Tsuen Wan Station (MTR)

Tsuen Wan 荃灣
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	荃灣
Simplified Chinese	荃湾
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Quánwān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization chyun4 waan1 Jyutping cyun4 waan1
General information
Location	Sai Lau Kok Road × Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′25″N 114°07′04″E / 22.3736°N 114.1178°E / 22.3736; 114.1178Coordinates: 22°22′25″N 114°07′04″E / 22.3736°N 114.1178°E / 22.3736; 114.1178
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan Line
Platforms	2 (side platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TSW
History
Opened	10 May 1982 (1982-05-10)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Tai Wo Hau towards Central Tsuen Wan Line Terminus
Location
Tsuen Wan Location within the MTR system

Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃灣) is the northern terminus of the MTR Tsuen Wan Line in Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Tsuen Wan Line at ground level. It is located in the northern central part of Tsuen Wan New Town, New Territories West. The following station is Tai Wo Hau.

It was the westernmost station in the MTR system until the opening of the Airport Station in 1998. It was also the northernmost station in the MTR system until the MTR–KCR merger.

The station opened as part of the line opening on May 10, 1982. A commemorative plaque in the station concourse, near exit A, was unveiled by Acting Governor Sir Philip Haddon-Cave. The station was designed as an intermediate station with two side platforms, with trains terminating at Tsuen Wan West, further northwest near Tsuen King Garden, different from the present West Rail Line Tsuen Wan West Station. The area around the proposed terminus had a poor development record and it was decided to not build a station there, even though tracks had already been laid. This explains why the station uses different platforms for loading and unloading. After leaving the unloading platform, trains enter the section of track beyond the station to proceed to the Tsuen Wan Depot or reverse back to the loading platform to go towards Central.

During the construction of the station, Route Twisk was diverted. The famous Sam Tung Uk walled village was also relocated, though it was later preserved as a museum.