North Point station

MTR station on Hong Kong Island

North Point

MTR rapid transit station

Platform 3

Chinese name
Chinese| 北角
Hanyu Pinyin| Běijiǎo
Cantonese Yale| Bākgok
Literal meaning| North Corner
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Běijiǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Bākgok
Jyutping| Bak1gok3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ| Pak-kak
General information
Location| Near Roca Centre, King's Road, North Point
Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°17′27″N 114°12′03″E﻿ / ﻿22.2909°N 114.2007°E﻿ / 22.2909; 114.2007
Operated by| MTR Corporation
Line(s)|

* Island line
* Tseung Kwan O line

Platforms| 4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks| 4
Connections|

* Tram
* North Point Ferry Pier
* Bus, minibus

Construction
Structure type| Underground
Platform levels| 2
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| NOP
History
Opened|

*   Island line : 31 May 1985; 40 years ago (1985-05-31)
*   Kwun Tong line : 27 September 2001; 23 years ago (2001-09-27)

Services
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Fortress Hill

towards Kennedy Town

|  | Island line |  | Quarry Bay

towards Chai Wan

Terminus |  | Tseung Kwan O line |  | Quarry Bay

towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park

Proposed (North Island line extension)
Causeway Bay North

towards Tamar

|  | Tseung Kwan O line

North Island line

|  | Quarry Bay

towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park

Former services
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Quarry Bay

towards Yau Ma Tei

|  | Kwun Tong line

(2001-2002)

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Track layout

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Location

North Point

Location within the MTR system

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North Point (Hong Kong Island)

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North Point (Hong Kong urban core)

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North Point (Chinese: 北角; Cantonese Yale: Bākgok) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O line, located in North Point on Hong Kong Island. The livery of the station is tomato orange. The interchange between the Island line and the Tseung Kwan O line is a cross-platform interchange. North Point is the northernmost station on the Island line.

## History

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### Island line

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The contactors for the station are Leighton Contractors (Asia) for the station's concourse and Paul Y. for the tunnels and platforms.

This station was opened on 31 May 1985 upon the completion of the Island line. Until 2001, the station was only used by that line, and the layout of the station at that time featured a stacked side platform arrangement with trains running towards Sheung Wan station operating on the level above trains running towards Chai Wan station.

### Tsueng Kwan O line

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Between 2001 and 2002, this station was expanded to facilitate a cross-platform interchange with the Kwun Tong line. The contractor for the station expansion was awarded to Nishimatsu Construction, and works started in July 1998.

A new platform was constructed on each level opposite the existing platform and the station served as the temporary terminus of Kwun Tong line. On 4 August 2002, the section of Tseung Kwan O line from this station to Yau Tong was opened to allow passengers to develop familiarity with the new cross-harbour interchange arrangement. Since 18 August 2002, this station serves as an interchange station between the two lines as well as the terminus of Tseung Kwan O line.

In 2001, an artwork by architect Tao Ho and local schoolchildren called North Point, My Neighbourhood was installed in the station. It is an illustrated mural depicting familiar sights from around North Point.

## Station layout

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G | \-  | Exits

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- | Walkway  | MTRshops
Walkway to all exits
L1 | Concourse  | Customer Service, MTRshops
Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
Octopus Promotion Machine

Platforms | Platform 2 | ←      Island line towards Kennedy Town (Fortress Hill)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Island line, right for Tseung Kwan O line
Platform 4 | ← End of the      Tseung Kwan O line，terminate platform

Platforms | Platform 1 | →      Island line towards Chai Wan (Quarry Bay) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right for Island line, left for Tseung Kwan O line
Platform 3 | →      Tseung Kwan O line towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park (Quarry Bay) →

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Compared to cross-platform arrangements at other MTR stations, the transfer distance is longer here; however, it is nevertheless much more convenient for commuters to transfer than passing through the corridors in Quarry Bay station, which provides no cross-platform arrangement.

## Entrances/exits

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All exits are located on King's Road and the side streets nearby.[2]

* A1: Java Road
* A2: Marble Road
* A3: Odeon Plaza
* A4: Shu Kuk Street
* B1/B2/B3: King's Road
* B4: Tsat Tsz Mui Road

## Transport connections

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North Point is the home of a large bus terminus, situated at the North Point Ferry Pier. (Exit A1) At the same time, other modes of transport like buses, trams and taxis are accessed at King's Road, which can be reached through Exits B1 and B3.

### Ferry

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The North Point Ferry Pier (entrance/exit A1) provides services to Hung Hom, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong. Passengers who wish to take the ferry should leave North Point station at entrance/exit A1, and follow Shu Kuk Street until they reach the seashore.

## Special train

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To relieve overcrowding of the Kennedy Town-bound platform in morning peak hours, a number of trains from Chai Wan Depot run empty and are placed into service at North Point.[3]

## Future development

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North Point will become an intermediate station on the Tseung Kwan O line once the North Island line project is completed. Tseung Kwan O line North Point-bound train will run towards Tamar via Fortress Hill, Causeway Bay North and Exhibition Centre stations, paralleling the Island line. This will significantly relieve the overcrowding on Kennedy Town-bound trains of the Island line during the morning rush hour.

## Gallery

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* Long passageway between two platforms

* Platform 1 (Towards Chai Wan)

* Platform 2 (Towards Kennedy Town)

* Platform 4 (termination platform)

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Point Station.

## See also

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* North Island line

## References

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1. ^ "North Point Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. ^ "North Point Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
3. ^ "Scheduled train service level". MTR Service Update.

* v
* t
* e

Island line

Stations|

* Kennedy Town
* HKU
* Sai Ying Pun
* Sheung Wan
* Central
* Admiralty
* Wan Chai
* Causeway Bay
* Tin Hau
* Fortress Hill
* North Point
* Quarry Bay
* Tai Koo
* Sai Wan Ho
* Shau Kei Wan
* Heng Fa Chuen
* Chai Wan

Rolling stock|

* Metro Cammell EMU (DC)
* Vision Train

History|

* West Island line

* v
* t
* e

Tseung Kwan O line

Stations|

* North Point
* Quarry Bay
* Yau Tong
* Tiu Keng Leng
* Tseung Kwan O
* Hang Hau
* Po Lam

LOHAS Park branch|

* (← Tseung Kwan O)
* LOHAS Park

Rolling stock|

| Current|

* Metro Cammell EMU (DC)
* Rotem EMU

|

Future|

* Vision Train

* v
* t
* e

North Island line

Future projects of the MTR

Tung Chung line extension|

* (← Tung Chung line)
* Hong Kong
* Tamar

Tseung Kwan O line extension|

* Tamar
* Exhibition Centre
* Causeway Bay North
* North Point
* (Tseung Kwan O line →)

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

* v
* t
* e

Eastern District, Hong Kong

Areas|

* Tin Hau
* Fortress Hill
* North Point
* Braemar Hill
* Quarry Bay
* Sai Wan Ho
* Shau Kei Wan
* A Kung Ngam
* Chai Wan
* Siu Sai Wan
* Tsat Tsz Mui

Landmarks|

* AIA Tower
* Cape Collinson Crematorium
* City Garden
* Cityplaza
* Choi Sai Woo Park
* Grand Promenade
* Healthy Village
* Heng Fa Chuen
* Hing Tung Estate
* Hing Wah Estate
* Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
* Hong Kong Buddhist Cemetery
* Hong Kong Film Archive
* Island Resort
* Kornhill
* Law Uk Folk Museum
* Mount Parker
* Public housing estates in Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan
* Sai Wan War Cemetery
* Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
* Taikoo Place
* One Island East
* Taikoo Shing
* Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution
* Tin Chiu Street
* Wan Tsui Estate
* Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital

Education|

| Tertiary|

* Hong Kong Shue Yan University

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Primary /
secondary|

* Belilios Public School
* Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School
* Canossa College
* Cheung Chuk Shan College
* Chinese International School
* Delia School of Canada, Hong Kong Ontario program
* French International School of Hong Kong Chai Wan Campus
* HKUGA Primary School
* Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College
* Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College
* Kiangsu-Chekiang College, International Section
* Kiangsu and Chekiang Primary School
* Korean International School of Hong Kong
* Lingnan Secondary School
* Munsang College
* Precious Blood Secondary School
* Pui Kiu Middle School
* Quarry Bay School
* Salesian English School
* Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School
* Shau Kei Wan Government Secondary School
* St. Joan of Arc Secondary School
* St. Mark's School

| Closed|

* Hong Kong Japanese School Junior high school

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MTR stations|

* Fortress Hill
* North Point
* Quarry Bay
* Tai Koo
* Sai Wan Ho
* Shau Kei Wan
* Heng Fa Chuen
* Chai Wan

This list is incomplete.
Kellett School previously maintained a campus in Shau Kei Wan.
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