Mong Kok station

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Mong Kok

旺角
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Platform 4 of Mong Kok station in May 2022
Chinese name
Chinese 旺角
Jyutping Wong6 gok3
Cantonese Yale Wohng gok
Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎo
Literal meaningBustling Corner
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization Wohng gok
IPA [wɔŋ˨kɔk̚˧]
Jyutping Wong6 gok3
General information
Location Nathan Road × Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°19′09″N114°10′10″E / 22.3191°N 114.1694°E / 22.3191; 114.1694
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMOK
History
Opened
Previous namesArgyle
Key dates
1979Station opens as Argyle
1985Renamed to Mong Kok
Services
Preceding station HK MTR logo.svg MTR Following station
Yau Ma Tei
towards Central
Tsuen Wan line Prince Edward
towards Tsuen Wan
Yau Ma Tei
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong line Prince Edward
towards Tiu Keng Leng
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Location
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Mong Kok
Location within the MTR system
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Mong Kok
Mong Kok (Hong Kong urban core)

Mong Kok station is a MTR station in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station is one of the first MTR stations established in the city, serving Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan line. It is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok station is dim red. The station was initially named after Argyle Street as Argyle.

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Location

Mong Kok station is located in the centre of Mong Kok in Kowloon, along Nathan Road at the intersection with Argyle Street. Major nearby places include MOKO, Langham Place, T.O.P. and the Pioneer Centre. [1] Mong Kok East station is about 500 metres to the northeast.

This station and Prince Edward station are the two closest stations in Hong Kong. They are only 400 m (1,300 ft) apart, trains take less than one minute to travel from one station to the other.

History

Mong Kok station opened on 31 December 1979, originally as part of the Kwun Tong line. [2] When the Tsuen Wan line opened in 1982, the station became an interchange station between the two lines.

Station layout

Mong Kok station serves as a cross-platform interchange for passengers changing between the Tsuen Wan line and Kwun Tong line for stations in the same direction. Opposite-direction interchange of the two lines takes place at Prince Edward and Yau Ma Tei .

GGround levelExits
L1ConcourseCustomer Service, MTRshops
Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
Octopus Promotion Machine
L2
Platform
Platform 1      Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Prince Edward )
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tsuen Wan line
Platform 3      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Prince Edward)
L3
Platform
Platform 2     Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Yau Ma Tei )
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tsuen Wan line, right for Kwun Tong line
Platform 4     Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Yau Ma Tei)

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Panorama of P2 platforms in July 2013

Entrances and exits

Mong Kok station has 15 entrances, tied with East Tsim Sha Tsui station as stations with most exits in MTR. [4] The exits are located within one block north and south of the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street, connecting buildings, shopping malls, main roads and ground transport facilities nearby.

MTR East Rail line

Mong Kok East station and Mong Kok station are considerably far apart. To reach Mong Kok East from Mong Kok, use exit B3, walk up the Mong Kok Road Footbridge System, and go via MOKO to reach Mong Kok East. Passengers wishing to transfer to the East Rail line may do so at Kowloon Tong station.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Mong Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. Mass Transit Railway Modern Tramway & Light Rail Transit April 1980 page 134
  3. "Mong Kok Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. 港鐵公司 (September 2008). 《旺角站車站指南》. 港鐵公司.