====== Birch Hill Station ======

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|   @#51C7FA:  **Birch Hill**   ||
| @#EB7AE9: ||
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^   **Overview**   ^^
| **Operators** | [[mtr_letsplay:wilds_railway|Wilds Railway]] |
| ::: | [[mtr_letsplay:west_lake_transport_authority|West Lake Transport Authority]] |
| **Lines** | [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] |
| ::: | [[mtr_letsplay:wr_sw_plains_line|WR SW Plains Line]] |
| **Owners** | [[mtr_community:staff:navi_lx9702|Navi]] |
| ::: | [[mtr_community:staff:bdark000|BDark000]] |
| **Region** | [[mtr_letsplay:west_lake_area|West Lake]] |
| **Platforms** | 4 |
| **Tracks** | 4 |
| **Coordinates** | (-2920, 1261) |
^   **Translations**   ^^
| **Traditional** | 樺山 |
| **Simplified** | 桦山 |
| **Cantonese Yale** | wàhsāan |
^   **Colors**   ^^
| @#FFFF00:  | Yellow |
| @#FFA500:  | Orange |
| @#00FFFF:  | Light Blue |
^   **Station**   ^^
| **Type** | Underground |
| **Floors** | 6 |
| **Platform Floors** | 2 |
| **Step-Free Accessible** | Yes |
| **Station Code** | BIH |
| **Opened** | 26 August, 2022 |
| **Electrification** | 750V third rail DC\\ //(WR SW Plains Line)// |
| ::: | 25kV Overhead Cable AC\\ //(Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1)// |

| @#EB7AE9:  **[[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]]** || | @#0FBFE4:  **[[mtr_letsplay:wr_sw_plains_line|WR SW Plains Line]]** ||
|  || ::: | ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:lake_city_station|Lake City]] |
| ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:kwong_chow_station|Kwong Chow]] | ::: | ⇅ | ... |
| ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:chung_kwo_kok_station|Chung Kwo Kok]] | ::: | ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:sw_plains_station|SW Plains]] |
| ◉ | **Birch Hill** | ::: | ◉ | **Birch Hill** |
| ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:providence_station|Providence]] | ::: | ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:hakura_island_station|Hakura Island]] |
| ⇅ | ... | ::: | ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:chong_shu_chau_station|Chong Shu Chau]] |
| ⇅ | [[mtr_letsplay:northern_snow_village_station|Northern Snow Village]] | ::: | ||

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**Birch Hill Station** (Chinese: 樺山站, station code: BIH) is a station in the [[mtr_letsplay:west_lake_area|West Lake Region]], built by [[mtr_community:staff:navi_lx9702|Navi]] and [[mtr_community:staff:bdark000|BDark000]] and acts as a mid-way stop of [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] and [[mtr_letsplay:wr_sw_plains_line|WR SW Plains Line]].

===== History =====

  * **8 August, 2022**: Station starts construction. [[mtr_community:staff:navi_lx9702|Navi]] (Wilds Railway) is responsible for the lower platform and [[mtr_community:staff:bdark000|BDark000]] (West Lake Transport) is responsible for other parts of station. 
  * **26 August, 2022**: Station completes construction (except exit A). [[mtr_letsplay:wr_sw_plains_line|WR SW Plains Line]] starts service.
  * **25 September, 2022**: [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|WLT Line 1]] starts service.
  * **22 December, 2022**: WLT Line 1 is extended to [[mtr_letsplay:kwong_chow_station|Kwong Chow]] and renamed as WLT Line 1 Phase 1
  * **31 December, 2023**: WLT Line 1 Phase 1 is renamed to Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1
  * **11 March, 2024**: Exit A (A1 and A2) opens. A pair of emergency exit is installed at the north of the station for better evacuation. 

===== Layout =====

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| **U1** | | Exit A |
| **L1** | **Concourse** | Exit B |
| **L2** | @#EB7AE9: **[[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] Platforms** ||
| ::: |   Side Platform   ||
| ::: | Platform **1** | [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] to [[mtr_letsplay:hung_ngai_tung_station|Hung Ngai Tung]] -> |
| ::: | Platform **2** | <- [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] to [[mtr_letsplay:kwong_chow_station|Kwong Chow]] |
| ::: |   Side Platform   ||
| **L3** | Plant Room ||
| **L4** | Transfer Lobby ||
| **L5** | @#0FBFE4: **[[mtr_letsplay:wr_sw_plains_line|WR SW Plains Line]] Platforms** ||
| ::: |   Side Platform   ||
| ::: | Platform **3** | [[mtr_letsplay:wr_sw_plains_line|WR SW Plains Line]] to [[mtr_letsplay:chong_shu_chau_station|Chong Shu Chau]] -> |
| ::: | Platform **4** | <- [[mtr_letsplay:wr_sw_plains_line|WR SW Plains Line]] to [[mtr_letsplay:lake_city_station|Lake City]] |
| ::: |   Side Platform   ||

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===== Exits =====

  * A: Birch Hill Cave
    * A1: Birch Hill Cave
    * A2: Upper Birch Hill Village
  * B: Birch Forest
    * B1: Birch Forest
    * B2: Lower Birch Hill Village\\ Birch Hill Bay