Lai King Station

Lai King 荔景
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese	荔景
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lìjǐng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization lai6 ging2 Jyutping lai6 ging2
General information
Location	Between Yin Lai Court and Yeung King House, Lai King Estate, Kwai Chung Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′54″N 114°07′34″E / 22.3484°N 114.1261°E / 22.3484; 114.1261Coordinates: 22°20′54″N 114°07′34″E / 22.3484°N 114.1261°E / 22.3484; 114.1261
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan Line      Tung Chung Line
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade/elevated
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LAK
History
Opened	10 May 1982 (1982-05-10) (Tsuen Wan Line) 22 June 1998 (1998-06-22) (Tung Chung Line)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Mei Foo towards Central Tsuen Wan Line Kwai Fong towards Tsuen Wan Nam Cheong towards Hong Kong Tung Chung Line Tsing Yi towards Tung Chung
Location
Lai King Location within the MTR system

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

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 construction of the Tung Chung Line platforms, 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.

Passengers on the Tung Chung Line travelling in the direction of Tung Chung can go to the opposite platform to change to Tsuen Wan Line trains for destinations in the Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan districts and vice versa. The Tung Chung Line has proved popular among passengers living on Hong Kong Island who work in areas north of Lai King, and in rush hour, packed Tung Chung Line trains often empty at Lai King station.