Mong Kok station

Coordinates: 22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3191°N 114.1694°E / 22.3191; 114.1694
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Mong Kok

旺角
Hanyu Pinyin
Wàngjiǎo
Literal meaningBustling Corner
Transcriptions
Hanyu Pinyin
Wàngjiǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWohng gok
IPA[wɔːŋ˨kɔːk̚˧]
JyutpingWong6 gok3
General information
LocationNathan Road × Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3191°N 114.1694°E / 22.3191; 114.1694
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2
island platforms
)
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMOK
History
Opened
Previous namesArgyle
Key dates
1979Station opens as Argyle
1985Renamed to Mong Kok
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Yau Ma Tei
towards Central
Tsuen Wan line Prince Edward
towards Tsuen Wan
Yau Ma Tei
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong line Prince Edward
Track layout
1
4
P1 (upper)
Prince Edward
2
3
P2 (lower)
3
4
P1 (upper)
Mong Kok
1
2
P2 (lower)
2
3
P1 (upper)
Yau Ma Tei
1
4
P2 (lower)
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Mong Kok
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Mong Kok
Mong Kok (Hong Kong urban core)

Mong Kok station is a MTR station in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station is one of the first MTR stations established in the city, serving Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan line. It is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok station is dim red. The station was initially named after Argyle Street as Argyle.

Location

Mong Kok station is located in the centre of Mong Kok in Kowloon, along Nathan Road at the intersection with Argyle Street. Major nearby places include MOKO, Langham Place, T.O.P. and the Pioneer Centre.[1] Mong Kok East station is about 500 metres to the northeast.

History

Mong Kok station opened on 31 December 1979, originally as part of the Kwun Tong line.[2] When the Tsuen Wan line opened in 1982, the station became an interchange station between the two lines.

Station layout

Mong Kok station serves as a

Yau Ma Tei
.

G Ground level Exits
L1 Concourse Customer Service, MTRshops
Automatic teller machines
Octopus Promotion Machine
L2
Platform
Platform 1      
Prince Edward
) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tsuen Wan line
Platform 3      
Tiu Keng Leng
(Prince Edward)
L3
Platform
Platform 2      Tsuen Wan line towards
Yau Ma Tei
)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tsuen Wan line, right for Kwun Tong line
Platform 4      Kwun Tong line towards
Whampoa
(Yau Ma Tei)

[3]

Panorama of P2 platforms in July 2013

Entrances and exits

Mong Kok station has 15 entrances, tied with East Tsim Sha Tsui station as stations with most exits in MTR.[4] The exits are located within one block north and south of the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street, connecting buildings, shopping malls, main roads and ground transport facilities nearby.

MTR East Rail line

Mong Kok East station and Mong Kok station are considerably far apart. To reach Mong Kok East from Mong Kok, use exit B3, walk up the Mong Kok Road Footbridge System, and go via MOKO to reach Mong Kok East. Passengers wishing to transfer to the East Rail line may do so at Kowloon Tong station.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Mong Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ Mass Transit Railway Modern Tramway & Light Rail Transit April 1980 page 134
  3. ^ "Mong Kok Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ^ 港鐵公司 (September 2008). 《旺角站車站指南》. 港鐵公司.