It serves the areas of Kwai Yin Court and Tai Wo Hau Estate in the Kwai Tsing District, and some resited villages (such as Kwan Mun Hau Tsuen) in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong.

[2] The station was built by a Japanese joint venture between Aoki Corporation and Tobishima Construction.

The tunnel between Tai Wo Hau and Kwai Hing stations was completed in July 1980 using the drill-and-blast method.

[3] Tai Wo Hau station opened on 10 May 1982, in sync with Tsuen Wan line.

In 1984, the New Territories Development Department awarded a contract for the construction of a park above the station to replace the one which originally existed there.