Lai Chi Kok () is an MTR station on the . It is located under Cheung Sha Wan Road, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was opened on 17 May 1982. The station's livery is bright red.
Although the station is called Lai Chi Kok, it is located in Cheung Sha Wan. Passengers can use this station to access the western and southern parts of Cheung Sha Wan. Western Cheung Sha Wan used to be an industrial area, but in recent years, several residential developments have been built on the reclaimed land, namely Banyan Garden, Liberté, The Pacifica, Aqua Marine, and Hoi Lai Estate. There is a pedestrian subway to connect the station these estates.
Additionally, industrial buildings are being demolished and being rebuilt into brand new commercial buildings. The re-purposing of industrial units into office and retail units has led to the station having a high stream of passengers during peak hour periods.
The Chinese name of the station does not use the commonly used character , but the character instead, which is the correct one according to the Kangxi dictionary. The same is true for Lai King station.
History
On 10 May 1982, Tsuen Wan line opened to the public, but Lai Chi Kok station did not open until 17 May. The station was built by Kumagai Gumi.
Station layout
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;vertical-align:top;"|Ground level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:450px;vertical-align:top;"|Exits, transport interchange
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|L1
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|Concourse
|Customer Service centre, MTRShops (7-Eleven, Circle K, Hung Fook Tong, Maxim's Catering, Travel Expert, Pako's, I & m's, etc.)
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|Hang Seng Bank, vending machine, ATMs
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Octopus promotion machine
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|L2<br />Platforms
|Platform
| towards <small>()</small> →
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← Tsuen Wan line towards <small>()</small>
|}thumb|right|250px|Lai Chi Kok Station Concourse
Colour scheme
The station's colour scheme is orange-red because of the bright red colour of the fruit after which the district is named.
Entrances/Exits
- A: Cheung Sha Wan Plaza, Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
- B1/B2: Tai Nam West Street, Cheung Sha Wan Road
- C: Tung Chau West Street
- D1/D2: D2 Place ONE and TWO, Cheung Sha Wan Police Station
- D3: Liberté
- D4: Lai Chi Kok Road, Hoi Lai Estate
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File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit A 2024 10 part1.jpg|Exit A
File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit B1 2024 10 part1.jpg|Exit B1
File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit B2 2024 10 part2.jpg|Exit B2
File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit C 2024 10 part1.jpg|Exit C
File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit D1 2024 10 part1.jpg|Exit D1
File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit D2 2024 10 part2.jpg|Exit D2
File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit D3 2024 10 part3.jpg|Exit D3
File:Lai Chi Kok Station Exit D4 2024 10 part4.jpg|Exit D4
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