Tin Wing stop
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | October 1, 1979 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong , Hong Kong |
Area served | Hong Kong |
Key people | Chairman: Jacob Kam; CEO: Lincoln Leong |
| Products | Railway services, property development |
Number of employees | 17,000 |
| Website | www |
Tin Wing () serves as a ground-level MTR Light Rail stop situated alongside Tin Shing Road within the heart of Tin Shui Wai Town Centre, located in the Yuen Long District. It commenced operations on 26 March 1995 and falls under Zone 4.
History
The stop was initially called Tin Shui Wai Terminus (), but on 1 August 2003, its name was changed to Tin Wing to prevent confusion with the newly established Tin Shui Wai station on the KCRC West Rail line (currently part of the MTR's Tuen Ma line), which also includes a Light Rail stop sharing the original name.
On 7 December 2003, the Tin Shui Wai Phase 4 Extension and Reserve Zone Extension began service, occurring two weeks prior to the launch of the West Rail line. This development transformed Tin Wing from a terminus into an intermediate stop and led to the replacement of routes 720 and 721 with routes 751 and 761. The direct connection from Tin Wing to Yuen Long via route 761 ended when this route was discontinued on 8 October 2006.
Property development
The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCR) secured authorization from the Town Planning Board to undertake property development above what was then known as Tin Shui Wai Terminus. Following the 2007 merger between KCR and the MTR Corporation (MTRC), MTRC inherited multiple KCR property development rights, including those related to the Tin Wing site, which was initially designed to consist of four residential towers each rising 43 storeys, containing approximately 1,600 housing units.
In February 2015, MTR Corporation entered into a joint venture with developer Sun Hung Kai Properties to redevelop the location into a complex comprising three towers with a total of 1,930 residential units alongside commercial facilities. To facilitate construction, Tin Wing stop was redesigned into a standard side platform configuration along Tin Shing Road, with former platforms and loop tracks removed. The project is anticipated to reach completion in 2024.
During July 2018, MTR reported ground subsidence at platform 7 between October 2017 and June 2018 attributed to nearby property construction activities; work was halted after settlement exceeded an 80 mm threshold. Light rail operators were instructed to reduce speed near this stop without public disclosure, prompting criticism over transparency from legislators such as Roy Kwong of the Democratic Party.
The Hong Kong government agencies—the Buildings Department (BD) and Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD)—investigated the situation and subsequently approved raising the permissible subsidence limit from 80 mm to 150 mm. Construction activities recommenced in May 2019 under continued supervision by BD, EMSD, and MTRC to maintain railway safety standards.