Kowloon Tong station

Kowloon Tong 九龍塘
MTR rapid transit station
Kowloon Tong Station East Rail Line Platform (December 2024)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	九龍 塘
Simplified Chinese	九龙 塘
Jyutping	Gau2lung4tong4
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiǔlóngtáng
Literal meaning	Nine Dragons Pond
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǔlóngtáng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gáulùngtòng IPA [kɐw˧˥lʊŋ˩tʰɔŋ˩] Jyutping Gau2lung4tong4
General information
Location	Suffolk Road / To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′13″N114°10′34″E / 22.3370°N 114.1762°E / 22.3370; 114.1762
Owned by	Kwun Tong line: MTR Corporation   East Rail line: KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line East Rail line
Platforms	4 (1 island platform on Kwun Tong line and 2 side platforms on East Rail line)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Kwun Tong line: Underground   East Rail line: At-grade
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KOT
History
Opened	Tsuen Wan line: 1 October 1979;45 years ago (1979-10-01)   East Rail line: 4 May 1982;43 years ago (1982-05-04)
Electrified	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 Admiralty East Rail line Tai Wai towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Mong Kok East Terminus East Rail line Some rush hour trips
Track layout Legend Tai Wai Beacon Hill Tunnel Lok Fu Shek Kip Mei Mong Kok East
Location Kowloon Tong Location within the MTR system

Kowloon Tong 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.

The station straddles the boundary between Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District. ^{[1] [2]}

This station serves as one of four 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.

History

On 1 October 1910, the 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, the first phase of the MTR's Kwun Tong line opened to the public, including Kowloon Tong station. Kumagai Gumi is the main contractor under Contract 205. ^[3]

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 (196 ft 10 in) subway linking to the MTR concourse (meaning the station now has two subways for transferring passengers). The new 1,800-square-metre (19,375 sq ft) concourse also included a new entrance (entrance D) on To Fuk Road. A passenger lift was also installed at entrance E at this time. ^{[4] [5]}

On 2 December 2007, the MTR–KCR merger took place, and Kowloon Tong became solely operated by MTR, but the turnstiles separating the respective concourse of the Kwun Tong line and East Rail line were not removed until 28 September 2008.

Layout

Kwun Tong line concourse in March 2014

Kwun Tong line platforms in April 2014

Decorations in East Rail line platforms in October 2008

East Rail line platforms in April 2014

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 the Metro Cammell EMUs 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. ^[6]

Note that the platforms for both the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line are called platforms 1 and 2.

U1	overlying buildings	Education Bureau Kowloon Education Service Centre
footbridge	East Rail line platforms	footbridge connecting East Rail line platforms, Festival Walk, Suffolk Road
G	Exit H	exit, customer service centre, shops
	side platform
	Platform 1	→      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Tai Wai) →
	Platform 2	←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Mong Kok East)
	side platform
	Exit G	exit, transport interchange, taxi stand, customer service centre, shops
	Kwun Tong line concourse	exits, transport interchange
C/L1/B	East Rail line northern concourse	customer service centre, shops, toilets, vending machines, automatic teller machines
	Kwun Tong line concourse	customer service centre, vending machines, automatic teller machines, shops, Octopus promotion machine, iCentre free internet service
	East Rail line southern concourse	customer service centre, toilets, shops, automatic teller machines
L2	Platform 1	→      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Lok Fu) →
	island platform
	Platform 2	←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Shek Kip Mei)

^[7]

Entrances and exits

A pedestrian walkway connects the station with Festival Walk, a major shopping centre. ^[8]

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 ^[8]

East Rail line southern concourse

• D: Public Transport Interchange ^[8]

East Rail line northern concourse

• F: Kent Road ^[8]

East Rail line platform 2 (ground level)

• G1: To Fuk Road
• G2: Festival Walk ^[8]

East Rail line platform 1 (ground level)

• H: Hong Kong Productivity Council ^[8]

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.

Gallery

• 
  Kwun Tong line platforms (2022)
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  Kwun Tong line Platforms 2 (left) and 1 (right) (2021)
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  East Rail line northern concourse (2021)
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  Exterior of Exit F (2021)
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  Paid area of the Kwun Tong line side concourse (2021)
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  Transfer passageway between the Kwun Tong and East Rail line platforms (2021)
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  East Rail line southern concourse (2021)
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  Exit C1 entrance (2021)
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  Exit C2 entrance (2021)
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  Exit E entrance (2021)
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  Exit D entrance (2021)
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  Ground level of Kowloon Tong station in February 2009

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. 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
4. "New KCR / MTR interchange subway at Kowloon Tong Station opens tomorrow". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 14 April 2004.
5. "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004". Hong Kong Public Libraries. Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation. 2005.
6. 地鐵神秘景點 – Hong Kong Railway Engineering Centre.
7. "Kowloon Tong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 28 July 2014.
8. "Kowloon Tong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 28 July 2014.