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.

Kowloon Tong

九龍塘
MTR rapid transit station
Ground level of Kowloon Tong Station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese九龍塘
Simplified Chinese九龙塘
JyutpingGau2lung4tong4
Hanyu PinyinJiǔlóngtáng
General information
LocationSuffolk Road × To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong
Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′13″N 114°10′34″E
Owned byMTR Corporation (Kwun Tong line); Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (East Rail line)
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (1 island platform (Kwun Tong line) and 2 side platforms (East Rail line))
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground (Kwun Tong line); at-grade (East Rail line)
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeKOT
History
Opened1 October 1979 (1979-10-01) (Kwun Tong line)
4 May 1982 (1982-05-04) (East Rail line)
Electrified1983 (1983) (East Rail line)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Shek Kip Mei
towards Whampoa
 Kwun Tong line Lok Fu
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Mong Kok East
towards Hung Hom
 East Rail line Tai Wai
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Track layout
1
1
2
2
Location
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
Kwun Tong line concourse
Kwun Tong line platforms
Decorations in East Rail line platforms
East Rail line platforms

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)

[6]

Entrances and exits

A pedestrian walkway connects the station with Festival Walk, a major shopping centre.[7]

Kwun Tong line concourse
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
  1. "Kowloon City District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. "Sam Shui Po District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "New KCR / MTR interchange subway at Kowloon Tong Station opens tomorrow". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 14 April 2004.
  4. "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004". Hong Kong Public Libraries. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 2005.
  5. 地鐵神秘景點 – Hong Kong Railway Engineering Centre.
  6. "Kowloon Tong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. "Kowloon Tong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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