Pak Shek Kok station

Pak Shek Kok

白石角
MTR
The planning model of the station
General information
LocationPak Shek Kok
Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°25′40″N 114°12′17″E / 22.4278°N 114.2048°E / 22.4278; 114.2048
SystemPlanned MTR rapid transit station
OwnerKCR Corporation
OperatorMTR Corporation
Line
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type
At-grade
Accessibleyes
History
Opening2033 (2033)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Proposed
University
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Tai Po Market
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Location
Pak Shek Kok is located in MTR
Pak Shek Kok
Pak Shek Kok
Location within MTR

Pak Shek Kok station (Chinese: 白石角站) (previously also referred to as Science Park station (Chinese: 科學園站)) is a planned MTR station to be built in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong. The station will be on the East Rail line between University and Tai Po Market stations, serving the Hong Kong Science Park and local residential population.[1] It is scheduled to open in 2033.[2]

A footbridge over Tolo Highway will link the station to Chong San Road.[2]

The station will shorten travel distance and time between Science Park / Pak Shek Kok both north to the northern New Territories and south to Shatin and the urban areas. Currently, the 272K KMB bus route to University station is the only public transport north.[3] Walking to University station from Science Park takes around 20 minutes.

Under revised plans, the MTR Corporation will apply its "Rail + Property" development model and build exclusively private residential property in the vicinity of the station, capturing the increase in value of the land due to the utility of the improved transport access. Previously, some of the development was to be public housing.[2]

The station will be built partly on the site of the current Education University sports centre, with the government undertaking to build a replacement facility at Tung Tsz, close to the university's main campus near Tai Po.[4]

History

The station was first proposed as part of the overall Pak Shek Kok Development, whose corresponding Environmental Impact Assessment Report was approved by the Environmental Protection Department in 1998.[5]

In 2021, Chief Executive Carrie Lam invited the MTR Corporation for the construction of a station at the site of the Hong Kong Education University's sports centre.[6] In the Chief Executive's 2022 policy address, it was stated that the station would be commissioned by 2033.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "IT奇才批科學園大幅加租/IT experts criticise large Science Park rent increase", Ta Kung Pao, 21 July 2010, retrieved 1 September 2010
  2. 1 2 3 "Pak Shek Kok station on East Rail line scheduled to open as early as 2033", SCMP, 9 July 2026, retrieved 10 July 2026
  3. ↑ 九龍巴士公司272K路線/Kowloon Motor Bus Company Route 272K, 19 April 2013, retrieved 28 July 2013
  4. ↑ "EduHK welcomes move to relocate sports centre", RTHK, 9 July 2026, retrieved 10 July 2026
  5. ↑ The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (31 July 2023). Pak Shek Kok Development (Report). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ↑ The Chief Executive’s 2021 Policy Address: Building a Bright Future Together (PDF) (Report). The Government of Hong Kong SAR. pp. 31–32.
  7. ↑ The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (19 October 2022). The Chief Executive's 2022 Policy Address (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 7 November 2022.