Tai Po Market KCR Station - Now and Then

I recently took a trip back to Tai Po, my former home of six years when I first moved to Hong Kong, and coincidentally the very first place I ever stayed when I first visited Hong Kong back in November 1995. One of the best places of interest in Tai Po is the Railway Museum, based in what is the former Tai Po Market KCR station.

Sadly, the days of cows wandering around in the background are long gone, but it's a good example of how over-developed Hong Kong has become.

The Merry Wife - Li Ching (1971) - Tai Po Market Station, Tai Po

Anyone who has visited the Railway Museum in Taipo will be familiar with the old Chinese-style station building, constructed in 1913. It was actually still a working station until up to the track electrification in 1983 when a bunch of the old stations were decommissioned and then demolished. Luckily, the ornate design of Tai Po Market station appears to have been in its favour and it was turned into a great little museum that is well worth a visit if you get the chance.

This isn't the earliest appearance of the station on the blog, that accolade goes to I Spy which filmed here in 1965 (see my old post here).

This is where Zhenzhen goes to meet Lin Min as he arrives by train to visit her at home.