Po Lam station

Po Lam (Chinese: 寶琳; Cantonese Yale: Bóulàhm) is the northern terminus MTR station of the Tseung Kwan O line. It is located on Mau Yip Road, Po Lam, in the New Territories of Hong Kong, sandwiched by Phases 1 to 3 of Metro City. Built by Maeda Corporation, it opened on 18 August 2002. The name of the station is taken from the nearby Po Lam Road North.

Po Lam

寶琳
MTR rapid transit station
Exterior of Po Lam station in 2014
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese寶琳
Simplified Chinese宝林
Literal meaningTreasure fine jade
or
Pauline (Name of a female person)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBǎolín
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationBóulàhm
JyutpingBou2lam4
General information
LocationMau Yip Road, Po Lam
Tseung Kwan O, Sai Kung District
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′21″N 114°15′29″E
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Tseung Kwan O line
Platforms1 side platform)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade, fully covered
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRMJM Hong Kong Ltd.
Other information
Station codePOA
History
Opened18 August 2002 (2002-08-18)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Hang Hau
towards North Point
Tseung Kwan O line Terminus
Proposed
Po Tat
towards Choi Hung
East Kowloon line Terminus
Track layout
1
Siding
Location
Po Lam
Location within the MTR system
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