Long Ping and Yuen Long stations were built under a combined contract, numbered CC-202, which was awarded to the
AMEC-Hong Kong Construction Joint Venture. The contract, worth HK$1.76 billion, commenced in September 1999. A topping-out ceremony for both stations was held on 24 May 2002. The station opened on 20 December 2003 with the inauguration of the West Rail. On 27 June 2021, the
KCR officially merged with the (which was already extended into the
Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in
East Kowloon to form the new , as part of the
Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Long Ping was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line. ==Station layout==