Wong Tai Sin station

Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: 黃大仙; Cantonese Yale: Wòngdaaihsīn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.

Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
JyutpingWong4daai6sin1
Hanyu PinyinHuángdàxiān
General information
LocationLung Cheung Road near Wong Tai Sin Centre, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (island platform)
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeWTS
History
Opened
  • 1 October 1979 (1979-10-01)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Lok Fu
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong line Diamond Hill
Track layout
2
1
Location
Wong Tai Sin
Location within the MTR system

Livery

Wong Tai Sin Station Concourse

The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (), which means "yellow"[1]

History

Wong Tai Sin station was opened in the same time with Modified Initial System on 1 October 1979.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

G Ground level Exits
C Concourse Customer service, MTRshops, vending machines
Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines
P
Platforms
Platform 1      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Diamond Hill)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Lok Fu)

[2]

Entrances/exits

  • A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
  • B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
  • B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North
  • C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
  • C2: Ching Tak Street
  • D1: San Po Kong
  • D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
  • D3: Temple Mall South[3]

Transport connections

Minibus routes

  • 37M (Exit A) to Tsz Wan Shan
  • 38M (Exit A) to Chuk Yuen Estate
  • 33M (Exit C2) to Fu Shan Estate
  • 79M (Exit D2) to King Tung Street
  • 20M (Exit D2) to San Po Kong

Bus routes

  • 85M (Exit D2) to Kam Ying Court
  • 80 (Exit D1) to Mei Lam
  • 89B (Exit D1) to Sha Tin Wai
  • 211 (Exit B1) to Tsui Chuk Garden
  • 2F, 3C (Exit B1) to Tsz Wan Shan
  • 113 (Exit D1) to Kennedy Town (Belcher Bay)

References

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