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Mong Kok East station

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Mong Kok East station – formerly Mong Kok railway station (1969-2007) and Yaumati railway station (1910-1969) (during KCR period)  – is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail line. The station's livery is forest green. 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.

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Mong Kok East

旺角東
MTR
Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) in March 2021
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese旺角
Simplified Chinese旺角
JyutpingWong6 gok3 dung1
Cantonese YaleWohng gok dūng
Hanyu PinyinWàngjiǎodōng
Literal meaningBustling Corner East
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWàngjiǎodōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWohng gok dūng
IPA[wɔŋ˨kɔk̚˧tʊŋ˥]
JyutpingWong6 gok3 dung1
General information
LocationLuen Wan Street / Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E
SystemMTR rapid transit station
OwnerKCR Corporation
OperatorMTR Corporation
LineEast Rail line
Platforms3 (1 island platform and 1 side platform)
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure type
on embankment
Platform levels
1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMKK
History
Opened1 October 1910; 115 years ago (1910-10-01)
Rebuilt4 May 1982; 44 years ago (1982-05-04)
Electrified6 May 1982; 44 years ago (1982-05-06)
Former namesYaumati, Mong Kok
Key dates
1910Station opens as Yaumati
1969Renamed to Mong Kok
1982Station is rebuilt
2007Renamed to Mong Kok East on the day of the MTR-KCR merger
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Hung Hom
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Kowloon Tong
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Terminus East Rail line
Some rush hour trips
Former services
Preceding station KCR Following station
Hung Hom
towards Kowloon
KCR British section Sha Tin
towards Lo Wu
Track layout
Up arrow Kowloon Tong
Prince Edward
Road West
Mong Kok
freight yard
1
2
3
Luen Wan
Street
Argyle Street
Waterloo Road
Down arrow Hung Hom
Location
Mong Kok East is located in MTR
Mong Kok East
Mong Kok East
Location within MTR
Mong Kok East is located in Hong Kong urban core
Mong Kok East
Mong Kok East
Location within Hong Kong urban core
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The station is within walking distance of Mong Kok station, but there are no direct paths linking the stations; passengers wishing to transfer between the stations must use above-ground roads or transfer at Kowloon Tong.

History

The station, initially named Yaumati, was constructed on 1 October 1910 to cope with the opening of the British Section of Kowloon–Canton Railway. Yaumati was an old romanization of Yau Ma Tei, which is rarely used today.[1][unreliable source?] The station was renamed Mong Kok on 31 December 1968 on the grounds that it was actually in Mong Kok District.[2][3]

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. Before 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 and the train will return northbound towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau. 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, restaurant (MX Fastfood)
C Concourse exits, a transport interchange, customer service centre, toilets, shops, vending machines, automated teller machines
P
Platforms
Platform 1      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong)
     East Rail line terminating trains, alighting only (some rush-hour trips)
island platform
Platform 2      East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong)
Platform 3      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Hung Hom)
Side platform

[4]

Exits

  • A: Government Offices Carpark
  • B: Mongkok Government Offices
  • C: Sai Yee Street
  • D: MOKO (Grand Century Place)[5]

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