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Mong Kok East station

Coordinates: 22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°E / 22.3222; 114.1728
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Mong Kok East

旺角東
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) in March 2021
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese旺角
Simplified Chinese旺角
JyutpingWong6 gok3 dung1
Cantonese YaleWohng gok dūng
Hanyu PinyinWàngjiǎodōng
Literal meaningBustling Corner East
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWàngjiǎodōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWohng gok dūng
IPA[wɔŋ˨kɔk̚˧tʊŋ˥]
JyutpingWong6 gok3 dung1
General information
LocationLuen Wan Street / Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°E / 22.3222; 114.1728
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)East Rail line
Platforms3 (1 island platform and 1 side platform)
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure typeon embankment
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMKK
History
Opened1 October 1910; 114 years ago (1910-10-01)
Rebuilt4 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-04)
Electrified6 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-06)
Previous namesYaumati, Mong Kok
Key dates
1910Station opens as Yaumati
1969Renamed to Mong Kok
1982Station is rebuilt
2007Renamed to Mong Kok East on the day of the MTR-KCR merger
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Hung Hom
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Kowloon Tong
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Terminus East Rail line
Some rush hour trips
Former services
Preceding station KCR Following station
Hung Hom
towards Kowloon
KCR British section Sha Tin
towards Lo Wu
Track layout
Up arrow ‹See TfM›Kowloon Tong
Prince Edward
Road West
Mong Kok
freight yard
1
2
3
Luen Wan
Street
Argyle Street
Waterloo Road
Down arrow ‹See TfM›Hung Hom
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Mong Kok East
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Mong Kok East
Mong Kok East (Hong Kong urban core)

Mong Kok East station – formerly Mong Kok railway station and Yaumati railway station (during KCR period)  – is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail line. Only out-of-system interchange is available with Kwun Tong line and Tsuen Wan line at Mong Kok station via a footbridge. The station is connected to Grand Century Place, a large shopping mall.

The station is within walking distance of Mong Kok station, but there are no direct paths linking the stations; passengers wishing to transfer between the stations must use above-ground roads or transfer at ‹See TfM›Kowloon Tong.

History

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The station, initially named Yaumati, was constructed on 1 October 1910 to cope with the opening of the British Section of Kowloon–Canton Railway. Yaumati was the old name of Yau Ma Tei, which is rarely used today. [1][unreliable source?] The station was renamed Mong Kok on 31 December 1968 on the grounds that it was actually in Mong Kok District.[2][3]

In 1983, the station was rebuilt. A temporary station was in use just to the south (towards Hung Hom) during reconstruction. After the takeover of KCR operations by the MTR Corporation on 2 December 2007, the station was renamed to Mong Kok East. Before the MTR–KCR merger, this station shared a name with the separate Mong Kok station on the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines.

Station layout

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Platform 1 is the terminus platform for some southbound trains during peak hours and the train will return northbound towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau. The platforms are curved and the platform gap is relatively large compared to other MTR stations.

- overlaying properties Grand Century Place
M mezzanine staff only area, restaurant (MX Fastfood)
C Concourse exits, a transport interchange, customer service centre, toilets, shops, vending machines, automated teller machines
P Platform 1      East Rail line towards ‹See TfM›Lo Wu or ‹See TfM›Lok Ma Chau (‹See TfM›Kowloon Tong)
     East Rail line terminating trains, alighting only (some rush-hour trips)
island platform
Platform 2      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong)
Platform 3      East Rail line towards ‹See TfM›Admiralty (‹See TfM›Hung Hom)
Side platform

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Exits

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  • A: Government Offices Carpark
  • B: Mongkok Government Offices
  • C: Sai Yee Street
  • D: MOKO (Grand Century Place)[5]

Nearby landmarks

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References

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  1. ^ "Hong Kong transport timeline". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. ^ Annual Department Report by the General Manager, Railway. Hong Kong: Government Printer. 1969. p. 2.
  3. ^ "New name for station". South China Morning Post. 4 December 1968. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Mong Kok East Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Mong Kok East Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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