Racecourse Station (MTR)
Racecourse Station is a station on the East Rail Line of Hong Kong. It was opened in 1985 and is only used on race days and special days held in the Sha Tin Racecourse. There are single journey tickets to the station available separately. It is linked with Sha Tin and University stations, and is situated parallel to Fo Tan.
Station layout
Racecourse only has one island platform, and signs do not indicate which direction the trains are going (e.g. Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau). Therefore, passengers need to follow directions of MTR staff and the electronic display for the direction of trains which pass Racecourse station every 10–15 minutes.
Entrances/Exits
There are three footbridges that link the platform to the station concourse near the grandstand. There are no other entrances to access the station.
Gallery
Station entrance
Station entrance
Entrance to MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot
Entrance to MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot
Inside MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot
Happy Valley Station
Happy Valley Station was a proposed railway station on the South Island Line (East) but will no longer be built. It would have served the Happy Valley area and the Happy Valley Racecourse.
History
The station appeared as Happy Valley Station in previous proposals, and was listed in alignment C in the 2005 proposal, which, if chosen, would have been built together with an interchange with the Island Line at Wan Chai. However, the route via Wan Chai was dismissed in favour of a direct route from Ocean Park to Admiralty, though an option to en route Happy Valley was offered. The construction of the station was the subject of negotiations between MTR Corporation and Hong Kong Jockey Club, which suggested renaming the station as Racecourse Station, already used by another existing station on East Rail Line.
In January 2009, the government decided not to construct the station after considering economic efficiency, construction time, nuisance to residents and interruption to traffic.
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