Science Park station (MTR)

For the station in Boston, Massachusetts, see Science Park station (MBTA).

Science Park / Pak Shek Kok 科學園 / 白石角
Proposed MTR rapid transit station
The planning model of the station
General information
Location	Pak Shek Kok Tai Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°25′45″N 114°12′31″E
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line (proposed)
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opening	2033; 9 years' time (2033)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Proposed University towards Admiralty East Rail line Tai Po Market towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Location Science Park / Pak Shek Kok Location within the MTR system

Science Park (Chinese: 科學園站) or Pak Shek Kok (Chinese: 白石角站) is a proposed MTR station which may be built in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong. The station would be on the East Rail line between University and Tai Po Market stations, serving the Hong Kong Science Park.[1]

The station was first proposed as part of the overall Pak Shek Kok Development, whose corresponding Environmental Impact Assessment Report was approved by the Environmental Protection Department in 1998.[2]

In 2021, Chief Executive Carrie Lam invited the MTR Corporation for the construction of a station at the site of the Hong Kong Education University's sports centre.[3] In the Chief Executive's 2022 policy address, it was stated that the station would be commissioned by 2033.[4]

The station will shorten travelling distance and time between Science Park and Tai Po; currently, the only way to get to Tai Po Market using only public transport is by taking the KMB Route 272K bus route to University station and then the MTR to Tai Po Market station.[5] Walking to University station from Science Park takes around 20 minutes.

References

1. "IT奇才批科學園大幅加租/IT experts criticise large Science Park rent increase", Ta Kung Pao, 21 July 2010, retrieved 1 September 2010
2. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (31 July 2023). Pak Shek Kok Development (Report). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
3. The Chief Executive’s 2021 Policy Address: Building a Bright Future Together (PDF) (Report). The Government of Hong Kong SAR. pp. 31–32.
4. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (19 October 2022). The Chief Executive's 2022 Policy Address (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
5. 九龍巴士公司272K路線/Kowloon Motor Bus Company Route 272K, 19 April 2013, retrieved 28 July 2013