Mong Kok Station

Mong Kok 旺角
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 4
Chinese name
Chinese	旺角
Literal meaning	Flourishing corner
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping wong6 gok3 Yale Romanization wong6 gok3
General information
Location	Nathan Road/Argyle Street, Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3192°N 114.1694°ECoordinates: 22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3192°N 114.1694°E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong Line      Tsuen Wan Line
Platforms	4 (island platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MOK
History
Opened	31 December 1979 (Kwun Tong Line) 10 May 1982 (Tsuen Wan Line)
Previous names	Argyle
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Yau Ma Tei towards Central Tsuen Wan Line Prince Edward towards Tsuen Wan Yau Ma Tei Terminus Kwun Tong Line Prince Edward towards Tiu Keng Leng
Location
Mong Kok Location within the MTR system

Mong Kok is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok is dim red. It was first opened as Argyle, after Argyle Street.

Location

Mong Kok Station is located in the neighbourhood of the same name in Kowloon, along Nathan Road at the intersection with Argyle Street. Important nearby places include the Grand Century Place, Langham Place, 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 serving as part of the Kwun Tong Line. When the Tsuen Wan Line opened in 1982, this station became an interchange station of the two lines.

The station was originally named Argyle after Argyle Street, a major cross street, during the planning stage and early years of operations. The name was changed to Mong Kok on May 31, 1985, when the Island Line was opened.

Timetable

Line		Destination	First train	Last train
	Kwun Tong Line	Tiu Keng Leng	06:16	00:46
		Kwun Tong		01:06
		Yau Ma Tei	06:10	00:48
	Tsuen Wan Line	Tsuen Wan	06:16	01:05
		Central	06:10	00:48
Source: MTR[2]

Station layout

Mong Kok Station serves as a cross-platform interchange for passengers travelling southbound on the Kwun Tong line for stations on the Tsuen Wan line beyond Yau Ma Tei, and northbound on the Tsuen Wan line for stations on the Kwun Tong line beyond Prince Edward. Opposite-direction interchange of the same two lines takes place at Prince Edward.

G Ground	-	Exits
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRshops
		Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
		Octopus Promotion Machine
P1 Platform	Platform 1	→      Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan (Prince Edward) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 3	→      Kwun Tong Line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Prince Edward) →
P2 Platform	Platform 2	←      Tsuen Wan Line towards Central (Yau Ma Tei)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Platform 4	←      Kwun Tong Line towards Yau Ma Tei (Terminus)

^[3]

Panorama of P2 platforms

Entrances and exits

There are five exits at Mong Kok Station, all located within one block north and south of the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. Langham Place, a major shopping mall, is accessed through a short underground passage at exit C3.^[1]

Transport connections

Minibus Routes To Lok Mun Sun Chuen: 27M (Exit B2) To Open University of Hong Kong: 27M, 28M (Exit B2) To Waterloo Hill: 5M (Exit D3) To Wyler Gardens: 28M (Exit B2)

Bus Routes To Ping Shek: 9 (Exit D2) To Po Tat: 13D (Exit D2) To Ho Man Tin Estate: 18, 41, 45 (Exit B2)

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 Grand Century Plaza to reach Mong Kok East.

Gallery

Platform 1  Exit D2

Service delay

8 April 2015

At about 8:40am, when a train on the Kwun Tong Line heading towards Tiu Keng Leng entered Mong Kok, the train driver found that one train door is not working properly. About 800 passengers from that train had to alight and wait for the next train at Mong Kok. Train service was delayed for about 5 minutes. That train went back to the depot for checking.

References

1. "Mong Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
2. "Mong Kok Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
3. "Mong Kok Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.