Po Lam station

Po Lam (Chinese: 寶琳; Cantonese Yale: Bóulàhm) is the northern terminus MTR station of the Tseung Kwan O line. It is located on Mau Yip Road, Po Lam, in the New Territories of Hong Kong, sandwiched by Phases 1 to 3 of Metro City. Built by Maeda Corporation,^[3] it opened on 18 August 2002. The name of the station is taken from the nearby Po Lam Road North.

Po Lam 寶琳
MTR rapid transit station
Exterior of Po Lam station in 2014
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	寶琳
Simplified Chinese	宝林
Literal meaning	Pauline
Transcriptions
General information
Location	Mau Yip Road, Po Lam Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung District Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′21″N 114°15′29″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tseung Kwan O line
Platforms	1 side platform)[1]
Tracks	1[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade, fully covered
Platform levels	1[1]
Accessible	Yes
Architect	RMJM Hong Kong Ltd.
Other information
Station code	POA
History
Opened	18 August 2002; 22 years ago (2002-08-18)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Hang Hau towards North Point Tseung Kwan O line Terminus Proposed Po Tat towards Choi Hung East Kowloon line Terminus
Track layout Legend 1 Siding to Hang Hau
Location Po Lam Location within the MTR system

Station layout

U1	Footbridge (Exit A1, B2)	Metro City Phases 1 and 3
		Vending machines, ATMs, MTR Shops
	Footbridge (Exit A2, B1)	Metro City Phase 2, Transport interchange, Footbridges to Po Lam Estate, Yan Ming Court
	Footbridge (Exit B3)	Footbridges to rooftop garden, The Pinnacle, King Lam Estate Tseung Kwan O Public Library, Tseung Kwan O Swimming Pool
G Concourse/ Platforms	Platform 1	←     Tseung Kwan O line towards North Point (Hang Hau)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Concourse	Exit C, Customer service, MTR Shops
		Vending machines
		Octopus card promotion machines

Commemorative plaque for the opening of Tseung Kwan O line is at Po Lam station

The concourse in 2013

Exit A in 2006

Exit B in 2013

Exit C in 2014

Unlike most MTR stations and unique in the Tseung Kwan O line, the concourse, gates and platform of Po Lam station are on the same level. Tracks ascend from underground to ground level at the southern end of the station, along King Lam Estate. A park is located on top of the tracks to cover them.

Platforms

There is only one side platform (Platform 1) from which trains depart, in the same direction as they arrive. Trains, as a result, halt on their way from Hang Hau station for another train to depart at the station. Trains also stay here for a shorter period before departing than at other MTR terminals. The single-track design (and the consequent longer train turnback time) limits the maximum train service frequency of the Tseung Kwan O line.^[1][4]

Across from the platform and north of the point where the tracks merge to one, there is a siding that splits from the running line for parking trains. Trains cannot access the platform from the siding, nor can they access the siding from the platform.^[5]

Platform 1 in July 2017

The concourse in August 2017

Entrances/exits

The main exit is on Mau Yip Road, where five pedestrian footbridges link the station to a public transport interchange, shopping malls and residential buildings. There is direct access to Metro City and The Pinnacle from the concourse. Another footbridge crosses Po Fung Road and leads to Po Lam Estate, Yan Ming Court and Verbena Heights.

• A1: Metro City Plaza III
• A2: Metro City Plaza II
• B1: Metro City Plaza II
• B2: Metro City Plaza I
• B3: King Lam Estate
• C: Mau Yip Road

Station artwork

	Name	Artist	Location	Completion date
	City of Towers	Kacey Wong	Entrance A1 & B2	August 2002

^[6]

Future development

Main article: East Kowloon line

The government proposed in the Railway Development Strategy 2014 that East Kowloon line will connect Po Lam and Diamond Hill stations, passing through Po Tat, Sau Mau Ping, Shun Tin and Choi Wan stations. It will serve as an alternative route to reach Kwun Tong line in case of disruption on the Tseung Kwan O line, and is expected to open in 2025.^[7][8]