Shek Kip Mei station

MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

Shek Kip Mei

石硤尾

MTR rapid transit station

Platform 2 of Shek Kip Mei station

Chinese name
Chinese| 石硤尾
Cantonese Yale| Sehk gip méih
Literal meaning| Gorge End
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Shíxiáwêi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Sehk gip méih
Jyutping| Sek6gip3mei5
General information
Location| Under Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei
Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°19′55″N 114°10′07″E﻿ / ﻿22.3320°N 114.1687°E﻿ / 22.3320; 114.1687
Owned by| MTR Corporation
Operated by| MTR Corporation
Line(s)| Kwun Tong line
Platforms| 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks| 2
Connections|

* Bus, minibus

Construction
Structure type| Underground
Platform levels| 1
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Station code| SKM
History
Opened| 1 October 1979; 44 years ago (1979-10-01)
Services
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Prince Edward

towards Whampoa

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towards Tiu Keng Leng

Transfer at Sham Shui Po
Prince Edward

towards Central

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transfer at Sham Shui Po

|  | Cheung Sha Wan

towards Tsuen Wan

Track layout

Legend

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to Prince Edward

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Location

Shek Kip Mei

Location within the MTR system

Shek Kip Mei (Chinese: 石硤尾; Cantonese Yale: Sehk gip méih) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is located in Shek Kip Mei.

## History[edit]

The station served as a terminus of the 2nd phase of the Kwun Tong line until the Kwun Tong line was extended to Tsim Sha Tsui station on 16 December 1979. (Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong, 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1979). The very first train departed from this station on 1 October 1979.

## Livery[edit]

The station's livery is green and white only seen in concourse and both ends of the platforms

## Station layout[edit]

G | Ground level  | Exits

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L1 | Concourse  | Customer service, MTRshops
Vending machines, automatic teller machines

Platform | Platform 1 | → Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Kowloon Tong) →
Island platforms, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 | ←  Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Prince Edward)

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## Entrances and exits[edit]

* A: Nam Cheong Street
* B1: Woh Chai Street
* B2: Woh Chai Street
* C: Wai Chi Street [2]

## Gallery[edit]

* Platforms (2022)

* Concourse, near Exit A (2021)

* New white panels installed after refurbishment (2021)

* Exit C (2021)

* Lift access to the station (2020)

* Exit A (2020)

* Shek Kip Mei station Concourse in December 2007

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shek Kip Mei Station.

1. ^ "Shek Kip Mei Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
2. ^ "Shek Kip Mei Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

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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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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. 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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