South Horizons station

South Horizons (Chinese: 海怡半島; Cantonese Yale: Hóiyì Bundóu) is an underground MTR rapid transit station in Hong Kong, located on Ap Lei Chau in Southern District. It is the southern terminus of the South Island line. The station is located under the junction of Yi Nam Road and South Horizon Drive, and primarily serves residents of the South Horizons private housing estate (its namesake), in addition to Ap Lei Chau Estate and Ap Lei Chau West Industrial Area. The station has a unique shape in the form of a letter Y, and has no overrun track. It opened on 28 December 2016^[1] with the rest of the South Island line.

South Horizons 海怡半島
MTR rapid transit station
South Horizons station Exit A
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	海怡半島
Cantonese Yale	Hóiyì Bundóu
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hǎiyí Bàndǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hóiyì Bundóu Jyutping Hoi2ji4 Bun3dou2
General information
Location	Ap Lei Chau Southern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°14′33″N 114°08′57″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	South Island line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SOH
History
Opened	28 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-28)[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Lei Tung towards Admiralty South Island line Terminus
Track layout Legend to Lei Tung 1 2
Location South Horizons station Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR South Horizons station South Horizons station (Hong Kong Island) Show map of Hong Kong Island

History

The station was built by the Leighton Asia – John Holland Joint Venture under a contract numbered 904, awarded May 2011, which also included Lei Tung station and sections of running tunnel.^[2] It was constructed using the cut-and-cover method.^[3]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer service, MTRShops, vending machines, ATMs
		Octopus Add Value Machine
L2 Platforms	Platform 2	South Island line towards Admiralty (Lei Tung) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left/right
	Platform 1	South Island line towards Admiralty (Lei Tung) →

This underground station has two tracks and an island platform.^[4] The station's single concourse is located at the west of the station (near the bumper blocks), with all three exits extending from this concourse.^[4]

There are two artworks in the station. Along the glass walls of exits A and B, the work Tree Shadow in the Gridline, by Cheung Wai-lok, features shadows of trees in order to transition the exit passageways between indoors and outdoors.^[4][5] Meanwhile, on platform level, the mosaic Soaring Horizon, created by children overseen by Karen Pow Cheuk-mei, features the surrounding landscape on the horizon, including the sea.^[4][5]

Entrances/exits

South Horizons station has three exits serving the residential buildings of South Horizons. There are two lifts for exit C.

• A: Ap Lei Chau Estate (using an 80 m-long (260 ft) footbridge) / South Horizons Phase 1 & 4, Marina Square East Centre^[4]
• B: South Horizons Phase 2 & 3, South Horizon Drive, Marina Square West Wing^[4]
• C: South Horizons Phase 3 & 4, Yi Nam Road, public transport interchange ^[4]

References

1. "MTR's South Island Line to open on December 28". RTHK. 5 December 2016.
2. "Progress Update". South Island Line. MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
3. "South Island Line (East) Rail Project Contract 904". Leighton Asia. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
4. "MTR – South Island Line > Station Information > South Horizons Station". mtr-southislandline.hk. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
5. "港鐵車站藝術計劃及進展 / Approach and Updates of MTR Art Programme" (PDF). Government of Hong Kong. January 2013. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 1 November 2016.