Kai Tak station

Kai Tak (Chinese: 啟德) is an underground MTR rapid transit station located on the Tuen Ma line, in the Kai Tak Development area of Hong Kong (near the old east apron of the former Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon City District). The station was opened on 14 February 2020 along with the rest of the Tuen Ma line Phase 1. It will provide access to the multi-purpose Kai Tak Stadium, currently under construction, as well as other facilities. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL).[1]

Kai Tak 啟德
MTR rapid transit station
Exit A （February 2020）
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	啟德
Simplified Chinese	启德
Cantonese Yale	Káidāk
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qĭdé Wade–Giles Ch'i^3-te^2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Káidāk Jyutping Kai^2dak^1
General information
Location	Concorde Road, Kai Tak Development Area Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′49″N 114°11′58″E
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tuen Ma line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	KAT
History
Opened	14 February 2020
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Diamond Hill towards Wu Kai Sha Tuen Ma line phase 1 Terminus Future Diamond Hill towards Wu Kai Sha Tuen Ma line Sha Tin to Central Link Sung Wong Toi towards Tuen Mun
Location
Kai Tak Location within the MTR system

History

The contract to construct Kai Tak station (and the approach tunnels), valued at HK$1,422,000,000, was awarded on 25 April 2013 to the Kaden-Chun Wo joint venture.[2] The station was built using the cut-and-cover method. A topping-out ceremony was held on 16 July 2015. It was the second SCL station to be topped out, after Hin Keng.[3]

The station opened on 14 February 2020.[4]

The station was temporarily closed on 17 July 2020 after a wartime bomb was found nearby.[5] The station reopens on the next day morning.

Features

The station includes an artwork within the adit leading to Exit A. Entitled Memories of Kai Tak – 1925–1998, the piece comprises a display of more than 30 photos and other materials related to the former Kai Tak Airport. It was designed by Cliff Dunnaway, author of two books about Hong Kong's aviation history.[6]

Station layout

The station has two levels: a concourse level above a lower level with an island platform.[7]

As of 2020, Kai Tak station is currently the southern terminus of the Tuen Ma line Phase 1. Trains currently both terminate at and depart from platform 2 - southbound Tuen Ma line trains use the crossover track located just north of the station to switch to the northbound track. Platform 1 will remain out of service until the full opening of the line in the first quarter of 2021.

G	Ground level	Exits
C	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops
P Platforms	Siding	No passenger service[8]
	Platform 1	→      Tuen Ma line reserved platform
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Diamond Hill) →

[9]

Exits

• A: Kai Ching Estate
• B: Muk Yuen Street
• D: OASIS KAI TAK,One Kai Tak

References

1. "Scandal-hit HK$99 billion Sha Tin-Central rail link set for 2020 opening". South China Morning Post. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
2. "MTR - Shatin to Central Link - Construction - Major Contracts Awarded". www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Main Structure of Shatin to Central Link's Kai Tak Station Completed" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 16 July 2015.
4. "MTR opens phase one of the Tuen Ma Line". RTHK. 14 February 2020.
5. "Police dismantle 45kg US wartime bomb at Kai Tak - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
6. "Time Tunnel at MTR Kai Tak Station Takes Passengers Back to Old Kai Tak" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 20 April 2020.
7. 九龍城區區議會沙中綫區議會諮詢文件 (in Chinese), MTR Corporation, 1 June 2009.
8. 沙中線環評報告 197/2011號 (PDF) (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
9. "Kai Tak Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2020.