FOT

FOT is the three-letter station code assigned to Fo Tan, a railway station on Hong Kong's East Rail Line in the New Territories. The station opened in 1983 as part of the original East Rail (then called the KCR East Rail) route connecting Kowloon to the northern New Territories and Shenzhen. Station codes serve as shorthand identifiers in railway scheduling, ticketing systems, and operational communications.

Fo Tan sits in the Sha Tin district, approximately 23 kilometres northeast of Central Hong Kong. The station is built as part of the Sha Tin New Town development and handles significant commuter traffic from residential areas and the Fo Tan Industrial Area, which historically housed textile mills, electronics manufacturing, and light industrial facilities. The surrounding area has gradually shifted toward technology companies and creative industries.

The three-letter code format follows international railway station coding standards. Hong Kong's MTR system and the East Rail Line use these codes in timetables, platform displays, and customer information systems. FOT appears on tickets, signage, and in the operational databases used by staff for train routing and passenger information updates.

The East Rail Line underwent major modernisation in the 2000s, including signal upgrades and rolling stock replacement. Fo Tan station itself was renovated with improved facilities, platform screen doors, and better interchange connections. These upgrades increased the line's frequency and reliability, making the station more integral to the broader MTR network serving the eastern New Territories and commuters heading toward the airport or western Kowloon.