Kowloon Tong station
Kowloon Tong (Chinese: 九龍塘; Cantonese Yale: Gáulùngtòng) is a station on MTR's Kwun Tong line and East Rail line in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station serves Kowloon Tong and its vicinity, including Yau Yat Tsuen, the Festival Walk shopping centre, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University.
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 Ground level of Kowloon Tong Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 九龍塘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 九龙塘 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gau2lung4tong4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiǔlóngtáng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Suffolk Road × To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong Kowloon City District, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°20′13″N 114°10′34″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | MTR Corporation (Kwun Tong line); Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (East Rail line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | MTR Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 (1 island platform (Kwun Tong line) and 2 side platforms (East Rail line)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, public light bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground (Kwun Tong line); at-grade (East Rail line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KOT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1979 (Kwun Tong line) 4 May 1982 (East Rail line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1983 (East Rail line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Kowloon Tong Location within the MTR system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It is in both Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District.[1][2]
This station serves as one of the three interchange stations for the East Rail line, leading up to the New Territories and entry point to mainland China. Therefore, it is one of the busiest stations in the system (the other interchange Tsim Sha Tsui/East Tsim Sha Tsui is less convenient).
History
On 1 October 1910, KCR British Section opened, including Beacon Hill Tunnel, but without any station at Kowloon Tong. Kowloon Tong station on the KCR opened on 4 May 1982, serving as an interchange point with the MTR.
On 1 October 1979, Modified Initial System phase 1 opened to the public, including Kowloon Tong station. When the Tsuen Wan line opened, the Modified Initial System was split into two lines, and Kowloon Tong become a station of the newly designated Kwun Tong line.
A new underground southern concourse for the East Rail line was opened on 15 April 2004 to increase the station's capacity. The project included a new 60-metre subway linking to the MTR concourse (meaning the station now has two subways for transferring passengers). The new 1,800-square-metre concourse also included a new entrance (entrance D) on To Fuk Road. A passenger lift was also installed at entrance E at this time.[3][4]
On 2 December 2007, MTR–KCR merger happened, Kowloon Tong station become solely operated by MTR, but the turnstiles separating the respective concourse of Kwun Tong line and East Rail line were not removed until 28 September 2008.
Station layout
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There is a reserved space for a track connecting the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line in the westbound tunnel just outside Kowloon Tong station towards Shek Kip Mei. The space was originally designed to allow Metro-Cammells to be transferred to the Kwun Tong line when they were unloaded at Hung Hom, but the track was never built as the MTR decided to use lorries to carry all of its train carriages to the Kowloon Bay Depot.[5]
Note that the platforms for both the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line are called platforms 1 and 2.
| U | Overlying Buildings | Education Bureau Kowloon Education Service Centre |
| Footbridge | East Rail Line platforms |
footbridge connecting East Rail Line platforms, Festival Walk, Suffolk Road |
| G Platforms (Ground) |
Exit H | Exit, customer service, MTR Shops |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 1 | East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Tai Wai) → | |
| Platform 2 | ← East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Mong Kok East) | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Exit G | Exit, transport interchange, taxi stand | |
| Customer service, MTR Shops | ||
| Kwun Tong line concourse |
Exits, Transport Interchange | |
| C | East Rail line Northern concourse |
Customer service, MTR Shops, toilets |
| Vending machines, ATMs | ||
| Kwun Tong line concourse |
Customer Service, Vending machines, ATMs | |
| MTR Shops, Octopus promotion machine | ||
| iCentre free internet service | ||
| East Rail line Southern concourse |
Customer service, toilets, MTR Shops | |
| Automatic teller machines | ||
| Platforms | Platform 1 | Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Lok Fu) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Shek Kip Mei) | |
Entrances and exits
A pedestrian walkway connects the station with Festival Walk, a major shopping centre.[7]
- Kwun Tong line concourse
- A1: Suffolk Road
- A2: Hong Kong Baptist Hospital/Hong Kong Baptist University
- B: Suffolk Road
- C1: Hong Kong Productivity Council
- C2: Festival Walk/City University of Hong Kong
- E: EDB Education Services Centre[7]
- East Rail line southern concourse
- D: Public Transport Interchange [7]
- East Rail line northern concourse
- F: Kent Road [7]
- East Rail line platform 2 (ground level)
- G1: To Fuk Road
- G2: Festival Walk[7]
- East Rail line platform 1 (ground level)
- H: Hong Kong Productivity Council [7]
Exit H is also accessible from the East Rail line northern concourse. It is possible to walk between Exit A and E in the vicinity of the station without entering the paid area. The same goes for Exit B, C, F and H.
Transport connections
- Minibus Routes
To Academic Community Hall/Broadcast Drive/Baptist University:
- 29A
To Beacon Hill:
- 29B
To Kowloon City:
- 25M
To Baptist University:
- 25MS
To World Wide Gardens:
- 61M
- Kowloon Tong Station Bus Terminus (Exits B, E)
To Hin Keng Estate/Sun Tin Wai Estate:
- 281M
To Sui Wo Court:
- 80M
References
- "Kowloon City District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Sam Shui Po District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "New KCR / MTR interchange subway at Kowloon Tong Station opens tomorrow". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 14 April 2004.
- "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004". Hong Kong Public Libraries. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 2005.
- 地鐵神秘景點 – Hong Kong Railway Engineering Centre.
- "Kowloon Tong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "Kowloon Tong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2014.