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Encyclopedia > Fo Tan (KCR)

Fo Tan (火炭站) is a station on the KCR East Rail. It is located in the Fo Tan area of Sha Tin District, between Sha Tin and University stations. This is a list of the stations of the Hong Kong train system known as the KCRC. Station names are in both English and Cantonese. ... The KCR logo The Kowloon-Canton Railway, frequently abbreviated as the KCR, is the railway network providing intercity, suburban rapid transit and light rail passenger services in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 10 October 1911 Stations 14 Number of trains 37 Service Area North District, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City The East Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Fo Tan (火炭) is a suburb of Sha Tin, in Hong Kong. ... District slogan: none Location within Hong Kong S.A.R. (Click here for satellite image) District Council Chairman WAI Kwok-hung, JP Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 60 km² km² km² Population   â€“Total (2001)   â€“Density > 600,000 /km² Latitude Longitude 22°39 N 114°21 E Official website: Sha Tin District Council... Sha Tin is a station in Sha Tin on Hong Kongs KCR East Rail. ... University (大學站) is a KCR station located near The Chinese University of Hong Kong. ...


The station was opened in 1985, two years after total electrification of the railway. The station has three tracks, with two island platforms between. In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a good syard north of the station. 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, some villages, a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the headquarters of KCRC. In rush hours, some northbound trains are destined to this station and then departs to the south. However, some trains do not call this station on race days, and stop at Racecourse Station instead. Racecourse is a station on the Hong Kong KCRC East Rail. ...


The station goodsyard is considered to be well-utilised, with freight trains stopping regularly.



Stations of the KCR of Hong Kong KCR Logo
East Rail East Tsim Sha Tsui | Hung Hom | Mong Kok | Kowloon Tong | Tai Wai | Sha Tin | Fo Tan | Racecourse | University | Science Park | Tai Po Market | Tai Wo | Fanling | Sheung Shui | Lo Wu | Lok Ma Chau
Light Rail Siu Hong | Kei Lun | Tsing Chung | Kin Sang | Tin King | Leung King | San Wai | Shek Pai | Ming Kum | Kin On | Ho Tin | Choy Yee Bride | Affluence | Tuen Mun Hospital | Ngan Wai | Tai Hing South | Tai Hing North | Shan King North | Shan King South | Tsing Wun | Tsing Shan Tsuen | Lung Mun | LRT Depot | Butterfly | Melody Garden | Ferry Pier | Tuen Mun | Town Centre | On Ting | Yau Oi | Fung Tei | Prime View | San Hui | Ho Fuk Tong | Pui To | Siu Lun | Goodview Garden | Tuen Mun Swimming Pool | Siu Hei | Sam Shing | Yuen Long | Tai Tong Road | Hong Lok Road | Fung Nin Road | Shui Pin Wai | Ping Shan | Tong Fong | Hung Shui Kiu | Chung Uk Tsuen | Nai Wai | Lam Tei | Tin Shui | Locwood | Tin Yiu | Hang Mei Tsuen | Tin Wing | Chestwood | Tin Shui Wai | Tin Tsz | Tin Wu | Ginza | Tin Yuet | Tin Sau | Wetland Park | Tin Heng | Tin Yat | Tin Fu | Chung Fu
West Rail Canton Road | West Kowloon | Nam Cheong | Mei Foo | Tsuen Wan West | Kam Sheung Road | Yuen Long | Long Ping | Tin Shui Wai | Siu Hong | Tuen Mun
Ma On Shan Rail Tai Wai | Che Kung Temple | Sha Tin Wai | City One | Shek Mun | Tai Shui Hang | Heng On | Ma On Shan | Wu Kai Sha

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Fo Tan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (125 words)
Fo Tan (Traditional Chinese: 火炭) is a suburb of Sha Tin, in Hong Kong.
The area is primarily industrial, but also has residential areas to the east, alongside the KCR line, and in the mountains to the west (where you will also find the popular Sha Tin College and Sha Tin Junior School, run by the English Schools Foundation).
Fo Tan station on the KCR East Rail, buses and mini-buses provide easy access to the area.
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