Ho Man Tin station

Ho Man Tin 何文田
MTR rapid transit station
Exit B2 of Ho Man Tin station in November 2023
General information
Location	Intersection between Chung Hau Street, Chatham Road North and Wuhu Street, Lo Lung Hang Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°18′33″N 114°10′58″E / 22.3093°N 114.1829°E / 22.3093; 114.1829
Owned by	MTR Corporation (Kwun Tong line); KCR Corporation (Tuen Ma line)
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line Tuen Ma line
Platforms	4   Tuen Ma line : 1 island platform   Kwun Tong line : 2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	HOM
History
Opened	Kwun Tong line : 23 October 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-23)[1]   Tuen Ma line : 27 June 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-27)[2]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Whampoa Terminus Kwun Tong line Yau Ma Tei towards Tiu Keng Leng Hung Hom towards Tuen Mun Tuen Ma line To Kwa Wan towards Wu Kai Sha
Route map To Yau Ma Tei To To Kwa Wan To Hung Hom L4 (Tuen Ma line) L7 (Kwun Tong line) Reversing siding To Whampoa
Location Ho Man Tin Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Ho Man Tin Ho Man Tin (Hong Kong urban core) Show map of Hong Kong urban core

Ho Man Tin (Chinese: 何文田; Cantonese Yale: Hòmàntìn) is an underground MTR rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong line and the Tuen Ma line, located beneath Valley Road in Lo Lung Hang, as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project.^[3] The station's lower platforms (serving Kwun Tong line trains) opened on 23 October 2016 along with Whampoa station as part of the Kwun Tong line extension, while the upper platforms of the Tuen Ma line opened on 27 June 2021.

Despite its name, the station is technically not located within Ho Man Tin and is more than 1 km (0.62 mi) away from the central part of Ho Man Tin between Argyle Street and Waterloo Road. The station is nearer to central part of Hung Hom while Hung Hom station is located at reclaimed area of Hung Hom Bay.^[4][5]

Ho Man Tin station was constructed under the HK$2.97 billion Kwun Tong Line Extension Contract 1001, which was awarded in 2011 to Nishimatsu Construction. This contract covered not only the station, but also the railway tunnels between Yau Ma Tei and Whampoa Station, including a ventilation building halfway between Yau Ma Tei and Ho Man Tin.^[6]

The new 58,000 m² (620,000 sq ft), eight-level railway station, cruciform in plan, was built on the site of the Valley Road Estate, which had been demolished a decade earlier. Built into a hillside, the station is partly underground and partly above-ground. The underground levels were excavated through the drill-and-blast method.^[7]

The Kwun Tong line platforms of Ho Man Tin station opened on 23 October 2016. The Tuen Ma line platforms opened on 27 June 2021.

The station is located between Chung Hau Street and Chatham Road North. While the Tuen Ma line platforms were boarded up, they were used as a passageway between the concourse and the Kwun Tong line platforms.[1]

During peak periods, some westbound Kwun Tong line trains terminate at platform 2 and commence at platform 1 past the scissors crossover to a reversing siding. The remaining trains continue to Whampoa, the next station eastbound as well as the line's western terminus. This arrangement exists due to the limited capacity of the single terminating track at Whampoa, which cannot turnaround all Kwun Tong line trains during peak periods.

Panorama of a Kwun Tong line platform in October 2016

• A1: Yan Fung Street^[8]
• A2: Fat Kwong Street^[8]
• A3: Ho Man Tin Estate, Oi Man Estate, Hong Kong Metropolitan University^[8]
• B1: Chatham Road North (Hung Hom)^[8]
• B2: Transport Interchange, Oi Man Estate^[8]

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  Exit A1 in October 2016
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  Exit A2 in October 2016
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  Exit A3 in October 2016
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  Exit B1 in October 2016
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  Exit B2 in October 2016

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  Platform 1 in June 2021
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  Platform 2 in June 2021
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  Platform 3 in June 2021
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  Platform 4 in June 2021
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  Tuen Ma line platform with calligraphy in June 2021
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  Tuen Ma line platform signage in June 2021
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  Fare Concourse in March 2021
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  Interchange Concourse in June 2021
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  Level 3 in June 2021

Multiple artwork is installed in this station. One of the artworks "Between Nature and the City" has a cat on bottom right corner. According to its creator Alex Heung, the cat is called "Ai Cow", and was owned by a Chinese medicine store in Ho Man Tin. The cat went missing in 2014 and netizens have launched a search campaign on Facebook. Through this cat, Alex highlights the connection and emotion of people, community and environment in his artwork.^[9][10]

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  Frogtopia Arch in October 2016
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  "Blessings · Bridge" with the Chinese words Blessing in October 2016
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  "Blessings · Bridge" in October 2016

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