Sheung Wan (MTR)

Sheung Wan 上環
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	上環
Simplified Chinese	上环
Literal meaning	Upper ring
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shànghuán Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization seung6 waan4 Jyutping soeng6 waan4
General information
Location	Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′10″N 114°09′06″E / 22.2862°N 114.1518°E / 22.2862; 114.1518Coordinates: 22°17′10″N 114°09′06″E / 22.2862°N 114.1518°E / 22.2862; 114.1518
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island Line
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus, tram
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	SHW
History
Opened	23 May 1986 (1986-05-23)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Sai Ying Pun towards Kennedy Town Island Line Central towards Chai Wan
Route map to Central 1 2 to Sai Ying Pun
Location
Sheung Wan Location within the MTR system

Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環) is a rapid transit station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line. It serves the Sheung Wan area of Hong Kong Island, and is also directly connected to the Macau Ferry Terminal. The livery colour of this station is khaki.

The station was originally proposed under the name Western Market in the 1967 Hong Kong Mass Transport Study.

It was finally constructed and opened in May 1986 as part of the Island Line. There is a plaque in the station concourse, laid by Financial Secretary John Henry Bremridge, commemorating the completion of the Island Line. Sheung Wan served as the western terminus of the Island Line until the extension of the line to Kennedy Town, which opened in 2014.

The platforms are built under Des Voeux Road from Cleverly Street to Rumsey Street. Although platforms 1 and 2 are parallel to and directly opposite each other, there is a wall separating the two tracks giving a false impression that both platforms are separated by a long distance from each other. Both platforms are slightly longer than those on other MTR underground stations. It has been suggested that this was the result of problems in calculations during the station's construction.

The platforms of Rumsey station, originally planned as the southern terminus of the East Kowloon Line, still remain in Sheung Wan station. They are located near Exit E, forming part of the passageways between the concourse and the open platforms, and they run perpendicular to the Island Line platforms below. The platforms were never completed, and have a length of about three MTR EMUs (while normal trains have eight each), roughly 60 metres long; do not have tracks or overhead power lines; and have all tunnel entrances sealed with bricks.