Sheung Shui station

Sheung Shui (Chinese: 上水; Cantonese Yale: Seuhngséui; pronounced: [sœŋ˨.sɵɥ˧˥], literally "Above-water") is the penultimate northbound station on the East Rail line in Hong Kong. This station serves as the northern terminus of the East Rail line after the Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau boundary crossings have closed for the day. It is also the last northbound station on the East Rail line that passengers without a Closed Area Permit, Mainland Travel Permit, or valid passport and mainland Chinese visa may freely travel to.

Sheung Shui 上水
MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 (November 2024)
Chinese name
Chinese	上水
Jyutping	soeng6 seoi2
Hanyu Pinyin	Shàngshui
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shàngshui Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Seuhngséui IPA [sœŋ˨sɵɥ˧˥] Jyutping soeng6 seoi2
General information
Location	San Wan Road, Sheung Shui North District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°30′04″N 114°07′41″E
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SHS
History
Opened	16 May 1930; 95 years ago (1930-05-16)
Electrified	15 July 1983; 42 years ago (1983-07-15)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Fanling towards Admiralty East Rail line Lo Wu Terminus Lok Ma Chau Terminus Proposed Fanling towards Admiralty East Rail line Kwu Tung towards Lok Ma Chau
Former services
Preceding station KCR Following station Fanling towards Kowloon KCR British section Lo Wu Terminus
Track layout Legend Lo Wu Lok Ma Chau San Fung Avenue Lung Sum Avenue 1 2 Lung Wan Street Chi Cheong Road Fanling
Location Sheung Shui Location within the MTR system

This station is located in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, serving the Sheung Shui area and its vicinity.

History

On 1 October 1910, the Kowloon-Canton Railway British Section opened to the public, but Sheung Shui station was not added until 16 May 1930. Full electrification of KCR completed on 15 July 1983.^[1] Lok Ma Chau Spur Line was added on 15 August 2007.^[2]

In anticipation of an increase in patronage expected to accompany the commissioning of the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, a new southern concourse was opened at Sheung Shui station in January 2006.^[3]

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  Former Sheung Shui station concourse, before refurbishment of Lok Ma Chau extension project (August 2006)
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  The extension of platform 2 with former KCR branded signage (April 2008)
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  Exterior of the KCR Sheung Shui station (May 2007)
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  Platform 2 of Sheung Shui station (April 2014)

Layout

Markers were provided on the northbound platform following the opening of Lok Ma Chau station. Two queues, blue and green, are set up at the boarding areas. The blue queues are for passengers travelling to Lo Wu, while the green queues are for those travelling to Lok Ma Chau. Platform 1 is the termination platform of northbound trains after Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau boundary crossings have closed for the day, and so platform 2 (southbound platform) is the only platform for boarding.

U1	concourse	exit, customer service centre, shops, automatic teller machine
	footbridges	footbridges to Landmark North, transport interchange, bus stops, Sheung Shui Garden, Yuk Po Court, Choi Yuen Commercial Complex
G
	Exit C	exit, customer service centre
	Side platform, left doors open
	Platform 1	→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu (terminus) → →      East Rail line towards Lok Ma Chau (terminus) →
	Platform 2	←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Fanling)
	Side platform, left doors open
	Exit D	exit, customer service centre

^[4]

Exits

Exit A3

• Concourse (1/F)^[5]
  • Exit A
    • A1: Choi Yuen Estate (footbridge)
    • A2: Choi Yuen Road, Platform 1 to Lo Wu (escalators)
  • Exit B
    • B1: San Wan Road, Shek Wu Hui (escalators)
    • B2: Landmark North (footbridge)
    • B3: Sheung Shui Centre (footbridge)
  • Exit E
    • E: Yuk Po Court, Tai Ping Estate, North District Hospital (footbridge)
  • Exit F
    • F: Sheung Shui Centre, Sheung Shui Town Centre, North District Town Hall (footbridge)
• Ground (G/F)^[5]
  • Exit C (connected to platform 1)
    • C: Choi Yuen Road
  • Exit D (connected to platform 2)
    • D1: San Wan Road, Shek Wu Hui, minibus terminus
    • D2: San Wan Road, residents' services bus stop

Gallery

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  Unpaid area of the station concourse, near Exit A (2022)
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  Platform (2021)
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  Station Exterior (2021)
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  Exit C (2020)
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  Concourse artwork (2020)