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-====== Hung Ngai Tung Station [WIP] ======+====== Hung Ngai Tung Station ======
  
  
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 | **Station Code** | HNT | | **Station Code** | HNT |
 | **Opened** | 11 February, 2023 | | **Opened** | 11 February, 2023 |
-| **Electrification** | 25kV Overhead Cable AC (WIP)\\ //(Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1)// |+| **Electrification** | 25kV Overhead Cable AC (WIP)\\ |
  
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
-**Hung Ngai Tung Station** (Chinese: //紅崖洞站//) is a station in the Sakura Stream Area built by [[mtr_community:staff:bdark000|BDark000]] on behalf of [[/west_lake_transport_authority|West Lake Transport Authority (WLT)]]. It is the temporary northern terminus of [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] before the renovation between [[/northern_snow_village_station|Northern Snow Village]] station and this station is done. It will become a mid-way stop of Line 1 (Meyan Line) afterwards. +**Hung Ngai Tung Station** (Chinese: //紅崖洞站//) is a station in the Sakura Stream Area built by [[mtr_community:staff:bdark000|BDark000]] on behalf of [[/west_lake_transport_authority|West Lake Transport Authority (WLT)]]. It is a mid-way stop of Line 1 (Meyan Line). It was once the temporary northern terminus of [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] before the renovation between [[/northern_snow_village_station|Northern Snow Village]] station and this station is done.  
 + 
 +The literal meaning of the Chinese name means //Red Clift and Cave//, comes from the Siberian Taiga biome, clifty terrain and large lush cave near the station. The station also shares a very similar name to a tourist attraction in Chongqing also located at a clift //Hongyadong (洪崖洞)//, but it is just a coincidence.
  
 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
  
-When [[/west_lake_transport_authority|WLT]]'s first plan regarding transportation in the [[/west_lake_area|West Lake Area]] is out, the region near now Kwong Chow station is already planned to have at least a station to serve the residence. Due to lines being proposed to be light rail in the beginning, it was planned to have two stations instead of one, at the north side and south side of the stream respectively((Roughly at the location of now [[/kwong_chow_station#layout|north concourse]] and [[/kwong_chow_station#layout|south concourse]])). The name **Kwong Chow**((Yielding from Cantonese pronunciation of [[wp>hanja|hanja]] 光州 )) was previously only assigned to the area at the north of the stream, due to the land shape looking like [[wp>Korea|the Korean Peninsula]], picking a city name at the south end of the Peninsula which can correspond to the landscape(([[wp>Busan|Busan]] is more well-known yet not chosen because the "san"(Hanja 山) literally means hill but the it isn't hilly right at the north of the stream)). Meanwhile, **Chai Chow**((Yielding from Cantonese pronunciation of [[wp>hanja|hanja]] 濟州)) was originally picked to be the name of the area south of the stream, since it's at the south of the Peninsula, separated by water bodies. +This station is first proposed in the northern extension from [[/providence_station|Providence]] station to [[/northern_snow_village_station|Northern Snow Village]] as an additional mid-way stop. 
  
-After the planned light rail routes are upgraded to rapid transit, the area is no longer sufficient to support two stations. Hence, they are merged to one, and **Kwong Chow** is picked while **Chai Chow** is dropped. It was planned to have a vast space for the platform structure, being two side platforms with at least 8m tall and 19m apart from each other, serving [[/wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line)]] (called WLT Line 1 at that time).  Middle part is separated into a mezzanine 4m above and lower part 4m under the split side platforms. A pair of stacked tracks of [[/wlt_line_2|Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line)]] (called WLT Line 2 at that time) passing in the middle and forming two double-sided side platforms. In that design, passengers alighting from Line 2, can exit on either side to change to Line 1 trains for the two directions on the opposite, or go up the escalators, stairs or lifts to exit the station. Conversely, passengers changing from both directions of Line 1 can enjoy a "cross platform interchange" to Line 2.  +The station location is picked right at the clift, since tracks are flat when crossing the clift and a station building along the clift requires the least digging. For the structure to be strong enough against any possible landslide stress, the railway bridges have thick concrete pillars down to rock level. The materials of the pillars supporting the station structure, is chosen to be mangrove wood, as it fits the theme of the station. Special treatment preventing the wood loses its strength due to  insects biting or fungi corroding is done. 
- +
-Unfortunately, after some study of trackwork, as both Line 1 and Line 2 is going from overground to underground at the north of the station, with a rather steep gradient. It is difficult to get Line 1 southbound tunnels properly crossing over or under two layers of Line 2 tunnels and reach designated position, then crossing under Line 2 tunnels again at the south of the station. Line 1 tracks also need to allow rooms for trains going to and from [[/chung_kwo_kok_depot|Chung Kwo Kok Depot]]. The plan was deemed too complicated and not feasible, hence was given up.  +
- +
-Although the plan that brings the most convenience to passengers doesn't proceed, the concept of openness in design remains. WLT turns to take the designs of real life KCRC [[wp>Sha_Tin to_Central_Link|Sha Tin to Central Link]], including now [[wp>Tai_Wai_Station|Tai Wai station]] and proposed Hung Hom station new platforms as a reference. They both have a hollow upper floor design. Upper floor can see the lower floor, and vice versa. **Kwong Chow** station is redesigned to have a double-layered platform inspiring from KCRC openness and concourses on two ends, with Line 1 tracks at the west and Line 2 tracks at the east, eliminating all possibilities of tracks crossing each other, to keep the alignments simple. Meanwhile, the cross platform interchange between Line 2 and Line 1 sections north of Kwong Chow is retained, and Line 1 sections south of Kwong Chow is forgone, in accordance to the [[/ckk_and_wyi_plan|Chung Kwo Kok and Wong Yip Island Development Plan]] as well as more developments of other builders from [[/northern_snow_village_station|Northern Snow Village]] station to [[/birch_hill_station|Birch Hill]] station than from [[/yuen_chow_kok_station|Yuen Chow Kok]] station to [[/suet_yuen_station|Suet Yuen]] station. +
  
 +**Hung Ngai Tung** station isn't expected to serve many passengers before nearby station developments are done. Also, since it requires more planning and preparation, the construction starts much later, after [[/kwong_chow_station|Kwong Chow]] station opens to the public. The construction finishes just on time and the opening of the station is promoted by [[/west_lake_transport_authority|WLT]] as the "gift of the Year of Rabbit".
 ==== Timeline ==== ==== Timeline ====
-  * late July, 2022: Initial plan of transportation in the West Lake Area is out. Stations are not yet confirmed but planned to have two near now **Kwong Chow** station.  +  * early September, 2022: The station location and design is confirmed.  
-  * early August, 2022: WLT confirms that only one **Kwong Chow** station will be built.  +  * early January, 2023: As Kwong Chow station opens to the public and finishes construction, **Hung Ngai Tung** station starts construction.  
-  * early September, 2022: Station starts planning for Line 1 split side platforms and Line 2 stacked double-sided side platforms proposal.  +  * 11 February, 2023: Station opens to the public. WLT Line 1 Phase 1 (now [[/wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line)]]) trains start stopping at this station for passengers service.  
-  * mid October, 2022: Station layout is revised to how it looks now.  +  * early December, 2023: A small renovation on the stairs is done. Most of the staircases in the station are extended and leave a small space in the middle for better safety and passengers experience. Due to the staircases at Exit C being long, two spaces are added at around 1/3 and 2/3 of their length.  
-  * 22 December, 2022: Station is open to the public as well as the extension of WLT Line 1 Phase 1 from Birch Hill station to this station.  +  * 31 December, 2023: As the section between **Hung Ngai Tung** station and Northern Snow Village station is closed for renovation, incoming trains from the south only stop at platform 2 and then reverse back to the south.  
-  * early January, 2023: Step-free access is now fully available after a new lift exit is added to Exit D.  +  * 18 May, 2024: Platform 1 is used again as the section between this station and Northern Snow Village station has renovated.
-  * 24 June, 2023: Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line) runs a shuttle service (later known as W. Section Temp Shuttle) between this station and [[/sai_mo_island_station|Sai Mo Island]] station. It is the first day of the station providing cross platform interchange.  +
-  * early December, 2023: A small renovation on the stairs is done. Most of the staircases in the station are extended and leave a small space in the middle for better safety and passengers experience. Also, the downward escalator from south concourse to platform 1 has been removed and become part of the staircase for better crowd control.  +
 ===== Layout ===== ===== Layout =====
  
-Not counting exits, there are a total of 3 floors in the station. **L1** is concourse and is separated into north and south part not directly accessible to each other, due to [[/kwong_chow_grand_canal|the Grand Canal]] in between. North part connects Exit C, D while south part connects Exit A, B. **L2** and **L3** are platforms under the canal. +There are a total of 5 floors in the station. **U4** is platform and **U3** is concourse, along with exit A. Exit B is located two floors underneath the concourse at **U1**, the lowest floor of the station. Exit C is in a structure at the northwest of the station, from concourse level **U3** goes up to highest floor **U5** by a pair of long escalators and staircases adjacent. 
  
-Platforms 1, 3 stack on top of platforms 2, 4 on the two sides. In between is the core structure. Under the concourse on two ends, it consists of walls, passages, staircases and escalators. Under the canal, it has the famous high ceiling spacious and open design, with chandeliers hung between the pillars. To facilitate the interchange at the upper platforms, a passageway in the middle is built to further connect up platforms 1 and 3. And since future interchange between [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line)]] south of Kwong Chow and [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_2|Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line)]] requires going down from upper platforms to lower platforms, a staircase and two escalators connecting the two floors are also built. +Platform layout is island platform. It makes the door opening direction different from the previous and next station Northern Snow Village and Sakura Stream Junction, allowing passengers to enter and exit the train at the less crowded side and hence improving efficiency. The island platform layout also requires fewer escalators, stairs and lifts to be built, saving construction costs. Openness in the middle part of the platform, as well as the tree kept in the platform level, is also one of the advantages of the adopted island platform design. 
  
-One lift is serving between north concourse and the platforms, while another is serving between south concourse and the platforms. The lift serving south concourse is larger due to a higher anticipated passengers flow and capacity needed. +Concourse is underneath the platform. It has extended outwards under the arch of railway bridge for more space putting in a lift and the customer service centre. Passengers can enjoy the view of the lake and the island nearby here. Ticket machine is put at the north and south side of the concourse, near exit C and the escalator to exit B, because of the space constraint. There is also a shop space reserved for a convenience store at the south side of the concourse, near the passageway to exit A.  
 + 
 +One lift is serving between the exits in the non-paid area at the south side, stopping at **U1**, **U3** and **U5**. The lift exit at U5 is assigned to a separate letter D as it is some distance away from the structure of exit C at the northwest side. Another lift is serving between concourse **U3** and the platform **U4**. 
  
 <WRAP left> <WRAP left>
  
-| **U1** |**South Side Exits**|**North Side Exits**| +| **U5** |**South Side Exits**|**North Side Exits**| 
-| ::: | Exit A2 | | +| ::: | Exit D | Exit C | 
-| **G** |**South Side Exits** | **North Side Exits** |  +| **U4** | **Platform** ||
-| ::: | Exit A1, Exit B | Exit C, Exit D |  +
-| **L1** | **South Concourse** | **North Concourse** | +
-| ::: | Customer Service Centre, Tickets || +
-| **L2** | **Upper Platforms** ||+
 | ::: | @#EB7AE9: || | ::: | @#EB7AE9: ||
-| ::: | Platform **1** | [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] to [[mtr_letsplay:hung_ngai_tung_station|Hung Ngai Tung]] -> (Doors open on the right) |+| ::: | Platform **1** | [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] to Mesa / Mei Foo Wan -> (Doors open on the right) |
 | ::: |   Island Platform   || | ::: |   Island Platform   ||
-| ::: | Platform **3** | <- [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_2|Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line)]] terminating (Doors open on the right)| +| ::: | Platform **2** | <- [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] to Tai Po (Doors open on the right) |
-| ::: | @#FFDA33: || +
-| **L3** | **Lower Platforms**||+
 | ::: | @#EB7AE9: || | ::: | @#EB7AE9: ||
-| ::: | Platform **2** | <- [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]] terminating (Doors open on the left) | +| **U3** | **Concourse** || 
-| ::: |   Island Platform   || +| ::: | Exit A, Customer Service Centre, Tickets || 
-| ::: | Platform **4** | [[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_2|Line 2 (Kwong Chow - North Coast Line)]] W. Section Temp Shuttle to [[/sai_mo_island_station|Sai Mo Island]] -> (Doors open on the left) | +| **U2** | **Mezzanine** || 
-| ::: | @#FFDA33: ||+| **U1** |**Exit** || 
 +| ::: | Exit B || 
  
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
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 ===== Exits ===== ===== Exits =====
  
-  * A: +  * A: Azalea Cave
     * A1: [WIP]     * A1: [WIP]
-    * A2: +    * A2: Azalea Cave
   * B: Shore {{mtr:elevator2.png?24x24}}   * B: Shore {{mtr:elevator2.png?24x24}}
   * C: Little House on the Clift   * C: Little House on the Clift
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 ===== Train Services ===== ===== Train Services =====
  
-Passengers may take Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1 heading south towards Sakura Stream Junction station and [[/west_lake_area|West Lake Area]]. Train service heading north will resume after renovation works are done. +Passengers may take Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1 heading south towards Sakura Stream Junction station and [[/west_lake_area|West Lake Area]] or heading north towards Mesa station via Northern Snowland. Stations in [[/the_biomes_at_x_-4500|The Biomes at X -4500]] is currently work in progress.
  
 |  **[[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]]**  | |  **[[mtr_letsplay:wlt_line_1|Line 1 (Meyan Line) Phase 1]]**  |
 | @#EB7AE9: | | @#EB7AE9: |
-|  //<color gray>Northern Snow Village</color>// - **Hung Ngai Tung** - [[/sakura_stream_junction_station|Sakura Stream Junction]] - [[mtr_letsplay:providence_station|Providence]] - [[/birch_hill_station|Birch Hill]] - [[mtr_letsplay:chung_kwo_kok_station|Chung Kwo Kok]] - [[/kwong_chow_station|Kwong Chow]]  |+|  [[/mesa_station|Mesa]] - //<color #cccccc>Chi Chuk</color>// - //<color #cccccc>Ying Mo</color>// - //<color #cccccc>Tung Yuen</color>// - Northern Snow Village - **Hung Ngai Tung** - [[/sakura_stream_junction_station|Sakura Stream Junction]] - [[mtr_letsplay:providence_station|Providence]] - [[/birch_hill_station|Birch Hill]] - [[mtr_letsplay:chung_kwo_kok_station|Chung Kwo Kok]] - [[/kwong_chow_station|Kwong Chow]] - //<color #cccccc>Yuen Chow Kok</color>// - [[/tai_po_station|Tai Po]]  |
  
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