Sung Wong Toi station, Metro station in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong.
Sung Wong Toi station is an underground metro stop in the Kowloon City District of Hong Kong, sitting beneath Ma Tau Wai Road on the Tuen Ma line. It has two side platforms and four exits that lead out to Pau Chung Street and the Lok Man Sun Chuen residential complex nearby.
When construction began, excavations revealed layers from the Song dynasty period, including ancient wells and thousands of objects buried over centuries. The site turned out to be one of the most significant archaeological finds uncovered during any MTR construction project.
The station takes its name from a stone monument nearby that marks where the last emperors of the Song dynasty took refuge. Passengers walking through the concourse pass display cases with original objects found during construction, connecting the daily commute to a very old chapter of local history.
The four exits are clearly signed and each leads to a different part of the surrounding neighborhood, so checking the exit map before leaving the platform saves time. The station has two separate side platforms, so it helps to confirm the direction of travel before passing through the fare gates.
Around 400 artifacts found on-site during construction are now displayed along the concourse, including coins, pottery and other objects from the Song period. This makes the station one of the few metro stops in the world where passengers walk past a genuine archaeological collection dug from the ground directly beneath their feet.
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