Tai Po Market station

Tai Po Market

大埔墟
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior
General information
LocationNga Wan Road, Tai Po
Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°26′41″N 114°10′14″E / 22.4446°N 114.1706°E / 22.4446; 114.1706
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 codeTAP
History
Opened7 April 1983; 41 years ago (1983-04-07)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
University
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Tai Wo
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
East Rail line
Late night trains
Terminus
Track layout
1
2
3
4
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tai Po Market
Location within the MTR system
Tai Po Market station
Chinese
JyutpingDaai6 bou3 heoi1
Literal meaningGreatport Market
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàbǔxū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationDaaih bou hēui
JyutpingDaai6 bou3 heoi1
IPA[taj˨pɔw˧hɵɥ˥]

Tai Po Market (Chinese: 大埔墟; Cantonese Yale: Daaih bou hēui; pronounced: [taj˨pɔw˧.hɵɥ˥]) is an MTR station on the East Rail line in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Located between Flagstaff Hill and Wan Tau Tong Estate in Tai Po, and adjacent to the eponymous market town, the station has three tracks and four platforms. Platform 1 is for northbound trains to border crossing stations at Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau and platform 4 is for southbound trains to Admiralty, Kowloon while platforms 2 and 3 use the same track and is reserved for peak hour traffic.