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Choi Hung (Chinese: 彩虹; Jyutping: coi2 hung4; Cantonese Yale: Chóihùhng) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line in Ngau Chi Wan. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate, a public housing estate.

Hanyu PinyinCǎihóng
Cantonese YaleChóihùng
Literal meaningRainbow
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Choi Hung

彩虹
MTR
Platforms 3 and 4 (2021)
Chinese name
Chinese彩虹
Hanyu PinyinCǎihóng
Cantonese YaleChóihùng
Literal meaningRainbow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCǎihóng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChóihùng
IPA[tsʰɔj˧˥hʊŋ˩]
Jyutpingcoi2 hung4
General information
LocationNear Ngau Chi Wan Village, Ngau Chi Wan
Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22.3348°N 114.2089°E / 22.3348; 114.2089
SystemMTR rapid transit station
OwnerMTR Corporation
OperatorMTR Corporation
LineKwun Tong line
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure type
Underground
Platform levels
1
Accessibleyes
Other information
Station codeCHH
History
Opened1 October 1979; 46 years ago (1979-10-01)
Former namesNgau Chi Wan
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Diamond Hill
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong line Kowloon Bay
Kwun Tong line
Trains returning to depot
Terminus
Transfer at Choi Hung East (proposed)
Terminus East Kowloon line
transfer at Choi Hung East
Choi Wan
Track layout
4
3
2
1
to Kowloon Bay Depot
Location
Choi Hung is located in MTR
Choi Hung
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Location within MTR
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History

Contract 206 for the construction of this station was awarded to Paul Y. Construction (now Paul Y. Engineering). Choi Hung station was opened when the Kwun Tong line became operational on 1 October 1979.

Livery

The station's livery is deep blue with stripes of the colours of the rainbow, as Choi Hung in Cantonese means "rainbow".[1]

Station layout

Although there are four platforms at the station, only platforms 1 and 4 are fully functional. There are three tracks that run through the station, with platforms 2 and 3 sharing the middle track that is located in the middle of the station. The middle track is primarily used as a siding, and it leads to the Kowloon Bay MTR depot, located west of Kowloon Bay. Platform 2 is the termination platform for back-to-depot trains, while Platform 3 is the boarding platform for out-of-depot trains towards Whampoa.

The platform screen doors of the third track served as prototypes in 2001 when MTR started to test the feasibility of installing these doors in stations throughout its system.

Overlying Properties - Infinity Eight, 8 Clear Water Bay Road, carpark, transport interchange
G Ground level Exits, transport interchange
L1 Concourse MTRShops, Customer Service
Hang Seng Bank, Vending machine
Automatic teller machines
L2
Platforms
Platform 1      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Kowloon Bay) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform
2 ↑ / 3 ↓
←      Kwun Tong line terminating trains, alighting only→
←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Diamond Hill)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 4 ←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Diamond Hill)

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Entrances/exits

Public art

The Grace of Ballerinas, a collection of three bronze sculptures by the Chinese artist Yin Zhixin, has been installed on the station concourse since February 2009.[4][5]

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