Kwai Fong station
| Company type | MTR station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | May 10, 1982 |
| Headquarters | Kwai Chung , Hong Kong |
| Products | Mass transit railway services |
Kwai Fong () is an MTR station situated on the , which commenced operations on 10 May 1982. Positioned above ground between Lai King and Kwai Hing, it functions as a vital transit interchange and commercial centre within Kwai Chung.
The station derives its name from the nearby Kwai Fong Estate, a prominent public housing estate. Over time, this vicinity has evolved into a bustling business district in the Kwai Tsing District. It experiences substantial passenger flow from adjacent residential neighborhoods and industrial areas, including factories located to the east.
Among the key commercial developments close to the station is the Metroplaza shopping mall, launched in the early 1990s to leverage the increasing pedestrian traffic. To mitigate noise impact on local inhabitants, concrete sound barriers have been erected along the railway tracks north of the station.
History
Constructed as a segment of the Tsuen Wan Extension—the MTR network’s initial expansion following its 1979 inauguration—Kwai Fong station links Tsuen Wan New Town with Kowloon. It officially opened on 10 May 1982. The contract for building Kwai Fong and Kwai Hing stations along with their connecting viaducts was awarded to Dragages et Travaux Publics.
In August 2011, automatic platform gates were installed to enhance passenger safety.
Station layout
| P/U1 Platforms |
Side platform, doors open on the left | |
| Platform 2 | Template:Rcb towards Central (Lai King) → | |
| Platform 1 | ← Template:Rcb Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Kwai Hing) | |
| Side platform, doors open on the left | ||
| Exit E | Exit, footbridge to Metroplaza | |
| C/G | Concourse | Exits, transport interchange |
| Customer services, MTRshops | ||
| Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, ATMs | ||
| Octopus promotion machine | ||
The tracks serving platforms 1 and 2 run side by side at the core of the station. Access to each platform is provided via separate escalators.
Kwai Fong ranks among three elevated stations on the Tsuen Wan line, together with Lai King station and Kwai Hing station, sharing a similar architectural design with Kwai Hing.
Exit E can be reached directly from Platform 1 without using escalators. Travelers arriving at Platform 2 must descend to the concourse level, ascend to Platform 1, and then proceed to Exit E; entry follows the opposite route.
Entrances/Exits
- A: New Kwai Fong Gardens Blocks D-E, Kwai Fong Estate
- B: New Kwai Fong Gardens Blocks A-C
- C: Kwai Tsing Theatre
- D: Kwai Chung Plaza and Metroplaza (ground level)
- E: Access to Metroplaza via footbridge from Platform 1
Exits A through D are situated on the station’s ground level, while Exit E is located on Platform 1 in the direction of Tsuen Wan.