Che Kung Temple station

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Che Kung Temple 車公廟
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1 of Che Kung Temple station
Chinese name
Chinese	車公廟
Cantonese Yale	Chēgūngmiuh
Literal meaning	Temple of the Car Father in Law
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chēgōngmiaò Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chēgūngmiuh Jyutping Che1gung1miu6
General information
Location	Near Chun Shek Estate, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°22′29″N 114°11′10″E / 22.3748°N 114.1861°E / 22.3748; 114.1861
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tuen Ma line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	CKT
History
Opened	21 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-21)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tai Wai towards Tuen Mun Tuen Ma line Sha Tin Wai towards Wu Kai Sha
Track layout Legend to Sha Tin Wai 2 1 to Tai Wai
Location 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]