Pak Shek Kok station () (previously also referred to as Science Park station ()) is a planned MTR station to be built in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong. The station will be on the East Rail line between University and Tai Po Market stations, serving the Hong Kong Science Park and local residential population. It is scheduled to open in 2033.
A footbridge over Tolo Highway will link the station to Chong San Road.
The station will shorten travel distance and time between Science Park / Pak Shek Kok both north to the northern New Territories and south to Shatin and the urban areas. Currently, the 272K KMB bus route to University station is the only public transport north. Walking to University station from Science Park takes around 20 minutes.
Under revised plans, the MTR Corporation will apply its "Rail + Property" development model and build exclusively private residential property in the vicinity of the station, capturing the increase in value of the land due to the utility of the improved transport access. Previously, some of the development was to be public housing.
The station will be built partly on the site of the current Education University sports centre, with the government undertaking to build a replacement facility at Tung Tsz, close to the university's main campus near Tai Po.
History 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.
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. In the Chief Executive's 2022 policy address, it was stated that the station would be commissioned by 2033.
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