East Rail Line

Hung Hom ↔ Lo Wu / Lok Ma Chau (Identification Color: light blue      )

 Route:
Hung Hom – Mong Kok East – Kowloon Tong – Tai Wai – Sha Tin – Fo Tan /  Racecourse – University – Tai Po Market – Tai Wo – Fanling – Sheung Shui – Lo Wu / Lok Ma Chau (Futian Port)
 See subway maps for reference.

 

Inside the Subway Train

 Transfers along East Rail Line
 Hung Hom (Transfer with West Rail Line)
 Kowloon Tong (Transfer with Kwun Tong Line)
Tai Wai (Transfer with Ma On Shan Line)

Type: Heavy rail
Length: 34km
No. of stations: 14
Journey time: 45 minutes
Districts: Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Sha Tin, Tai Po, North, Yuen Long

The East Rail Line, one of the ten railway lines of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong, used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) network. First known as the KCR British Section, it is now called KCR East Rail. It starts at Hung Hom Station in Kowloon and terminate at Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau stations, both of which are all boundary crossing points into Shenzhen. The same railway is used for passenger services crossing the boundary to other cities, including Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. These long distance passenger services, known as "Through Train" start at Hung Hom and end at their terminuses in the mainland. Custom facilities are available at Hung Hom (for Through Train passengers) and Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau (for border interchange passengers).

 Time for the first train and last train of East Rail Line:
Hong Hom: 05:30 - 00:25
Lo Wu: 05:55 - 00:30
Lok Ma Chau: 06:38 - 22:55

 Service Hours of Each Station along East Rail Line:

 

	To Lo Wu		To Lok Ma Chau		To Hung Hom		To Sheung Shui
Station	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train	First Train	Last Train
Hung Hom	05:30	23:07	05:35	21:35	N/A	N/A	05:30	00:25
Mong Kok East	05:33	23:10	05:28	21:38	05:47	01:07	05:28	00:28
Kowloon Tong	05:36	23:13	05:30	21:41	05:45	01:04	05:30	00:31
Tai Wai	05:40	23:17	05:35	21:45	05:40	00:59	05:35	00:35
Sha Tin	05:35	23:20	05:37	21:48	05:38	00:57	05:35	00:38
Fo Tan	05:37	23:23	05:40	21:51	05:59	00:54	05:37	00:41
Universtiy	05:41	23:27	05:44	21:55	05:56	00:51	05:41	00:45
Tai Po Market	05:47	23:33	05:50	22:01	05:50	00:45	05:47	00:51
Tai Wo	05:49	23:35	05:52	22:03	05:47	00:42	05:49	00:53
Fanling	05:54	23:41	05:58	22:08	05:42	00:37	05:54	00:59
Sheung Shui	05:57	23:43	06:00	22:11	05:40	00:35	N/A	N/A
Lo Wu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	05:55	00:30	05:55	00:30
Lok Ma Chau	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	06:38	22:55	06:38	22:55

 Tain Frequency:

	Weekdays, Sundays and Public Holidays (mins.)			Saturdays (mins.)
	Weekdays Morning Peak Hours	Weekdays Evening Peak Hours	Weekdays Non-peak Hours / Sundays and Public Holidays	Morning Peak Hours	Evening Peak Hours	Non-peak Hours
Hung Hom - Sheung Shui	3 to 8	4 to 8	4 to 8	3 to 8	4 to 8	4 to 8
Hung Hom - Lo Wu	6 to 8	6 to 8	6 to 8	6 to 8	6 to 8	6 to 8
Hung Hom - Lok Ma Chau	10 to 12	10 to 12	12 to 14	10 to 12	10 to 12	12 to 14

Note: In the early morning and late night, train frequency will be reduced to every 12 minutes.

 Stations along East Rail Line:
 Hung Hom
 Hotels:
Harbourfront Horizon All-suite Hotel (Exit C2); Harbourview Horizon All-suite Hotel (Exit C2); Harbour Plaza Metropolis (Exit B2, C2, D6); Hotel Nikko Hong Kong (Exit D1); InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel (Exit D1)
Major Buildings:
Auto Plaza (Exit D1); Chinachem Golden Plaza (Exit D1); China Travel Hip Kee Godown (Exit A3); Concordia Plaza (Exit D1); East Ocean Centre (Exit D1); Empire Centre (Exit D1); Energy Plaza (Exit D1); Harbour Crystal Centre (Exit D1); MTR Hung Hom Building (Exit D6); New East Ocean Centre (Exit D1); New Mandarin Plaza (Exit D1); Peninsula Centre (Exit D1); South Seas Centre (Exit D1); The Metropolis Tower (Exit B2, C2, D6)
Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Ho Man Tin Estate	Bus / Minibus	8 / 8	A3 / A3
Ka Wai Chuen	Bus / Minibus	5C, 8, 11K, 21 / 8	A3 / A3
MTR Kowloon Station (Airport Express)	Bus	K1 (#)	C2
Oi Man Estate	Bus	8	A3
The Opening University of HK	Minibus	8	A3
To Kwa Wan	Bus	5C, 11K, 11X, 21	A3
Whampoa Estate	Bus	8A	A3
Whampoa Garden	Minibus	6A, 6, 26	A3

(#) Airport Express Shuttle Bus passengers are asked to provide proof of eligibility before boarding.

 Mong Kok East
 Hotels:
Langham Place Hotel (Exit B); Metropark Hotel Kowloon (Exit B); Metropark Hotel Mongkok (Exit C); Royal Plaza Hotel (Exit D); Standford Hotel (Exit B)
Leisure/Shopping
Bird Garden (Exit D); Chong Hing Square (Exit B); Flower Market (Exit D); Grand Century Place (Exit D); Grand Tower Shopping Centre (Exit B); King Wah Centre (Exit B); Langham Place (Exit B); Mongkok Computer Centre (Exit B); Pioneer Centre (Exit C); Sincere Podium (Exit B)
Major Buildings:
Allied Plaza (Exit C); Argyle Centre (Exit B); Bank Centre (Exit B); Chow Tai Fook Centre (Exit B); CTMA Centre (Exit B); Ginza Square (Exit B); Hollywood Plaza (Exit B); HSBC Building Mongkok (Exit B); Mongkok City Centre (Exit B); Park-in Commercial Centre (Exit B); Sino Centre (Exit B); 
Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Argyle Street Jockey Club School Dental Clinic Chun Seen Mei Chuen Evangel Hospital Hong Kong Eye Hospital Hospital Authority Building Kowloon Hospital	Bus	24	C
Cosmopolitan Estate	Minibus	12B, 12A	C
Metro Harbour View	Minibus	12B	C
Park Avenue	Bus	79K	B
Tai Kok Tsui	Minibus	21K	C

 Kowloon Tong
 Leisure/Shopping:
Festival Walk (Exit C2, H)
Major Buildings:
Business Environment Council (Exit C1, H); EPD Indoor Air Quality Information Centre (Exit C1, H); Hong Kong Productivity Council (Exit C1, H); InnoCentre (Exit C1, H)
 Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Broadcast Drive / Hong Kong Baptist Hospital Hong Kong Baptist University - Ho Sin Hang Campus	Minibus	29A	E, F
Beacon Hill	Minibus	29B	E, E
Hong Kong Baptist University - Shaw Campus /  Baptist University Road Campus Tung Tau Estate	Minibus	25M	E, F
San Po Kong	Bus	85	C1, C2

 Tai Wai
 Leisure/Shopping:
Che Kung Temple (Exit B), Hong Kong Heritage Museum (Exit A, D), Sun Chui Shopping Centre (Exit C), Tsang Tai Uk (Exit B)
 Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Carado Garden	Minibus	68K	B
	Bus	46X, 86B, 88K
Fu Shan	Mini Bus	64K	A, D
Granville Garden / Park View Garden	Minibus	63B	A, D
Hin Keng Estate / Ka Tin Court / Ka Keng Court	Bus/ Minibus	803K, 46X, 86B, 88K	B
Lung Hang Estate	Minibus / Bus	68K, 46X, 86B, 88K	B
Mei Chung Court / May Shing Court	Minibus	63A	A, D
Mei Lam Estate	Minibus / Bus	63A, 63B, 63K	A, D
Parc Royale / Julimount Garden	MInibus	68K	B
Tai Wai New Village	Minibus	64A, 64K	A, D
Union Hospital	Minibus	68K	B
Worldwide Garden	Minibus	61M	B

 
 Sha Tin
 Hotels:
Regal Riverside Hotel (Exit A3); Royal Park Hotel (Exit A3)
Major Buildings:
Grand Central Plaza (Exit A1, B); Leisure and Cultural Services Headquarters (Exit A1, B); New Town Tower (Exit A3)
 Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Greenwood Terrace / Ville De Jardin	Minibus	69K	A1, B
HKGGA Pok Hong Camp Site	Minibus	809K	A1, B
Hong Kong Heritage Museum	Bus / Minibus	282, 68K	A1, A3, B
Science Park	Minibus	27	A1, B
Kau To	Minibus	66K	A1, B
Shatin Lodge	Minibus	62K	A1, B
Sui Wo Court	Bus / Minibus	80M, 81K / 69K	A1, A3, B
Villa Athena, Ma On Shan	Minibus	810	A3

 Fo Tan
 Leisure/Shopping:
Jubilee Square (Exit C); Metropole (Exit A); Plaza Ascot (Exit A); Plaza Ascot (Exit A); Topsail Plaza (Exit C)
Major Buildings:
CLP Power (Exit A); Corporation Centre (Exit A); Delta House (Exit A); Ever Gain Centre (Exit A); Fo Tan Industrial Area (Exit D); Fo Tan Railway House (Exit A); Grandtech Centre (Exit A); Li Fung Centre (Exit A); Ngan Shing Commercial Centre (Exit A); Shatin Galleria (Exit B); Sui Fai Factory Estate (Exit B); Watson (Exit D); Immigration Department (Exit C)
 Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Fo Tan Industrial Area	Minibus	801, 811, 811A	A
Royal Ascot	Bus	88K	A
Sui Wo Court / Greenwood Terrace	Minibus	811, 811A	A

 University
Hotels:
Hyatt Regency, Sha Tin (Exit B)
Major Buildings:
Bio-Informatics Centre (Exit B); Biotech Centre 1 & 2 (Exit B), Car Park Building (Exit B), Charles K. Kao Auditorium (Exit B), Core Building 1 & 2 (Exit B), Enterprise Place (Exit B), Green 18 (Exit B), Harbour View 1 & 2 (Exit B), HK Institute of Biotechnology (Exit B), IC Development Centre (Exit B), Lakeside 1 & 2 (Exit B), Marine Science Laboratory (Exit B), Phillips Eletronics Building (Exit B), Photonics  Centre (Exit B), SAE Technology Centre (Exit B), Wireless Centre (Exit B)
Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Science Park	Bus	272K	B
National Geopark - Ping chau Country TRail	Ferry	---	B
Lai Chi Chong	Ferry	---	B
Sham Chung	Ferry	---	B
Tap Mun	Ferry	---	B
Tung Ping Chau	Ferry	(#)	B

(#) Service on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only

 Tai Po Market 
 Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Classical Gardens / Ma Wo	Minibus	20S	A3
Eightland Gardens	MTR Feeder Bus / Bus / Minibus	K12 / 20A, 20B, 20C, 20K	A3
Fu Heng Estate / Chung Nga Court	Bus / Minibus	71A, 71K / 20A	A3
Fu Shin Estate / Ming Nga Court	MTR Feeder Bus	71K	A3
HK Institue of Education	Bus	74K	A3
Hong Kong Railway Museum	Minibus	20A, 20C, 20K	A3
Kerry Lake Egret Nature Park	Bus / Minibus	74A / 28K	A3
Kwong Fuk Estate / Wang Fuk Court	MTR Feeder Bus / Bus	71K	A3
Sam Mun Tsai	Bus / Minibus	74K, 20K	A3
Sheung Tsuen / Kadoorie Farm /  Fong Ma Po	Bus	64K	A3
Tai Mei Tuk	Bus / Minibus	75K / 20C	A3
Tai Po Centre / Tai Po Plaza	MTR Feeder Bus / Bus	K12	A3
Tai Po Industrial Estate	Bus	74K, 75K	A3
Tai Po Nethersole Hospital	Bus / Minibus	71K / 20A	A3
Tai Po Waterfront Park	Bus	275R (#)	A3
Tai Yuen Estate	Bus / Minibus	75K / 20A, 20B, 20C, 20K	A3
Tung Tsz	Bus / Minibus	20B	A3
Wan Tau Tong Estate	Minibus	20S, 23K	A3
Wu Kau Tang	Bus / Minibus	275R (#), 20C	A3
Wun yiu / San Uk Ka	Minibus	23K	A3
Yee Nga Court	MTR Feeder Bus / Bus / Minibus	74K, 75K, 275 / 20B, 20C, 20K	A3

(#) Service on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only

 Tai Wo
 Leisure/Shopping
Buddhist Cheung Ha Temple (Exit A); Hong Kong Railway Museum (Exit A); King Low Ka Shuk Ancestral Hall (Exit B); Man Mo Temple (Exit A); Tai Wo Plaza (Exit A, B); Tin Hau Temple (Exit B)
Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Services	Routes	Exit
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital	Bus	71K	A
Chung Nga Court	Bus	71K	A
Fong Ma Po (Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree) / Kadoorie Farm	Bus	64K	A
Fu Heng Estate	Bus	71K, 73	A
Kau Lung Hang	Bus / Minibus	73, 73A, 25B	A
Nam Wa Po	Minibus	25A	A
Ng Tung Chai	Minibus	25K	A
Parc Versailles	Minibus	21K	A
Sheung Tsuen	Bus	64K	A
Tai Hang	Bus / Minibus	25A, 25B, 73, 73A	A
Tai Po Garden	Minibus	21K	A
Tai Po Industrial Estate	Bus	73	A
Wai Tau Tsuen	Minibus	21K	A

  Fanling
  Major Buildings:
Hong Leong Plaza (Exit A); Kerry Godown (Exit A); Sun Ling Plaza (Exit A)
  Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Avon Park / Dawning Views / Flora Plaza / King Shing Court / Wah Sum Estate	Bus / Minibus	76K, 273, 273A / 501K	B / C
Belair Monte / Regentville / Wing Fai Centre / Wing Fok Centre	Minibus	52A, 54A, 56A	A
Cheerful Park / Glamour Garden /  Greenpark Villa / Vienna Garden	Bus	76K, 273A	B
Lau Shui Heung / Hok Tau	Minibus	52B	C
Luen Wo Hui / Union Plaza	Bus / Minibus	278K / 52A, 54A, 56A	A / A
Luk Keng	Minibus	56K	C
Lung Yeuk Tau	Minibus	54K	C
Ping Che / Wan Chuen Sin Koon	Minibus	52K	C
Sha Tau Kok	Bus	78K	A
Siu Hang Tsuen	Minibus	56C	C
Tan Chuk Hang	Minibus	56B	C
Wah Ming Estate / Yung Shing Court	Bus / Minibus	76K, 273, 273A / 501 A	B / C
Yan Shing Court	Bus / Minibus	273A / 501K	B / C

 Sheung Shui
 Major Buildings:
Advanced Technology Centre (Exit A2, C); Cambridge Plaza (Exit A3, D1); Hi Tech Centre (Exit A2, C); Landmark North (Exit A4, B2, D1)
 Public Transport:

Destination	Feeder Service	Routes	Exit
Cheerful Park / Greenpark Villa	Bus	76K, 273A	A2, C
Ching Ho Estate	Bus	273B	A3, D1
Kwu Tung (South) / Europa Garden	Minibus	50A	A3, D1
Hang Tau	Minibus	50K	A3, D1
Ho Sheung Heung	Minibus	51K	A3, D1
Ki Lun Tsuen	Minibus	605	A3, D1
Lin Ma Hang	Minibus	59K	A3, D1
Man Kam To	Bus	73K	A4
North District Hospital / Tai Ping Estate	Bus	73, 273A, 276A	A2, C
Tai Ping Estate	Minibus	58K	A3, D1
Ping Kong	Minibus	58K	A3, D1
Sha Tau Kok	Bus / Minibus	78K / 55K	A2, C / A3, D1
Ta Kwu Ling / Wan Chuen Sin Koon	Bus	79K	A4
Tin Ping Estate / On Shing Court	Bus / Minibus	270 / 55K	A3 / D1
Tong Kung Leng / Tsiu Keng	Minibus	57K	A3, D1
Tsui Lai Garden	Bus	270	A3, D1

Note:
1. Mong Kok East Station and Mong Kok Station (Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line), are not interconnected stations. Take a 10 to 15 minutes pedestrian transfer by a footbridge.
2. Fo Tan and Racecourse are parallel stations. Racecourse is reached when horseracing or a special event is on at Sha Tin Racecourse.
3. The Information Centers at MTR stations on the East Rail Line handle general customer inquiries and souvenirs sale. Here below is about their opening hours:
Lo Wu: 08:00 to 17:00   Lok Ma Chau: 09:00 to 12:00