Che Kung Temple station

Che Kung Temple

車公廟
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1 of Che Kung Temple station
Chinese name
Chinese車公廟
Cantonese YaleChēgūngmiuh
Literal meaningTemple of the Car Father in Law
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChēgōngmiaò
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChēgūngmiuh
JyutpingChe1gung1miu6
General information
LocationNear Chun Shek Estate, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°22′29″N 114°11′10″E / 22.3748°N 114.1861°E / 22.3748; 114.1861
Owned byKCR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tuen Ma line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeCKT
History
Opened21 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-21)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Tai Wai
towards Tuen Mun
Tuen Ma line Sha Tin Wai
towards Wu Kai Sha
Track layout
2
1
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Che Kung Temple
Location within the MTR system

Che Kung Temple (Chinese: 車公廟; Cantonese Yale: Chēgūngmiuh) is a station on Hong Kong's Tuen Ma line. It is located on Che Kung Miu Road in Sha Tin in the New Territories. Its position was Sha Tin Tau Temporary Housing Area, so it was provisionally called "Sha Tin Tau" before the Ma On Shan line (the precursor to this section of the Tuen Ma line) opened.

It is located near the Che Kung Miu temple. On the third day of the first month in the Chinese calendar (also known as the third day of the Lunar New Year) many people use the station to get to the temple. The station is always crowded during those days.

Che Kung Temple station serves residential areas such as Chun Shek Estate, Fung Shing Court and Sha Tin Tau New Village. It also serves five schools, three churches and three temples. Although it is called "Che Kung Temple station", Tai Wai is nearer to Che Kung Miu (the temple) than this station.[1]

  1. ^ 九廣馬鐵 (in Chinese).