are fully functional. There are three tracks that run through the station, with platforms 2 and 3 sharing the middle track that is located in the middle of the station. The middle track is primarily used as a siding, and it leads to the Kowloon Bay MTR depot, located west of . Platform 2 is the termination platform for back-to-depot trains, while Platform 3 is the boarding platform for out-of-depot trains towards .
The platform screen doors of the third track served as prototypes in 2001 when MTR started to test the feasibility of installing these doors in stations throughout its system.
Overlying Properties-Infinity Eight, 8 Clear Water Bay Road, carpark, transport interchangeGGround levelExits, transport interchangeL1ConcourseMTRShops, Customer ServiceHang Seng Bank, Vending machineAutomatic teller machinesL2PlatformsPlatform towards () →Island platform, doors will open on the left, rightPlatform ↑ ↓← Kwun Tong line terminating trains, alighting only→← Kwun Tong line towards ()Island platform, doors will open on the left, rightPlatform ← Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa ()
Entrances/exits
A1: Clear Water Bay Road (westbound), bus stops A2: Ping Shek Estate, minibus stop, Serene Oasis A3: Infinity Eight, No.8 Clear Water Bay Road B: Ngau Chi Wan Market, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, St. Joseph's Home for the Aged C1: Ngau Chi Wan Village, minibus to Hang Hau C2: Ngau Chi Wan Village, bus and minibus to Sai Kung, Hammer Hill Road Swimming Pool C3: Choi Hung Estate, Choi Ping Reading Centre, Hong Kong Association for the Deaf C4: Choi Hung Estate, bus stops on Lung Cheung Road (westbound)
Public art The Grace of Ballerinas, a collection of three bronze sculptures by the Chinese artist Yin Zhixin, has been installed on the station concourse since February 2009.Legislative Council Panel on Transport. "Railway Station Design to Showcase Local History and Culture" , July 2010. Gallery
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