Wong Tai Sin station

MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙

MTR rapid transit station

Platforms 1 and 2 (2021)

Chinese name
Chinese| 黃大仙
Cantonese Yale| Wòngdaaihsīn
Literal meaning| Wong the Great Immortal
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Huángdàxiān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Wòngdaaihsīn
Jyutping| wong4daai6sin1
General information
Location| Lung Cheung Road near Temple Mall, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E﻿ / ﻿22.3417°N 114.1939°E﻿ / 22.3417; 114.1939
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| WTS
History
Opened| 1 October 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-01)
Previous names| Chuk Un
Services
| Preceding station  |  MTR | Following station

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Lok Fu

towards Whampoa

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towards Tiu Keng Leng

Track layout

Legend

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Location

Wong Tai Sin

Location within the MTR system

Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: 黃大仙; Cantonese Yale: Wòngdaaihsīn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.

## Livery

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The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (黃), which means "yellow".[1]

## History

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Hip Hing Construction Limited won Contract 204 for the station's construction.[2] Wong Tai Sin station opened simultaneously with the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.

## Station layout

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Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

G | Ground level  | Exits

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Concourse | Concourse  | Customer service, MTRshops, vending machines
Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines

Platforms | Platform 1 | →      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Diamond Hill) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 | ←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Lok Fu)

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## Entrances/exits

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* A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
* B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
* B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North
* C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
* C2: Ching Tak Street
* D1: San Po Kong
* D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
* D3: Temple Mall South[4]

## Incidents

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On September 7, 2023, the station experienced severe flooding due to a torrential rainstorm, causing most of the Kwun Tong Line to be temporarily suspended.[5]

## Gallery

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* Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022

* Lift access for Exit D (2020)

* Paid area of the concourse (2020)

* Concourse, near Exit A (2019)

* Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014)

* Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)

## References

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1. ^ Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.
2. ^ 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
3. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
4. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
5. ^ 黃偉倫 (2 October 2023). "黑雨水浸｜港鐵黃大仙站職員憶洪水淹浸一刻 陪乘客坐閘機等救援". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 May 2025.

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* 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

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* Tsim Sha Tsui
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