Kwun Tong Station

Kwun Tong 觀塘
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Location	Kwun Tong Road Interchange, Kwun Tong Kwun Tong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°18′44″N 114°13′35″E / 22.3121°N 114.2265°ECoordinates: 22°18′44″N 114°13′35″E / 22.3121°N 114.2265°E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong Line
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1 October 1979
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Ngau Tau Kok towards Yau Ma Tei Kwun Tong Line Lam Tin towards Tiu Keng Leng
Location
Kwun Tong Location within the MTR system

Kwun Tong Station
Traditional Chinese	觀塘
Simplified Chinese	观塘
Literal meaning	Sighting Pond
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guāntáng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gun1 tong4 Yale Romanization gun1 tong4

The road tunnel built beneath Kwun Tong station

Kwun Tong is a station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line in Hong Kong. The station was the original terminus of the line until Lam Tin Station opened in 1989. It is located in the Kwun Tong area, between Lam Tin and Ngau Tau Kok stations.

The station is elevated, unlike almost every other station in the system. Due to difficulties in installing platform screen doors (PSDs) in above ground stations, the MTR decided not to install PSDs in this station. However, due to recent accidents of falling into the tracks, the MTR has installed automatic platform gates (APGs) on the station's platforms. It is located far away from most residential areas, causing many residents of Kwun Tong to take other means of transport in order to reach the station. There is a shopping centre and office tower, named apm Millennium City 5, connected to the station.

Beneath the station building is a road tunnel which diverts traffic along Kwun Tong Road from the roundabout around the station.

Timetable

Line		Destination	First train	Last train
	Kwun Tong Line	Tiu Keng Leng	06:04	01:04
		Yau Ma Tei	06:00	00:30
		Choi Hung		01:13
Source: MTR[1]

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform, and it is curved, so the gap is large. Before Lam Tin station was opened, platform 1 was also used for departing westbound trains. After midnight, platform 1 is the termination platform of the Kwun Tong Line, so trains can return to Kowloon Bay Depot.

P Platforms	Platform 1	→      Kwun Tong Line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Lam Tin) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Kwun Tong Line towards Yau Ma Tei (Ngau Tau Kok)
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops
		Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machines
		Octopus promotion machine
G Ground	-	Exits
-	-	Kwun Tong Road Tunnel

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Entrances/exits

• A1: Yue Man Square
• A2: Millennium City 5, APM Mall
• B1: Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Harbourfront
• B2: Kwun Tong Plaza
• B3: Crocodile Center
• C1: Yuet Wah Street
• C2: Lei Yue Mun Road
• C3: Hip Wo Street
• D1: Bus Terminus
• D2: Hip Wo Street
• D3: Hoi Yuen Road
• D4: Kwun Tong Industrial Centre^[3]

Transport connections

Public light bus routes

To Cha Kwo Leng:

• 23B (Exit A1)

To United Christian Hospital:

• 50 (Exit A1)

To Hiu Lai Court/Upper Sau Mau Ping:

• 34M (Exit A1)

To Hong Lee Court(Crocodile Hill):

• 36A (Exit A1)

To Lok Wah Estate:

• 22M (Exit A1)

To Tsui Ping Estate:

• 59M (Exit C3)

Bus routes

To Hing Tin Estate / Kai Tin Estate:

• 16M (Exit D1)

To Po Tat Estate / Sau Mau Ping Estate:

• 13M (Exit D1)

To Lek Yuen Estate (Sha Tin)

• 89

To Sha Kok Estate/ Pok Hong Estate/ Sha Tin Wai (Sha Tin)

• 89B

To Sha Tin Station

• 89X

References

1. "Kwun Tong Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
2. "Kwun Tong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
3. "Kwun Tong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 25 July 2014.