The station is located above ground on a viaduct and is an interchange for the Tsuen Wan and Tung Chung lines.

The station was built to serve the adjacent public housing complex and the container terminal on the coast.

The new line's construction of a station and tunnels was awarded to Maeda Corporation under Contract 508 in December 1994.

An additional pair of tracks was constructed to permit the Airport Express trains to bypass Lai King without stopping.

Outbound (Tung Chung-bound) passengers on the Tung Chung line can walk across the platform at Lai King to board the Tsuen Wan line trains for destinations in Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan.