Fo Tan station

Fo Tan

火炭
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Exit B of Fo Tan station in July 2023
Chinese name
Chinese火炭
JyutpingFo2 taan3
Hanyu PinyinHuǒtàn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuǒtàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFó taan
IPA[fɔ˧˥.tʰan˧]
JyutpingFo2 taan3
General information
LocationLok King Street, Fo Tan
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°23′43″N 114°11′54″E / 22.3953°N 114.1982°E / 22.3953; 114.1982
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)East Rail line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeFOT
History
Opened15 February 1985; 39 years ago (1985-02-15)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Sha Tin
towards Admiralty
East Rail line University
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout
4
3
2
Fo Tan Goods Yard
1
to Racecourse
or Ho Tung Lau Depot
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Fo Tan
Location within the MTR system

Fo Tan (Chinese: 火炭; Cantonese Yale: Fó taan) is a station on the East Rail line of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Sha Tin and University stations on the East Rail line's main branch. The Racecourse is located parallel to Fo Tan, on the line's Racecourse branch.

The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, and a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the Fo Tan Railway House [zh] of the MTRC. During rush hour, some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards. Some trains do not run through this station on race days, and are instead diverted to stop at the Racecourse.