Tsim Sha Tsui station

Tsim Sha Tsui

尖沙咀
Tsim Sha Tsui; 尖沙咀
MTR rapid transit station
	Tsim Sha Tsui station platforms in May 2021
Chinese name
Chinese	尖沙咀
Cantonese Yale	Jīmsājéui
Literal meaning	Sandmouth Point
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiānshāzuǐ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Jīmsājéui
Jyutping	Zim1saa1zeoi2
General information
Location	Nathan Road ; Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong ; China
Coordinates	22°17′50″N114°10′20″E / 22.2973°N 114.1722°E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	East Tsim Sha Tsui : (out-of-station interchange); Tuen Ma line ; Bus, minibus ; Star Ferry ;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TST
History
Opened	Tsuen Wan line :16 December 1979;44 years ago
Services
Transfer at East Tsim Sha Tsui
Route map
Route map
Location
	Tsim Sha Tsui Location within the MTR system Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong urban core)

Last updated January 16, 2024

Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. The station, originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the Tsuen Wan line, serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui.

History

The station was built underneath Nathan Road in the late 1970s. The site of Exit A1 was once the vehicular entrance to Kowloon Park, which was relocated to Haiphong Road.^[1] The station opened on 16 December 1979 as part of the Kwun Tong line. Service was extended southward, across the harbour, on 12 February 1980. Before the Tsuen Wan Extension opened, the single line of the MTR traveled from Central to Kwun Tong (whereas today all northbound trains from Tsim Sha Tsui go to Tsuen Wan). The station concourse was renovated in 1986.^[2]

Tsim Sha Tsui station was featured in Clifton Ko's 1987 film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World . It also appeared in the 1988 film Police Story 2 ,The Station appeared while spy's following a terrorist,The film also shows the stations interior. It also appeared in a brief chase sequence featuring Brigitte Lin in Wong Kar-wai's 1994 film, Chungking Express .

Modification work were undertaken from 2002 to 2005 to facilitate new pedestrian subway connections between this station and the new East Tsim Sha Tsui station, built nearby by the KCR Corporation. The contractor was Kumagai Gumi. The work involved reconfiguration of the concourse and various station upgrades.

Exit A1 was rebuilt from 2014 to 2016 to provide a new lift and enlarge the access.^[3] During construction a temporary exit was provided. The permanent exit reopened on 7 May 2016 with a "crystal cube" design, replacing the old concrete structure, that houses the lift, two escalators, and stairs.^[4]

In December 2013, construction began on a redesigned Exit D. A new passage was built to connect to the K11 shopping centre, aiming to relieve congestion in the southern end of the station concourse as well as the Mody Road Subway. The new passageway opened on 30 November 2018.^[5]

On 10 February 2017, a Tsuen Wan-bound train was the site of an arson attack in which 19 people were injured. A 60-year-old man suffering from mental illness shouted, "My son was killed. I shall burn with you all," and set himself ablaze in the packed train. He had a son from his first marriage, who had died in an incident.^[6]^[7] The train operator drove the train to Tsim Sha Tsui for evacuation. The station was closed after the incident and was reopened next morning.^[8]^[9] The suspect died from organ failure three months later and was the only casualty.^[10]

Station layout

Before (July 2009)

After (May 2016)

Exit A reconstruction

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Out-of-system access to the Tuen Ma line is provided at the concourse through exits F or G and a walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach East Tsim Sha Tsui station.^[11]

G	Ground level	Exits/Entrances
L1	Concourse	Customer service center, shops, vending machines, ATMs, Octopus promotion machine
L1	Passages	Passages to East Tsim Sha Tsui ( Tuen Ma line)
L2	Platform 1	→ Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Jordan )→
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	← Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Admiralty )

^[12]

Although Tsim Sha Tsui station and East Tsim Sha Tsui station are connected, the fare gates of these two station are separated. Single journey ticket passengers transferring from Tsuen Wan line to Tuen Ma line must purchase a second ticket at East Tsim Sha Tsui station as the first ticket is withdrawn, without refunding the remaining value in the ticket, once the passengers exit through the turnstiles at Tsim Sha Tsui station. In contrast, Octopus card users who transfer between Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport-related purchases or more than nine non-transport related purchases in between stations are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly. Also, MTR City Saver users who transfer between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui stations within thirty minutes are considered to have taken a single journey and no extra journey will be charged.

Entrances/exits

Tsim Sha Tsui station is linked with East Tsim Sha Tsui station through the Mody Road and Middle Road subways. Though the stations are independent from one another, they share a common exit naming scheme to avoid confusion.

There's no exits I or O because of the confusion with 1 and 0 respectively.

In Tsim Sha Tsui station

A1: Kowloon Park
A2: Humphreys Avenue
B1: Nathan Road
B2: Cameron Road
C1: Nathan Road
C2: Peking Road
D1: Nathan Road
D2: Carnarvon Road
D3: K11 Art Mall
E: Kowloon Hotel
H: iSQUARE
R: iSQUARE ^[11]

In East Tsim Sha Tsui station

J: Victoria Dockside
K: Middle Road
L1: Hermes House
L3: Peninsula Hotel
L4: Kowloon Hotel
L5: Peking Road
L6: Salisbury Road
N1: Mody Road
N2: Hanoi Road
N3: K11 Musea
N4: K11 Musea
N5: Nathan Road
P1: Wing On Plaza
P2: Tsim Sha Tsui East
P3: Chatham Road South ^[11]

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References

↑ "Effect of Tsim Sha Tsui Mass Transit railway Station on Kowloon Park and roadside trees". Urban Council. 16 April 1974.
↑ "MTR station work starts". South China Morning Post. 1 September 1986. p. 22.
↑ "Entrance A1 at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Making Way for New "Crystal Cube" and External Lift" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 15 January 2014.
↑ ""Crystal Cube" Becomes a New Landmark for MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Entrance A1" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 6 May 2016.
↑ "New Pedestrian Subway and Entrance at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Enhance Connections" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 30 November 2018.
↑ "港鐵縱火案4危14傷狂徒曾高叫一鑊熟". 大公報. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
↑ "【港鐵縱火】疑犯80年代來港　曾有暴力行為確診患妄想症　與前妻所生兒子已離世". 明報. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
↑ Blundy, Rachel (12 February 2017). "Mhan charged with arson after Hong Kong MTR attack leaves 19 commuters injured". South China Morning Post.
↑ "Arson in Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station". www.info.gov.hk. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
↑ "消息指港鐵縱火案被告　留院3月後今晨不治". 頭條日報. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
1 2 3 "Tsim Sha Tsui Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 July 2014.
↑ "Tsim Sha Tsui Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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[1] "Effect of Tsim Sha Tsui Mass Transit railway Station on Kowloon Park and roadside trees". Urban Council. 16 April 1974.

[2] "MTR station work starts". South China Morning Post. 1 September 1986. p. 22.

[3] "Entrance A1 at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Making Way for New "Crystal Cube" and External Lift" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 15 January 2014.

[4] ""Crystal Cube" Becomes a New Landmark for MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Entrance A1" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 6 May 2016.

[newpedestriansubway-5] "New Pedestrian Subway and Entrance at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Enhance Connections" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 30 November 2018.

[6] "港鐵縱火案4危14傷狂徒曾高叫一鑊熟". 大公報. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[7] "【港鐵縱火】疑犯80年代來港　曾有暴力行為確診患妄想症　與前妻所生兒子已離世". 明報. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[8] Blundy, Rachel (12 February 2017). "Mhan charged with arson after Hong Kong MTR attack leaves 19 commuters injured". South China Morning Post.

[9] "Arson in Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station". www.info.gov.hk. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[10] "消息指港鐵縱火案被告　留院3月後今晨不治". 頭條日報. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[area_map-11] 1 2 3 "Tsim Sha Tsui Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[12] "Tsim Sha Tsui Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 30 July 2014.

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