Racecourse station (MTR)

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Racecourse 馬場
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	馬場
Simplified Chinese	马场
Jyutping	Maa5coeng4
Hanyu Pinyin	Máchǎng
Literal meaning	horse field
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Máchǎng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Máhchèung IPA [ma˩˧.tsʰœŋ˩] Jyutping Maa5coeng4
General information
Location	Sha Tin Racecourse, Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, Fo Tan Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°24′01″N 114°12′10″E / 22.4004°N 114.2029°E / 22.4004; 114.2029
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Sha Tin Racecourse Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	RAC
History
Opened	7 October 1978; 46 years ago (1978-10-07) (original station building)
Rebuilt	1 October 1985; 39 years ago (1985-10-01)[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Sha Tin towards Admiralty East Rail line Race days only University towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout Legend to University 1 2 Ho Tung Lau Depot to Sha Tin
Location Racecourse Location within the MTR system

Racecourse (Chinese: 馬場; Cantonese Yale: Máhchèung) is a station on the East Rail line of Hong Kong. It was opened on 1 October 1985 and is only used on race days and special days held in the Sha Tin Racecourse. There are single journey tickets to the station available separately. It is located between Sha Tin and University stations along the East Rail line's Racecourse branch, and is situated parallel to Fo Tan along the mainline.