Yuen Long station

This article is about Tuen Ma line station. For the Light Rail stop, see Yuen Long stop.

Yuen Long (Chinese: 元朗) is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of Yuen Long Town, New Territories, Hong Kong, on the Tuen Ma line between Kam Sheung Road and Long Ping. It is an interchange between the Tuen Ma line and Yuen Long stop of the Light Rail system.

Yuen Long 元朗
MTR rapid transit station
Yuen Long station platform
Chinese name
Chinese	元朗
Cantonese Yale	Yùnlóhng
Literal meaning	Fertile Wetland
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuánlǎng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Yùnlóhng
General information
Location	Long Yat Road × Long Ming Street, Yuen Long Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°26′46″N 114°02′07″E
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR
Line(s)	Tuen Ma line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Yuen Long stop:       Routes: 610, 614, 615, 761P Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Rocco Design Architects
Other information
Station code	YUL
History
Opened	20 December 2003; 21 years ago (2003-12-20)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Long Ping towards Tuen Mun Tuen Ma line Kam Sheung Road towards Wu Kai Sha Preceding stop MTR Light Rail Following stop Tai Tong Road towards Tuen Mun Ferry Pier 610 transfer at Yuen Long Terminus 614 transfer at Yuen Long 615 transfer at Yuen Long Tai Tong Road towards Tin Yat 761P transfer at Yuen Long
Track layout Legend to Kam Sheung Road 2 1 to Long Ping
Location Yuen Long Location within the MTR system

History

Yuen Long and Long Ping station were built under a combined contract, numbered CC-202, which was awarded to the AMEC-Hong Kong Construction Joint Venture. The contract, worth HK$1.76 billion, commenced in September 1999.^[1] Piling was completed at Yuen Long station in November 2001, while the superstructure and civil works were completed by March 2002.^[2] A topping-out ceremony for both Yuen Long and Long Ping stations was held on 24 May 2002.^[1]

The station opened on 20 December 2003 with the inauguration of the West Rail.^[3]

A new station exit (Exit K), linking the station concourse to Yoho Mall, was opened on 31 May 2017.^[4]

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with the Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Yuen Long was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

2019 Yuen Long attack (721 incident)

On the night of 21 July 2019, an armed mob of alleged triad members dressed in white indiscriminately attacked civilians on streets with steel rods and rattan canes and attacked passengers in the station^[5][6] including the elderly, children,^[7] black-clad protesters,^[8] journalists and lawmakers.^[9] At least 45 people were injured in the incident,^[10] including a pregnant woman.^[11] The incident and the alleged mishandling of the police prompted a series of protests around Yuen Long, expanding the extent of Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill protests.^[12]

Station layout

P Platforms	Platform 2	→      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Kam Sheung Road) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Long Ping)
C	Concourse	Customer services, toilets
		MTRShops, ticket machines, ATMs
G	Light Rail stop	Exits,      Light Rail Yuen Long stop, public transport interchange

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  Yuen Long Station platform (December 2008)
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  Yuen Long Station Platforms (August 2013)
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  Yuen Long Station Platforms (December 2017)
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  Yuen Long Station Platforms (July 2021)

It is an elevated through station with one island platform.^[13]

Entrances/exits

• A: Long Yat Road^[14]
• B: Nam Pin Wai^[14]
• C: Yoho Mix ^[14]
• E: Light Rail ^[14]
• F: Yoho Mall II ^[14]
• G1: Light Rail ^[14]
• G2: Tung Tau Tsuen ^[14]
• H: Pok Oi Hospital^[14]
• J: Ying Lung Wai^[14]
• K: Yoho Mall I ^[14]

Exits C and D are reserved.

Gallery

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  Yuen Long station concourse
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  Yuen Long station property "YOHO Hub"
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  Yuen Long Station Public Transport Interchange
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  Mob dressed in white attacking passengers at Yuen Long station platform
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  Special Tactical Squad run into Yuen Long Station concourse on July 27 2019
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  Protester make roadblock for 2019 Yuen Long attack one month anniversary