Kwun Tong station

MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Kwun Tong

MTR rapid transit station

Platforms 1 and 2 (2021)

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 觀塘
Simplified Chinese| 观塘
Jyutping| Gun1tong4
Hanyu Pinyin| Guāntáng
Literal meaning| Pondview
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Guāntáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Gūntòhng
IPA| [kun˥tʰɔŋ˩]
Jyutping| Gun1tong4
General information
Location| Kwun Tong Road Interchange, Kwun Tong
Kwun Tong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°18′44″N 114°13′35″E﻿ / ﻿22.3121°N 114.2265°E﻿ / 22.3121; 114.2265
Operated by| MTR Corporation
Line(s)| Kwun Tong line
Platforms| 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks| 2
Connections|

* Bus, minibus

Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Platform levels| 1
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| KWT
History
Opened| 1 October 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-01)
Electrified| 1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Services
| Preceding station  |  MTR | Following station

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Ngau Tau Kok

towards Whampoa

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towards Tiu Keng Leng

| Kwun Tong line

Trains after midnight

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Track layout

Legend

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Location

Kwun Tong

Location within the MTR system

Kwun Tong (Chinese: 觀塘; Cantonese Yale: Gūntòhng) is a station on the MTR Kwun Tong line in Hong Kong. The station opened on 1 October 1979 as the eastern terminus of the first phase of the Kwun Tong line until the Eastern Harbour Crossing to Quarry Bay opened on 6 August 1989. It is located in the Kwun Tong area, between Lam Tin and Ngau Tau Kok stations.

The station is elevated and open-air, unlike almost every other station on the line. Only Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay stations are like this. Due to difficulties in installing platform screen doors (PSDs) in above ground stations, the MTR decided not to install PSDs in this station, instead installing automatic platform gates (APGs) on the station's platforms in 2011.

It is located far from most residential areas, causing many residents of Kwun Tong to take other means of transport in order to reach the station. A shopping centre and office tower, named apm Millennium City 5, are connected to the station.

Beneath the station building is a road tunnel which diverts traffic along Kwun Tong Road from the roundabout around the station.

## History

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The construction of the station under Contract 212 was awarded to Far East/Coignet joint venture.[1]

Kwun Tong station was opened when the Kwun Tong line was opened on 1 October 1979, and act as the terminus of the system, until Kwun Tong line was extended to Quarry Bay on 6 August 1989.

## Station layout

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The road tunnel built beneath Kwun Tong station

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform, and it is curved, so the gap is large. Before Lam Tin station was opened, platform 1 was also used for departing westbound trains. After midnight, platform 1 is the termination platform of the Kwun Tong line, so trains can return to Kowloon Bay Depot. Before 07:01, platform 2 is the boarding platform of the Kwun Tong line after trains depart from Kowloon Bay Depot.

Platforms | Platform 1 | → Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Lam Tin) →

←  Kwun Tong line termination platform→

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Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 | ←  Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Ngau Tau Kok)
U1 | Concourse  | Customer service, MTRshops
Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines
Octopus promotion machine
G | Ground level  | Exits

| \-  | Kwun Tong Road Tunnel

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## Entrances/exits

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* A1: Yue Man Square
* A2: Millennium City 5, APM Mall
* B1: Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Harbourfront
* B2: Kwun Tong Plaza
* B3: Crocodile Center
* C1: Yuet Wah Street
* C2: Lei Yue Mun Road
* C3: Hip Wo Street
* D1: Bus Terminus
* D2: Hip Wo Street
* D3: Hoi Yuen Road
* D4: Kwun Tong Industrial Centre[3]

## Gallery

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* Kwun Tong station platforms (2022)

* Station concourse (2022)

* Exit A (2021)

* Exit B (2020)

* Exit C (2020)

* Exit D (2020)

* Footbridge access to the station. (2010) The MTR station name on the side of the footbridge has since been removed.

* Platform 1 of Kwun Tong station (2014)

## References

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1. ^ 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
2. ^ "Kwun Tong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
3. ^ "Kwun Tong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

* v
* t
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Kwun Tong District

Areas|

* Cha Kwo Ling
* Kowloon Bay (part)
* Kwun Tong
* Sai Tso Wan
* Lam Tin
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Jordan Valley
* Shun Lee
* Yau Tong

Landmarks|

* Amoy Gardens
* Domain
* East Kowloon Cultural Centre
* Four hills of Kowloon
* Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre
* Kwun Tong Garden Estate
* Kwun Tong Promenade
* Kwun Tong Swimming Pool
* Laguna City
* Lok Wah Estate
* Lower Ngau Tau Kok (II) Estate
* Millennium City
* apm
* Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground
* Sceneway Garden
* Sceneway Plaza
* Telford Gardens
* Tsui Ping Estate
* Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate
* Yue Man Square
* Public housing estates in Lam Tin
* Public housing estates in Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay
* Public housing estates in Yau Tong

Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Kowloon Bay
* Kwun Tong
* Lam Tin
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Yau Tong

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Water|

* Kwun Tong Ferry Pier

Education|

* ECF Saint Too Canaan College
* Fukien Secondary School
* Kellett School Kowloon Bay Campus
* Kwun Tong Government Secondary School
* Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School
* Kwun Tong Maryknoll College
* Mu Kuang English School
* Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong Secondary Campus
* St. Catharine's School for Girls
* St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
* United Christian College (Kowloon East)

History|

* Death of Chan Yin-lam

This list is incomplete.

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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

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