Hung Hom Station

Hung Hom 紅磡
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	紅磡
Simplified Chinese	红磡
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóngkàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping hung4 ham3
General information
Location	Cheong Wan Road, Hung Hom Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°18′10″N 114°10′54″E / 22.3029°N 114.1816°ECoordinates: 22°18′10″N 114°10′54″E / 22.3029°N 114.1816°E
Owned by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail Line      West Rail Line
Platforms	7 (1 reserved) (3 island platforms 1 side Platform)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	HUH
History
Opened	30 November 1975 (East Rail Line) 16 August 2009 (West Rail Line)
Electrified	1983
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Terminus East Rail Line Mong Kok East towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Terminus West Rail Line East Tsim Sha Tsui towards Tuen Mun Terminus Guangdong Through Train Guangshen railway Changping towards Zhaoqing Terminus Beijing-Kowloon Through Train Jingguang railway Beijing West Terminus Shanghai Terminus Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train Jingguang railway Terminus   Future   Exhibition towards Admiralty North South Corridor of Sha Tin to Central Link Mong Kok East towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Ho Man Tin towards Wu Kai Sha East West Corridor of Sha Tin to Central Link East Tsim Sha Tsui towards Tuen Mun
Location
Hung Hom Location within the MTR system

Platform 2

Intercity Through Train Concourse/Exit C Concourse

Hung Hom Station passageway

Hung Hom Station (Chinese: 紅磡站), formerly known as Kowloon Station (Chinese: 九龍車站), is a station on the East Rail Line and West Rail Line in Hong Kong. It is currently Hong Kong's only station serving cross-border trains to Mainland China. Cross-border services to Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou call at this station.

The station is located in Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, next to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel's northern entrance. Hung Hom is one of the three Hong Kong ports of entry on the MTR network; the others are Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau.

An interchange for buses (lower level) and public light buses and taxis (upper level) is located outside the station building. The lower-level bus station is situated at the Kowloon entrance of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel. Elevated walkways connect the station to the Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the residential area of Hung Hom, and tourist attractions in eastern Tsim Sha Tsui; such as the Science Museum, and the Avenue of Stars along Victoria Harbour.

History

The old Kowloon Station in Tsim Sha Tsui began operation in 1910. After decades of economic growth in Hong Kong, the station, situated at the seafront of Victoria Harbour, became too small and had no room for expansion. A new Kowloon station, situated to the east, opened on 30 November 1975 as the new terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway. The demolition of the old station commenced on 7 June 1978;^[1] a new complex of a concert hall and museums were built on Kowloon Station's original site, but the clock tower has been preserved as a Declared Monument.

The new station was renamed Hung Hom Station around February or March 1996.^[2] The Kowloon-Canton Railway was renamed KCR East Rail in 1996, and subsequently the East Rail Line upon the merger of MTRC (metro services) and KCRC (suburban train services) in December 2007.

In 2001, Hung Hom station underwent an expansion project, which included enlargement of the passenger terminal. The passenger terminal now hosts ticket offices, waiting areas, shops and restaurants.

After decades of being the terminus station of the East Rail Line, Hung Hom temporarily became an intermediate station when the East Rail was extended to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. This symbolic return to Tsim Sha Tsui of the then-Kowloon–Canton Railway was followed by the inauguration of a westward Kowloon Southern Link to complete the West Rail Line. On 16 August 2009, East Tsim Sha Tsui was transferred to the West Rail Line. Hung Hom regained its status of terminus station, now of both suburban railways.

The old Hung Hom Station

An old Hung Hom station existed on Chatham Road South before the relocation of Kowloon in 1975. It was situated next to the former coastline of Hung Hom Bay, at the southeastern corner of the Gun Club Hill Barracks (between the current-day Chung Sze Yuen Building A of Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the Hong Kong History Museum).

This old Hung Hom Station, a temporary wooden structure, began operation from the first day of Kowloon-Canton Railway on 1 October 1910^[3] to 15 September 1921,^[4] but was later demolished.

Future development

Currently an interchange station between the West Rail Line and East Rail Line, Hung Hom station would be an intermediate stop on the Sha Tin to Central Link, a suburban railway line connecting Sha Tin to Hong Kong Island.

In the latest recommendations by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, the East Rail Line would be extended to Hong Kong Island to form a North South Corridor, whereas the West Rail Line, the Ma On Shan Line, and the planned East Kowloon Link would be connected as an East West Corridor.

Timetable

Line		Destination	First train	Last train
	East Rail Line	Lok Ma Chau	05:35	21:35
		Lo Wu	05:30	23:07
		Sheung Shui		00:25
	West Rail Line	Tuen Mun	05:53	00:25
Source: MTR[5]

Station layout

Loft	-	MTRShops
G Concourse	Intercity Through Train Concourse/ Exit C Concourse	Exit C, a transport interchange
		ticketing office, Customer Service Centre, toilets, Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs and Excise Department checkpoints (for intercity train passengers)
		MTRShops, vending machines
		ATMs, lockers
M Concourse	Exit A & B Concourse	Exit A, B, footbridge, public transport interchange
		Customer Service
	Exit D Concourse	Exit D, footbridge, Customer Service
	Footbridges	to Cross-Harbour Tunnel, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong Museum of History, Hong Kong Science Museum, Hung Hom
P Platforms	Platform 1	→      East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Mong Kok East) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      West Rail Line towards Tuen Mun (East Tsim Sha Tsui)
	Platform 3	←      West Rail Line towards Tuen Mun (East Tsim Sha Tsui)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	→      East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Mong Kok East) →
	Platform 5	→ Intercity Through Train towards Zhaoqing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Beijing →
	Island platform
	Platform 6	→ Intercity Through Train towards Zhaoqing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Beijing →
	Platform 7	→ Disused freight platform
	Side platform, restricted access

^[6]

View of the concourse

References

1. Hong Kong Kung Sheung Daily, 8 June 1978.
2. KCRC documents; the exact date of name change is subject to further research
3. Kowloon–Canton Railway 1910 Annual Report.
4. The HK Daily Press of 16 Sep 1921 shows the KCR timetable (taking effect on 16 Sep 1921) (Gazette no. s 260) without Hung Hom Station for the first time, whereas the timetable (Gazette no. s 205) the day before also on the HK Daily Press still showed the Station.
5. "Hung Hom Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
6. "Hung Hom Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• MTR Intercity Through Train e-Ticketing Services