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Mei Foo (MTR) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The station is designed to facilitate the transportation of the residents of Mei Foo Sun Chuen housing etate, which has nearly 100 buildings and several schools, and eventually became the station between the Kowloon urban area and the new town of Tsuen Wan. The MTR station is a simple through station with a central island platform, under a demolished road named Lai Wan Road between the rows of residential buildings in Mei Foo Sun Chuen housing estate. Unlike Nam Cheong Station, the Mei Foo MTR station and the Mei Foo West Rail station are considerably far apart. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mei_Foo_Station   (315 words)

Mei Foo Station Mei Foo Station (美孚站 in Tradtional Chinese, 美孚站 in Simplified Chinese) is a station complex serving as an interchange between MTR Tsuen Wan Line and KCRC West Rail, Hong Kong. The station holds the residents in the Mei Foo Sun Chuen (which has nearly 100 buildings and several schools, etc.) and eventually become the "edge" station between the Kowloon urban area and the Tsuen Wan new town. The original Mei Foo Station is the one of MTR Tsuen Wan Line, located between Lai King and Lai Chi Kok stations. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/mei_foo_station   (393 words)

wikien.info: Main_Page Mei Foo was originally named "Lai Chi Kok", and Lai Chi Kok was originally named Cheung Sha Wan, and Cheung Sha Wan was originally named "So Uk," which is the name of the Ming dynasty tombs in the area of the station. Kwai Fong, Kwai Hing, Lai Chi Kok, and Cheung Sha Wan stations gained their present names before opening, and Mei Foo was also renamed from "Lai Chi Kok" to "Lai Wan." The other stations had their Chinese name changed when they opened, and were renamed in 1985 together with Mei Foo station. Moreover, Mong Kok station was planned a bit further north of the present station, which would have taken the place of Price Edward station, and Sham Shui Po was planned a bit south of the present station. www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Tsuen_Wan_(MTR)   (631 words)

KCR - the free encyclopedia Critics said that the stations are too far away from their living area and needs an extraLight Rail journey. Disputes on the funding and location of Canton Road station in Tsim Sha Tsui, which was in theproposed alignment, has pushed the construction a year later to 2005. Most of the line, including stations, were built elevated on reserved lands along the eastern side of Sha Tin and Ma On Shan. www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=KCR   (1942 words)

Wake Mei Foogrounded in the tricky current, but Guam came to the rescue and towed her out of danger. On 1 February, Guam, received her first first convoy-escort assignment, shepherding Standard Oil Co. vessels Mei Lu and Mei Foo— towing Mei Yung and Mei Hung respectively—through bandit-infested territory along the river. She sailed downriver for Shanghai on 29 March and seved briefly as station ship there from 2 April to 5 May. She briefly returned upriver to Chinkiang before heading south to Shanghai, where she was inspected on 21 June by Rear Admiral William A. Glass-ford, Commander, Yangtze Patrol. www.history.navy.mil /danfs/w1/wake.htm   (1630 words)

HKMTIC Past -> The History In January 1997, the Lai King station was successfully expanded to be an interchange station for the Tung Chung Line and Tsuen Wan Line, while the first train from Spain was received. Olympic Station) was completed, followed by the completion of Tung Chung station in the end of the year 1996. Central and Admiralty stations are expanded to be the interchange stations for the Island Line and Tsuen Wan Line. www.theskytrain.net /hkmtr/Past_History.htm   (1009 words)

The British Construction Industry Awards 2004: Promoters, Sponsors and Supporters Mei Foo is the BCI International Award winner 2004 by the narrowest of margins of its rival contender, the next station on the West Rail line, Nam Cheong. Now Mei Foo is very aptly known as "The station in the Park". The station serves each of the rail systems so control boards and operating staff are all duplicated. bciawards.org.uk /2004_winners.asp   (2862 words)

Intermodal Integration Proves Its Worth - International Railway Journal - December 2000 However, MTR is implementing substantial alteration and improvement work at Mei Foo Station to accommodate the large increase in patronage generated by the adjacent Mei Foo West Rail station. Areas of the station had to be closed off behind hoardings to allow some of the work to continue during daytime, and maintain passenger safety; but much of the work had to be carried out in non-traffic hours in the early hours of the morning. This terminal station on the Tseung Kwan O line was masterplanned by government to be adjacent to several passenger generators. railjournal.com /2000-12/hongkong.html   (1818 words)

Univ at Buffalo, EE402 - Group Project Design The base station is consisted with PIC microcontroller, RF receiver, and is connected to the PC to display the data it receive from remote station in a simple and easily understanding manner on the computer screen. The remote station is consisted with temperature, humidity, and pressure sensors, RF circuit, PIC microcontroller to transmit data to the base station. The objective of this project is to embark on the design of the Wireless Weather Station with minimum cost and maintenance. www.eng.buffalo.edu /Courses/ee402   (2544 words)

LCQ16 : Retrofitting of PSDs at MTR stations to be completed by 2006 MTRCL has advised us that such retrofitting works cannot be advanced as they involve major alterations to the stations, and the tunnel ventilation, air-conditioning and smoke extraction systems. (e) station staff and additional platform assistants are deployed to maintain order and provide assistance to passengers at platforms especially during peak hours; and The retrofitting programme of PSDs at 74 platforms of the 30 MTR underground stations (list at Annex) is scheduled for completion by 2006. www.info.gov.hk /gia/general/200501/05/0105194.htm   (652 words)

International Railway Journal: West Rail On Schedule To Open In Late 2003 - Kowloon Canton Railway Corp.'s West Rail in Hong Kong The entire section between Mei Foo and the depot will be underground including Tsuen Wan West station which will be constructed on reclaimed land. The southern section in Kowloon between Nam Cheong and Mei Foo will parallel the Airport Railway, but most of it will be enclosed apart from a short section of cut-and-cover tunnel. The 3.6km Kwai Tsing tunnels between Mei Foo and Tsuen Wan West will consist of a 1.7km drill-and-blast 13m-diameter tunnel under Lai King Hill, a 1.78km twin-bored tunnel, each bore being 8.4m in diameter, and 120m of cut-and-cover. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_3_40/ai_60579996   (1508 words)

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation - TheBestLinks.com - KCR, Beijing, Bus, Chairman of the board, ... Mei Foo (美孚)(Interchange station for the MTR Tsuen Wan Line) The stations of the East Rail are (from South to North): The stations of the West Rail are (south to north): www.thebestlinks.com /KCR.html   (906 words)

MTR - Unipedia The MTR system in general is disabled-friendly — the trains have dedicated wheelchair space, the stations have special floor tiles to guide the blind safely on the platforms, and there are extra wide entry/exit gates for wheelchairs to pass through. Construction for this station was delayed for one year as government offices which sat on top of the station had to be removed to a new location before construction could start. The new AsiaWorld-Expo station is an extension of the Airport Express to serve the new international exhibition centre, known as the AsiaWorld-Expo at Hong Kong International Airport. www.unipedia.info /MTR.html   (4285 words)

Lantau Airport Railway (LAR) MTRC was authorized to build and operate the Disneyland Resort Line (DRL), a 3.5km extension of TCL from Sunny Bay station to Disneyland theme park. A diversion of KTL from Lam Tin station terminating at Tiu Keng Leng station, with TKL replacing EHC section. station became KTL terminus while Argyle and Prince Edward stations both served as the Kwun Tong Line / Tsuen Wan Line interchange. www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Bay/9585/mtr/history.html   (1200 words)

Railtex Attracts More Than 500 Exhibitors - International Railway Journal - November 1999 Currently, the company is refurbising about 300 stations in south London, while its international division will start work soon on a £100 million project in partnership with Zen Pacific to build the new Mei Foo station in Hong Kong for Kowloon-Canton Railway Company. The station is a key part of the West Rail project which will link Kowloon with the North Western New Territories. C Spencer has secured a station delivery partnership with Railtrack, worth £40 million during the next two years, which will see it carry out refurbishment at stations on the East Coast Main Line between London King's Cross and Berwick-upon-Tweed. www.railjournal.com /1999-11/exhibitionnews.html   (3444 words)

Fujita Research Report - West Rail Station layouts will ensure that a large number of passengers will be able to enter the system, find their way to the right platform and train, and exit the system conveniently, quickly and efficiently. For example, station boarding areas will be straight so that the gap between the platform and the train is minimised, thus reducing the potential for accidents. All station concourses and platforms will be bright and spacious to create a pleasing environment. www.fujitaresearch.com /reports/westrail.html   (1955 words)

wikien.info: Main_Page The train is actually at ground level south of Mei Foo station, but the covered tracks makes most passengers feel like they are travelling undergound. was laid underground only between Mei Foo and Kam Sheung Road stations. North of Kam Sheung Road station, the track emerges to the surface, and there is a depot between the tunnel portion and the station. www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=West_Rail_(KCRC)   (563 words)

Ask E.T.: London Underground maps The station from which you are boarding is at the top, and all of the remaining stations on that route in your direction of travel are shown down the diagram. The black lines around stations tells the subway rider that those codes are indeed the same station, which at the same time also indicates the versatility of the station as a transfer point. Many stations are geographically very close and you can end up spending half an hour in stuffy tunnels when you could have worked overground for five minutes. www.edwardtufte.com /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00005W&topic_id=1   (8761 words)

Waupaca Successively renamed Stanvac 312 and Stanvac Mei Foo, she served under the British flag until 1954, when the Philippine subsidiary of Standard-Vacuum Oil Co., based at Manila, purchased the ship and renamed her Stanvac Visayas II. Purchased by the Standard-Vacuum Oil Co., of New York, N.Y., in 1947 and renamed Mei Shan, the tanker sailed under the Stars and Stripes until acquired by the Canadian-based firm of Oriental Trade and Transport Co., Ltd., in 1948. Decommissioned on 26 March, Waupaca was struck from the Navy list on 1 May, and she was delivered to the Maritime Commission on 1 July 1946. www.history.navy.mil /danfs/w4/waupaca.htm   (542 words)

Sam Tsoi Arup Other infrastructure projects that he was involved in include MTR Mei Foo Station interchange, DB350 construction activities and the 365m noise barrier at Po Lam Road, TKO Depot, Singapore MRT, MRTA in Bangkok. On railway projects, he was the team leader responsible for detailed environmental design of the Cyber Port Development, West Rail DD200 (Yuen Long Section), DD210 (Tuen Mun Section), DD300 (Tsuen Wan Station), TST-Hunghom extension, MOS Tai Wai Depot and the EIA studies for topside developments at Central and Kowloon Stations. His responsibility is to provide overall management for implementation of water, ecological, noise, air and landscape monitoring and impact assessment, EM&A programmes. www.arup.com /environment/people.cfm?pageid=1656   (274 words)

Kwai Tsing Tunnels Tunnels Arup The Kwai Tsing Tunnels link Mei Foo Station in the south to Tsuen Wan Station in the north. Phase 1 consists of a 27km high-speed connector railway with nine stations along the route. The Kwai Tsing Tunnels in Hong Kong form part of the West Rail project constructed by the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). www.arup.com /tunnels/project.cfm?pageid=5047   (216 words)

UrbanRail.Net > Asia > HONG KONG Mass Transit Railway 50 stations (34 are underground; platform length 182 m for 8-car-trains), some of which have been equipped with platform doors, all trains and underground platforms are air-conditioned. MTRC has been granted an approval to build a new station to the Tung Chung line between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi called Yam O. Yam O station will be the main transportation hub for the coming Disney Land and huge residential developments around. This route will be built underground (17km, 10 stations, including the 4th harbour crossing) together with an overground section called "Ma On Shan East Rail Extension" which was built by KCRC and opened in Dec. 2004. de.geocities.com /m_hong_kong/hong-kong.htm   (697 words)

Terry Farrell Tsuen Wan West Station In 1997, Terry Farrell and Partners were selected as architects for all stations between the Chinese border and West Kowloon including stations at Lok Ma Chau, Kam Tin, Tsuen Wan, Mei Foo, Yen Chow Street and West Kowloon. Each station was set in an entirely different context, and TFP were able to generate unique masterplan and architectural concepts for each of the sites. The commission also included the concept design for a number of ventilation plant buildings including those at Ha Kwai Chung, Kwai Fong, and at the north and south of the Tai Lam Country Park. www.tfp-hk.com /projects/moving/mov_tsuenStn.html   (192 words)

Innovision - Home All ECO Stations which are located at Yaumatei, Chaiwan, Mei Foo, Tuen Mun and Wanchai are adopting GasEasy Retail Station Point-of-Sales System. The two stations are located at Tai Hang Road and Pokfulam. Another three stations at Tsuen Wan, Tseung Kwan O and Tung Chun will open in mid-2005. www.ivtc.com /eng/home.htm   (334 words)

Travel - Hong Kong Admiralty (A), Tsim Sha Tsui (TST), Jordan, Yau Ma Tei (Y), Mong Kok (M), Prince Edward (P), Shan Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, Mei Foo, Lai King (L), Kwai Fong, Kwai Hing, Tai Wo Hau The station concourses cover huge areas so, when exiting, do check the direction boards to ensure you chose the correct exit or you could find yourself a long way from your intended destination. is to go to any station and examine the map to determine the extent of the system and the destinations available. www.18k.ca /tra04.htm   (2462 words)

rec.travel guide to Hong Kong Exit MTR Central Station at Chater Garden, walk southbound (the direction towards the Bank of China Building, the neat looking skyscraper that is made up of "triangles") until you see the Hilton Hotel. Since the train station is next to the Cross Harbour Tunnel, you may decide to take public transit and take a bus across the harbour. The return trip from the Peak Tram Station in Central to the Star Ferry is free with a receipt from the Peak Tram. www.math.toronto.edu /~joel/hongkong.html   (11629 words)

Epinions.com - TRAINS, TRAINS, FERRIES AND MORE TRAINS: GETTING AROUND HONG KONG Connections to the MTR are available at two stations Mei Foo (Tung Chung Line) and Nam Cheong (Tsuen Wan Line). The Island Line (14 stations) runs across the northern edge of Hong Kong Island from Chai Wan Station near Causeway Bay in the east to Sheung Wan Station at the western edge of the island. It connects at three locations with the Tsuen Wan Line (16 stations) that runs from Tsuen Wan in the new territories under Nathan Road, the main north south thoroughfare in Kowloon, and then under the harbour to connect with the Island Line at Admiralty and Central Stations. www.epinions.com /content_3868762244   (1744 words)

Turner Construction Company The first phase includes a mixed-use facility of 213 apartment buildings, 400 villas, a commercial center, hospital, school,  mosque, entertainment facilities, car showroom, bank/insurance company and gas station.  www.turnerconstruction.com /international/content.asp?d=2476&p=2458   (38 words)

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