Yuen Long station

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Yuen Long (Chinese: 元朗) is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, on the Tuen Ma line between Kam Sheung Road and Long Ping. It is an interchange between the Tuen Ma line and Yuen Long stop of the Light Rail system. The station's livery is ice blue.

Chinese元朗
Cantonese YaleYùnlóhng
Literal meaningFertile Wetland
Hanyu PinyinYuánlǎng
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Yuen Long

元朗
MTR
Yuen Long station platform
Chinese name
Chinese元朗
Cantonese YaleYùnlóhng
Literal meaningFertile Wetland
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuánlǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYùnlóhng
General information
LocationLong Yat Road × Long Ming Street, Yuen Long
Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°26′46″N 114°02′07″E
SystemMTR rapid transit station
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR
LineTuen Ma line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRocco Design Architects
Other information
Station codeYUL
History
Opened20 December 2003; 22 years ago (2003-12-20)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Long Ping
towards Tuen Mun
Tuen Ma line Kam Sheung Road
towards Wu Kai Sha
Preceding stop MTR Light Rail MTR Light Rail Following stop
Tai Tong Road 610
transfer at Yuen Long
Terminus
614
transfer at Yuen Long
615
transfer at Yuen Long
Tai Tong Road
towards Tin Yat
761P
transfer at Yuen Long
Track layout
2
1
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Yuen Long
Location within the MTR system
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History

Yuen Long and Long Ping station were built under a combined contract, numbered CC-202, which was awarded to the AMEC-Hong Kong Construction Joint Venture. The contract, worth HK$1.76 billion, commenced in September 1999.[1] Piling was completed at Yuen Long station in November 2001, while the superstructure and civil works were completed by March 2002.[2] A topping-out ceremony for both Yuen Long and Long Ping stations was held on 24 May 2002.[1]

The station opened on 20 December 2003 with the inauguration of the West Rail.[3]

A new station exit (Exit K), linking the station concourse to Yoho Mall, was opened on 31 May 2017.[4]

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with the Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Yuen Long was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

2019 Yuen Long attack (721 incident)

On the night of 21 July 2019, an armed mob of alleged triad members dressed in white indiscriminately attacked civilians on streets with steel rods and rattan canes and attacked passengers in the station[5][6] including the elderly, children,[7] black-clad protesters,[8] journalists and lawmakers.[9] At least 45 people were injured in the incident,[10] including a pregnant woman.[11] The incident and the alleged mishandling of the police prompted a series of protests around Yuen Long, expanding the extent of Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill protests.[12]

Station layout

P
Platforms
Platform 2      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Kam Sheung Road)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Long Ping)
C Concourse Customer services, toilets
MTRShops, ticket machines, ATMs
G Light Rail stop Exits,      Light Rail Yuen Long stop, public transport interchange

It is an elevated through station with one island platform.[13]

Entrances/exits

References

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