Racecourse station
Racecourse is a station on the East Rail line of Hong Kong. It was opened on 1 October 1985 and is only used on race days and special days held in the Sha Tin Racecourse.Photo: Qwer132477, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: MTR metro station
- Also known as: “RAC”, “Racecourse”, and “Racecourse Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Ascot and Penfold Park.
Royal Ascot
Residential area
Photo: Exploringlife, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Royal Ascot is a private residential development in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, located above the MTR Ho Tung Lau railway depot. The development consists of 2,504 residential units in ten tower blocks, built in two phases: the first phase completed in 1995, the remaining four towers were completed in 1996, and the estate was fully occupied by April 1997.
Penfold Park
Park
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penfold Park is a public park managed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is named after Major-General Bernard Penfold, the first general manager of the Jockey Club who was in office from 1972 to 1979. Penfold Park is situated 420 metres east of Racecourse station.
MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot
Photo: Qwer132477, CC BY-SA 3.0.
MTR Ho Tung Lau Depot is situated 260 metres southwest of Racecourse station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma Liu Village and Kau To Village.
Ma Liu Village
Hamlet
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma Niu Village, sometimes spelled Ma Liu, is a village on Kau To Shan, near Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Kau To Village
Village
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kau To Village is a village on Kau To Shan, near Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village
Hamlet
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ah Kung Kok Fishermen Village is a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Racecourse station
- Categories: station located on surface, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.40048° or 22° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
114.2029° or 114° 12′ 10″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Inception
October 1st, 1985Operator
香港鐵路有限公司 MTR CorporationNetwork
MTROpen location code
7PJPC623+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 2325225341OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Racecourse station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “RAC”
- Chinese: “馬場”
- Chinese: “馬場站”
- Chinese: “馬場驛”
- Chinese: “马场站”
- French: “Racecourse”
- Georgian: “რეისკურსი”
- Indonesian: “Stasiun Racecourse”
- Japanese: “馬場駅”
- Korean: “마장 역”
- Korean: “마쵼 역”
- Literary Chinese: “馬場驛”
- Polish: “Racecourse”
- Urdu: “ریس کورس اسٹیشن (ایم ٹی آر)”
- Urdu: “ریس کورس اسٹیشن”
- Wu Chinese: “马场站(香港)”
- Wu Chinese: “马场站”
- Yue Chinese: “馬場站”
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