Racecourse station (MTR)

Racecourse

馬場
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬場
Simplified Chinese马场
JyutpingMaa5coeng4
Hanyu PinyinMáchǎng
Literal meaninghorse field
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMáchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMáhchèung
IPA[ma˩˧.tsʰœŋ˩]
JyutpingMaa5coeng4
General information
LocationSha Tin Racecourse, Tai Po Road — Sha Tin, Fo Tan
Sha Tin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°24′01″N 114°12′10″E / 22.4004°N 114.2029°E / 22.4004; 114.2029
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)East Rail line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeRAC
History
Opened7 October 1978; 45 years ago (1978-10-07) (original station building)
Rebuilt1 October 1985; 39 years ago (1985-10-01)[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Sha Tin
towards Admiralty
East Rail line
Race days only
University
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout
1
2
Ho Tung Lau Depot
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
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.

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