Austin station (MTR)

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Austin

柯士甸
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Exterior of station building in August 2020
Chinese name
Chinese 柯士甸
Cantonese Yale Ōsihdīn
Literal meaningAustin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Kēshìdiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Ōsihdīn
Jyutping O1si6din1
General information
LocationWui Man Road, Jordan, Hong Kong
Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°18′17″N114°09′59″E / 22.3046°N 114.1665°E / 22.3046; 114.1665
Owned by KCR Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s) Tuen Ma line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth18 m (59 ft)
Accessible Yes
Other information
Station codeAUS
History
Opened16 August 2009;15 years ago (2009-08-16)
Previous namesFerry Point
Services
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Location
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Austin
Austin (Hong Kong urban core)

Austin is an underground MTR rapid transit station on the Tuen Ma line in Hong Kong, situated perpendicular to Wui Cheung Road and Austin Road West, and formerly adjacent to Jordan Road Ferry Pier Bus Terminus. [1]

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History

Austin station was built as part of the Kowloon Southern Link project, built to connect the West Rail line and East Rail line. KCR Corporation originally planned two stations along the new section of line: Austin and Canton Road stations. The latter station was cancelled due to failed negotiations with private landowners. As a result, Austin was the only new station built as part of the Kowloon Southern Link scheme. It is also the first KCR-owned station to be opened after the MTR took over operations of the KCR network.

During the planning and early construction stages, the station was called "West Kowloon station" (Chinese :九龍西站). [2] The construction contract KDB200 (West Kowloon Station and Tunnels – Jordan Road to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station) was awarded to the Leighton-Balfour Beatty-Kumagai-John Holland Joint Venture (renamed to "Link 200 Joint Venture" on 9 August 2005) for an estimated contract sum of HK$2.018 billion. This station is part of this contract. Construction was finished in July 2009 and the station opened on 16 August that year. It was named after Austin Road.

It was located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices until that structure was demolished in 2011. [3] An MTR residential property development, The Austin, was subsequently constructed on the site of the former government offices.

A direct connection between Austin station and the West Kowloon Terminus was opened on 23 September 2018.

A new underground pedestrian link between Austin station and Xiqu Centre, a Chinese opera house, was opened on 21 March 2021.

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with the Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Austin was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout

1Northern concourseExit B4, B5, footbridge to Jordan Road, Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station, Elements, Kowloon station
Southern concourseExit D4, footbridge to Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station, Staff-only area
GNorthern concourseExit B, Wui Cheung Road
Southern concourseExit D, Wui Man Road, transport interchange, taxi stand
S Austin Road West subwayExit F, subway to Austin Road, Austin Road West, Canton Road, The Victoria Towers, China Ferry Terminal
CConcourseCustomer services, MTR Shops, toilets, Exit A, C, E
Jordan Road subwaySubway to Canton Road, Jordan Road, Ferry Street
PPlatform 1      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Nam Cheong)
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2     Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (East Tsim Sha Tsui)
Platform 1 of Austin station in April 2014 Austin Station 2014 04 part2.JPG
Platform 1 of Austin station in April 2014
Platform 1 of Austin station in July 2017 Austin Station 2017 07 part1.jpg
Platform 1 of Austin station in July 2017
Platform 1 of Austin station in June 2021 Austin Station platforms 2021 06 part1.jpg
Platform 1 of Austin station in June 2021
Platform 1 of Austin station in December 2023 Austin Station platforms 2023 12 part1.jpg
Platform 1 of Austin station in December 2023

The station has two tracks and one island platform. [4] The surface station building is divided into two parts by Wui Cheung Road. [5]

By interchanging between Kowloon and Austin stations, Airport Express passengers using Octopus cards can connect to the MTR urban lines for free, immediately before or after the Airport Express journey. [6] Airport Express passengers can travel around the two stations by walking through Exit B5 of this station or using the complimentary Airport Express shuttle bus service. However, it only provides out-of-system connection to Kowloon station for Tung Chung line passengers with gate charges.

Exits A and F are respectively connected with the pedestrian subways at the Jordan Road and the Austin Road junctions with Canton Road. But unlike cases like the subway at the Ngau Tau Kok station, the other exits of these two subways connected to Austin are not numbered. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Entrances/exits

Northern concourse [11]
Southern concourse [11]

See also

References

  1. "GAKEI.com – Jordan Road Ferry Bus Terminus 佐敦道碼頭巴士總站". gakei.com.
  2. "Projects – Kowloon Southern Link". MTR Corporation Limited. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  3. "Press release 'Kowloon Southern Link to open in third quarter 2009', 10 July 2009" (PDF).
  4. "Austin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. "EIA report index". Government of Hong Kong.
  6. "West Rail Line Extension Passenger Guide". MTR.
  7. "Austin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation.
  8. "Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters relating to Railways: Pedestrian Connectivity of Austin Station with neighbouring areas" (PDF). 香港特別行政區立法會 (Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region). 16 January 2009.
  9. "ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE" (PDF). 香港特別行政區立法會 (Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region). 8 January 2018.
  10. "Ngau Tau Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation.
  11. 1 2 "Austin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 October 2016.