Mong Kok East Station
MTR rapid transit station | |||||||||||||
Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) | |||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 旺角東 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 旺角东 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Flourishing Corner East | ||||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||||
Location |
Luen Wan Street/Argyle Street, Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°ECoordinates: 22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°E | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation | ||||||||||||
Operated by | MTR Corporation | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | |||||||||||||
Platforms | 3 (1 side platform and 1 island platform) | ||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, public light bus | ||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | On embankment | ||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | MKK | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened |
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Rebuilt | 4 May 1982 | ||||||||||||
Electrified | 1983 | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Mong Kok, Yaumati | ||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system |
Mong Kok East (Chinese: 旺角東) – formerly Yaumati (油麻地) and Mong Kok (旺角) – 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.
Although the station is in the same region and quite close to Mong Kok Station, the fares are quite different from each other.
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.[1] The station was later renamed as Mong Kok. 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. Following 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
Platform 1 is the terminus platform for some southbound trains during peak hours. 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, MTRShop (MX Fastfood) |
C | Concourse | Exits, a transport interchange Customer Service Centres, toilets shops, vending machines, ATMs |
P Platforms |
Platform 1 | East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong) → East Rail Line termination platform (some rush-hour trips) → |
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right | ||
Platform 2 | East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong) → | |
Platform 3 | ← East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Terminus) | |
Side platform, doors will open on the left |
Entrances/exits
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- A: Government Offices Carpark
- B: Mongkok Government Offices
- C: Sai Yee Street
- D: Grand Century Place[3]
Nearby landmarks
Transport connections
Minibus RoutesTo Cosmopolitan Estate:
To Metro Harbour View:
To Park Avenue:
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Bus RoutesTo Po Lam:
To Tsing Yi Estate:
To Siu Hong Court:
To Tuen Mun (Leung King Estate):
To Tuen Mun Pier:
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References
- ↑ Hong Kong transport timeline
- ↑ "Mong Kok East Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Mong Kok East Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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