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Tai Po Market (Chinese: 大埔墟; Cantonese Yale: Daaih bou hēui; pronounced: [taj˨pɔw˧.hɵɥ˥]) is an MTR station on the East Rail line in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Located between Flagstaff Hill and Wan Tau Tong Estate in Tai Po, and adjacent to the eponymous market town, the station has three tracks and four platforms. Platform 1 is for northbound trains to border crossing stations at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau and platform 4 is for southbound trains to Admiralty, Kowloon while platforms 2 and 3 use the same track and is reserved for peak hour traffic. Its livery is aster purple.

LocationNga Wan Road, Tai Po
Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°26′41″N 114°10′14″E
SystemMTR rapid transit station
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Tai Po Market

大埔墟
MTR
Station exterior
General information
LocationNga Wan Road, Tai Po
Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°26′41″N 114°10′14″E
SystemMTR rapid transit station
OwnerKCR Corporation
OperatorMTR Corporation
LineEast Rail line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
Platform levels
1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTAP
History
Opened1 October 1910; 115 years ago (1910-10-01)
Rebuilt7 April 1983; 43 years ago (1983-04-07)
Electrified2 May 1983; 43 years ago (1983-05-02)
Key dates
1910Station opened
1913Old station building erected
1983Station is relocated to its current location; old station building closed
1985Old station building converted to the Hong Kong Railway Museum
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
University
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Tai Wo
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
East Rail line
Late night trains
Terminus
Track layout
1
2
3
4
Location
Tai Po Market is located in MTR
Tai Po Market
Tai Po Market
Location within MTR
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Jyutpingdaai6 bou3 heoi1
Literal meaningGreatport Market
Hanyu PinyinDàbǔxū
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Tai Po Market station
Chinese大埔墟
Jyutpingdaai6 bou3 heoi1
Literal meaningGreatport Market
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàbǔxū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih bou hēui
Jyutpingdaai6 bou3 heoi1
IPA[taj˨pɔw˧hɵɥ˥]
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History

Between 1910 and 1982, the old Tai Po Market station located within the Tai Po Market proper served the passengers of Tai Po. The old station is a 10-minute walk from the current one.[1] During the electrification of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (British Section) (now known as the East Rail line), the station was relocated to its current location on 7 April 1983, while the old station building became a part of the Hong Kong Railway Museum. On 2 May the same year, the KCR was electrified to Tai Po Market; the full line was electrified on 15 July 1983.

The station went under a major renovation which was completed in 2008.[2][3] During the renovation, it remained open though most of the retail outlets were closed.

The construction of platform screen gates at Tai Po Market station began in 2023.[4] The project was completed in 2024 as part of a program to add platform screen gates to 13 stations on the East Rail line.[5]

Station layout

P
Platforms
Platform 1      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Tai Wo) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform
2 ↑ / 3 ↓
     East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Tai Wo) →
     East Rail line termination platform →
←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (University)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 4 ←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (University)
C
Concourse (Ground)
Concourse Tickets/fare adjustment, shops, toilets,
vending machines, ATMs
Subway Subway to Uptown Plaza, Nga Wan Road, Wan Tau Kok Playground

The station consists of two island platforms, with platforms 2 and 3 sharing the same centre track. This centre track serves as the terminus of some trains during the day, and the departure of some extra trains southbound during morning peak hours. Northbound trains that arrive here after 11 p.m. use the centre track instead, as Platform 1 is reserved for late night trains that terminate at Tai Po Market instead of continuing towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau.[6]

Exits

Transport interchange

Bus and public light bus services are available for the few housing estates of Tai Po; bus services include MTR Bus (formerly KCR Feeder Bus) and Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) services. Several routes of MTR Bus, such as route K14, which connects private housing estate Tai Po Centre [zh], and the station, were introduced in 1980s.[8] The bus terminus of the station also had routes that connected to other new towns of Hong Kong, such as KMB's route 64K that connects Tai Po and Yuen Long.[9]

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