Lai Chi Kok station

Lai Chi Kok (Chinese: 茘枝角) is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. It is located under Cheung Sha Wan Road, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was opened on 17 May 1982. The station's livery is bright red.

Chinese茘枝角

Cantonese YaleLaihjīgok

Literal meaningLychee Corner

Hanyu PinyinLìzhījiǎo

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Lai Chi Kok 茘枝角
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese	茘枝角
Cantonese Yale	Laihjīgok
Literal meaning	Lychee Corner
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lìzhījiǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Laihjīgok Jyutping Lai6zi1gok3
General information
Location	Cheung Sha Wan Road near Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, Cheung Sha Wan Sham Shui Po District Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′14″N 114°08′54″E
System	MTR rapid transit station
Owner	MTR Corporation
Operator	MTR Corporation
Line	Tsuen Wan line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	yes
Other information
Station code	LCK
History
Opened	17 May 1982; 44 years ago (1982-05-17)
Former names	Cheung Sha Wan
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Cheung Sha Wan towards Central Tsuen Wan line Mei Foo towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout Legend to Mei Foo 1 2 to Cheung Sha Wan
Location Lai Chi Kok Location within MTR

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Although the station is called Lai Chi Kok, it is located in Cheung Sha Wan. Passengers can use this station to access the western and southern parts of Cheung Sha Wan. Western Cheung Sha Wan used to be an industrial area, but in recent years, several residential developments have been built on the reclaimed land, namely Banyan Garden, Liberté, The Pacifica, Aqua Marine, and Hoi Lai Estate. There is a pedestrian subway to connect the station these estates.

Additionally, industrial buildings are being demolished and being rebuilt into brand new commercial buildings. The re-purposing of industrial units into office and retail units has led to the station having a high stream of passengers during peak hour periods.

The Chinese name of the station does not use the commonly used character 荔, but the character 茘 instead, which is the correct one according to the Kangxi dictionary. The same is true for Lai King station.