Ho Man Tin station

MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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

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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

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To Hung Hom |  |

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Location

Ho Man Tin

Location within the MTR system

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Ho Man Tin

Ho Man Tin (Hong Kong urban core)

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Ho Man Tin station

Chinese| 何文田
Jyutping| Ho4 man4 tin4
Literal meaning| Ho Man's Land
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Héwéntián
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Hòmàntìn
Jyutping| Ho4 man4 tin4
IPA| [hɔ˩mɐn˩tʰin˩]

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]

## History

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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.

## Station layout

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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.

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.

U3 | Footbridge  | Exit A3 (Upper Exit)

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U2 | Chung Hau Street  | Exit A3 (Lower Exit), Exit B2
Fat Kwong Street  | Exit A2
G | Yan Fung Street  | Exit A1, Subway to Exit A2, A3, Shops
L1 | Chatham Road North  | Exit B1, Lifts to Exit B2

Concourse | Concourse  | Customer service, Shops
L3 | Passageway between concourse and platforms

Tuen Ma line Platforms | Platform 4 | → Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (To Kwa Wan) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 3 | ←  Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Hung Hom)

Transfer Lobby | Transfer passageway between  Tuen Ma line and  Kwun Tong line

Kwun Tong line Platforms | Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 | ←  Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Yau Ma Tei)
Platform 2 |  Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Terminus) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right

Panorama of a Kwun Tong line platform in October 2016

## Exits

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* 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]

* Exit A1 in October 2016

* Exit A2 in October 2016

* Exit A3 in October 2016

* Exit B1 in October 2016

* Exit B2 in October 2016

## Gallery

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* Platform 1 in June 2021

* Platform 2 in June 2021

* Platform 3 in June 2021

* Platform 4 in June 2021

* Tuen Ma line platform with calligraphy in June 2021

* Tuen Ma line platform signage in June 2021

* Fare Concourse in March 2021

* Interchange Concourse in June 2021

* Level 3 in June 2021

## Station art

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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]

* Frogtopia Arch in October 2016

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

* "Blessings · Bridge" in October 2016

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ho Man Tin Station.

1. ^ "MTR Updates Construction Progress on SIL(E) and KTE Railway Projects" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 12 June 2014.
2. ^ Pang, Damon (28 May 2021). "MTR's Tuen Ma Line to get going on June 27". RTHK. "Hong Kong's newest MTR line will be fully operational from June 27, the government announced on Friday."
3. ^ The slideshows provided by two railway companies for Sha Tin to Central Link, July, 2007, MTR Corporation and KCR Corporation
4. ^ 搜查線：何文田站唔喺何文田？80後誓保地名. Oriental Daily News. 4 November 2016.
5. ^ "The very Hong Kong reason why nine in ten MTR station names are actually inaccurate". South China Morning Post. 2 October 2017.
6. ^ "All systems go for MTR's South Island Line and Kwun Tong Line Extension". Hong Kong Engineer. 39 (7). Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. July 2011.
7. ^ Tam, Angela (November 2016). "Bringing the MTR to Ho Man Tin and Whampoa". Hong Kong Engineer. 44 (11). Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
8. ^ a b c d e "Ho Man Tin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
9. ^ "何文田．黃埔 港鐵藝術之旅" (in Chinese). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
10. ^ "何文田．黃埔 港鐵藝術之旅". on.cc. 13 October 2016.

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* t
* e

Kwun Tong line

Stations|

* Whampoa
* Ho Man Tin
* Yau Ma Tei
* Mong Kok
* Prince Edward
* Shek Kip Mei
* Kowloon Tong
* Lok Fu
* Wong Tai Sin
* Diamond Hill
* Choi Hung
* Kowloon Bay
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Kwun Tong
* Lam Tin
* Yau Tong
* Tiu Keng Leng

Rolling stock|

* Metro Cammell EMU (DC)
* CNR Changchun EMU
* Vision Train

History|

* Kwun Tong line extension

Former stations|

* Chater
* Admiralty
* Tsim Sha Tsui
* Jordan
* Quarry Bay
* North Point

* v
* t
* e

Tuen Ma line

Stations|

* Wu Kai Sha
* Ma On Shan
* Heng On
* Tai Shui Hang
* Shek Mun
* City One
* Sha Tin Wai
* Che Kung Temple
* Tai Wai
* Hin Keng
* Diamond Hill
* Kai Tak
* Sung Wong Toi
* To Kwa Wan
* Ho Man Tin
* Hung Hom
* East Tsim Sha Tsui
* Austin
* Nam Cheong
* Mei Foo
* Tsuen Wan West
* Kam Sheung Road
* Yuen Long
* Long Ping
* Tin Shui Wai
* Siu Hong
* Tuen Mun

Planned|

* Hung Shui Kiu
* A16
* Tuen Mun South

Rolling stock|

* SP1900/1950 EMU
* MTR CRRC Changchun EMU

History|

* East Kowloon line (1970 scheme)
* Kowloon Southern Link
* Ma On Shan line
* Sha Tin to Central Link
* West Rail line

Stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.

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* t
* e

Kowloon City district

Part of|

* Kowloon (areas to the south of the Boundary Street)
* New Kowloon (areas to the north of the Boundary Street)

Areas|

* Ho Man Tin
* Hung Hom (part)
* Kadoorie Hill
* Kai Tak
* Kau Pui Lung
* Kowloon Bay (part)
* Kowloon City
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Kowloon Tsai
* Ma Tau Chung
* Ma Tau Kok
* 13 Streets
* Ma Tau Wai
* To Kwa Wan
* Whampoa

Landmarks|

* 41 Cumberland Road (Bruce Lee home)
* Beacon Hill
* Broadcast Drive
* Cattle Depot Artist Village
* Celestial Heights
* Grand Waterfront
* Holy Trinity Cathedral, Hong Kong
* Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
* Hong Kong Children's Hospital
* Hong Kong Coliseum
* Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre
* Kai Ching Estate
* Kai Tak Sports Park
* Kerry Hotel Hong Kong
* Kowloon City Plaza
* Kowloon East Barracks (formerly Osborn Barracks)
* Kowloon Hospital
* Kowloon Tsai Park
* Kowloon Tsai Swimming Pool
* Kowloon Walled City (demolished)
* Kowloon Walled City Park
* Laguna Verde
* The Laguna Mall
* No. 12 Hill
* Quarry Hill
* St. Teresa's Church
* Whampoa Garden

Transport|

| Former airport|

* Kai Tak Airport

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Water|

* Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
* Hung Hom Ferry Pier

Major roads|

* Argyle Street (part)
* Boundary Street (part)
* Chatham Road North
* Cornwall Street (part)
* Hunghom Bypass (part)
* Junction Road
* Kowloon City Road
* Ma Hang Chung Road
* Ma Tau Chung Road
* Ma Tau Kok Road
* Ma Tau Wai Road
* Mok Cheong Street
* Prince Edward Road West (part)
* Princess Margaret Road
* To Kwa Wan Road
* Waterloo Road (part)
* Wuhu Street

MTR stations|

* Ho Man Tin
* Hung Hom
* Kai Tak
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Sung Wong Toi
* To Kwa Wan
* Whampoa

Education|

| Tertiary|

* Hong Kong Baptist University
* Hong Kong Metropolitan University

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Primary and
secondary|

* American International School Hong Kong
* Australian International School Hong Kong
* Carmel Secondary School
* Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College
* Diocesan Boys' School
* Heep Yunn School
* Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School
* Holy Family Canossian College
* Jockey Club Government Secondary School
* King George V School
* Kowloon True Light School
* La Salle College
* Maryknoll Convent School
* Munsang College
* New Asia Middle School
* New Method College
* Notre Dame College
* Pentecostal School
* Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College
* Pooi To Middle School
* Pui Ching Middle School
* Rudolf Steiner Education Foundation Hong Kong Maria College
* Scientia Secondary School
* SKH Tsoi Kung Po Secondary School
* St. Teresa Secondary School
* Stamford American School Hong Kong
* Sheng Kung Hui Tsoi Kung Po Secondary School
* Tang King Po School
* TWGH Wong Fut Nam College
* Wa Ying College
* Yew Chung International School
* Y.W.C.A. Hioe Tjo Yoeng College

| Former|

* French International School of Hong Kong Hung Hom campus

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