Lai King

Lai King (Chinese: 荔景), or Lai King Hill (Chinese: 荔景山), is a residential area including a number of public housing estates, located in Lai King Hill, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is centred on Lai King Estate, but also refers to nearby estates, including Cho Yiu Chuen, Lai Yiu Estate, Wah Yuen Chuen, Wonderland Villas and Kau Wa Keng. The area also has an important MTR interchange station between the Tsuen Wan Line and the Tung Chung Line.

Lai King Community Hall

Lai King Community Hall

MTR Lai King Station

MTR Lai King Station

Phase 1, Lai King Estate

Phase 1, Lai King Estate

Phase 2, Lai King Estate

Phase 2, Lai King Estate

Lok King House, Lai King Estate

Lok King House, Lai King Estate

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Lai King Station

Lai King is an MTR rapid transit station located in Lai King, Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. The station is served by Tsuen Wan Line and Tung Chung Line and provides cross-platform interchange between the two lines. Both lines emerge from a tunnel to a viaduct at the station.

History

Lai King was opened on 10 May 1982, originally as part of the Tsuen Wan Line. The station was designed to serve the large public housing complex located above the station, as well as the container terminal on the coast to the southwest of the station. When the Lantau Airport Railway was proposed, Lai King was chosen to be the interchange between the Tsuen Wan Line and the Tung Chung Line.

During the course of construction, the layout of the station was greatly altered. The northbound Tsuen Wan Line track was raised to a new level above the original station, providing cross-platform interchange with the northbound Tung Chung Line. Similar platform arrangements were constructed for southbound tracks. The original Tsuen Wan Line track was abandoned from the sidings south of the station to slightly north of it. A pair of tracks were also constructed for the Airport Express which does not stop at this station.