The passenger station serves some apartment buildings, villages, and a medium-sized industrial zone, as well as the Fo Tan Railway House [zh] of the MTRC. During rush hour, some northbound trains terminate at this station before departing southwards. Some trains do not run through this station on race days, and are instead diverted to stop at the Racecourse.
History
Fo Tan station opened on 15 February 1985, two years after the total electrification of the railway. It was featured at the end of the 1989 film Mr. Coconut, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai.
Fo Tan Goods Yard
In addition, two tracks spur off at the northeast of the station, and lead into a goods yard north of the station. Freight trains stopped there regularly[1] before their demise on the East Rail line in 2010; the yard has since been used occasionally for rolling stock deliveries.[2]
Station layout
The station has three tracks, with two island platforms between.
Trains normally stop at platforms 1 and 4. The centre track is used for special departures during peak hours or heading to the depot.
→ East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) → ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sha Tin) (For special departures in either direction during specific times)
Originally, the southern concourse was the only concourse in this station. Because the two concourses were built in separate years, they were not originally interconnected. MTR renovated the station in 2015, connecting the two concourses in the process. The new link opened on 12 December 2015.[4]
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