Kowloon Tong station

MTR interchange station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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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″N 114°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

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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

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Tunnel

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Shek Kip Mei |  |

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Mong Kok East |  |

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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## Entrances and exits

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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

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* Kwun Tong line platforms (2022)

* Kwun Tong line Platforms 2 (left) and 1 (right) (2021)

* East Rail line northern concourse (2021)

* Exterior of Exit F (2021)

* Paid area of the Kwun Tong line side concourse (2021)

* Transfer passageway between the Kwun Tong and East Rail line platforms (2021)

* East Rail line southern concourse (2021)

* Exit C1 entrance (2021)

* Exit C2 entrance (2021)

* Exit E entrance (2021)

* Exit D entrance (2021)

* Ground level of Kowloon Tong station in February 2009

## References

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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. ^ a b c d e f "Kowloon Tong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

* v
* 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

East Rail line

Stations|

| Main section|

* Admiralty
* Exhibition Centre
* Hung Hom
* Mong Kok East
* Kowloon Tong
* Tai Wai
* Sha Tin
* Fo Tan
* University
* Tai Po Market
* Tai Wo
* Fanling
* Sheung Shui
* Lo Wu

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Racecourse branch|

* (← Sha Tin)
* Racecourse
* (University →)

Lok Ma Chau spur line|

* (← Sheung Shui)
* Kwu Tung
* Lok Ma Chau

Proposed|

* Park Shek Kok/Science Park
* Kwu Tung
* Lo Wu South

Rolling stock|

* Hyundai Rotem EMU
* MLR train (retired)
* SP1900 EMU (formerly)

Infrastructure|

* Lo Wu Bridge
* Beacon Hill Tunnel

History|

* Kowloon–Canton Railway
* Hong Kong Railway Museum
* Wo Hop Shek branch line [zh]

Former stations|

* Kowloon
* East Tsim Sha Tsui
* Tai Po Kau
* Tai Po Market
* Wo Hop Shek [zh]

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

* v
* 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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This list is incomplete.

* v
* t
* e

Sham Shui Po District

Areas|

* Cheung Sha Wan
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Lai Chi Kok
* Sham Shui Po
* Shek Kip Mei
* So Uk
* Yau Yat Chuen

Islands|

* Stonecutters Island

Landmarks|

* Caritas Medical Centre
* Cheung Sha Wan Plaza
* Dragon Centre
* Festival Walk
* Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park (CLOSED)
* Lai Chi Kok Hospital (CLOSED)
* Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
* Mei Foo Sun Chuen
* Mei Ho House
* Nam Shan Estate
* Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base
* North Kowloon Magistracy
* Parc Oasis
* Sham Shui Po Park
* So Uk Estate
* Woh Chai Shan
* Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan
* Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po
* Public housing estates in Shek Kip Mei
* Shek Kip Mei Estate

Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Cheung Sha Wan
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Lai Chi Kok
* Mei Foo
* Nam Cheong
* Sham Shui Po
* Shek Kip Mei

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Education|

| Tertiary|

* City University of Hong Kong

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Primary and
secondary|

* Buddhist Tai Hung College
* Chan Shu Kui Memorial School
* Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
* Holy Trinity College
* Kowloon Technical School
* Maryknoll Fathers' School
* Our Lady of the Rosary College
* Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School
* San Wui Commercial Society YMCA of Hong Kong Christian School
* St. Francis of Assisi's English Primary School
* St. Margaret's Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School
* Tack Ching Girls' Secondary School
* Tak Nga Secondary School
* The Church of Christ in China Ming Yin College
* Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chang Ming Thien College
* Ying Wa College

History|

* Shek Kip Mei fire

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