Racecourse () is a station on the 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. There are single journey tickets to the station available separately. It is located between Sha Tin and University stations along the East Rail line's Racecourse branch, and is situated parallel to Fo Tan along the mainline. Its livery is spring green.
History Racecourse station originally opened along with the eponymous racecourse on 7 October 1978. The current Racecourse station opened on 1 October 1985, in time to serve a new grandstand at the racecourse. A renovation of the station was completed in 1996. In 2023, Racecourse was the first station on the East Rail line to have platform screen gates installed, as part of a plan to construct platform screen gates at 13 stations on the line.
Station layout Racecourse has one island platform. Unlike other MTR stations, trains can arrive at either platform regardless of direction, so passengers need to follow directions of MTR staff and the electronic displays for the direction of trains. Both directions usually have a headway of 10–15 minutes.
The station does not have escalators or lifts. Wheelchair users can only use a stair lift to access the station after calling a member of staff for assistance.
CConcourseExits/Entrances, Customer ServiceFootbridgesTo Sha Tin RacecoursePPlatformsDepot tracks No passenger servicePlatform ← towards Admiralty (Sha Tin) East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (University) →Island platform, doors will open on the left or rightPlatform ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sha Tin) East Rail line towards Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau (University) →
Entrances/Exits A: Racecourse Grandstand (Gate 1 & 2) B: Racecourse Grandstand (Gate 3 & 4) C: Racecourse Grandstand (Gate 5 & 6) There are three footbridges that link the platform to the station concourse near the grandstand. There are no other entrances to access the station.
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