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Kowloon Tong station

MTR interchange station in Kowloon, Hong Kong

Field	Value
name	Kowloon Tong
native_name	九龍塘
native_name_lang	zh-Hant
style	MTR
style2	Kwun Tong, East Rail
symbol_location	hk
symbol	MTR
type	MTR rapid transit station
image	Kowloon Tong Station East Rail Line platforms 2024 12 part1.jpg
image_caption	Kowloon Tong Station East Rail Line Platform (December 2024)
mlanguage	{{Infobox Chinese/Chinese
t	九龍
s	九龙
l	Nine Dragons Pond
showflag	jp
p	Jiǔlóngtáng
y	Gáulùngtòng
j	Gau2lung4tong4
ci
address	Suffolk Road / To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong
borough	Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
coordinates
line	{{plainlist
connections	{{plainlist
structure
platform	4 (1 island platform on Kwun Tong line and 2 side platforms on East Rail line)
levels	2
tracks	4
opened
electrified
accessible
code	KOT
owned
operator	MTR Corporation
services	{{Adjacent stations	system=MTR
line1	Kwun Tong	left1=Shek Kip Mei	right1=Lok Fu
line2	East Rail	left2=Mong Kok East	right2=Tai Wai
line3	East Rail	to-left3=Mong Kok East	left3=Mong Kok East	right3=Tai Wai	note-mid3=Some rush hour trips
map_type	Hong Kong MTR
map_alt	Hong Kong MTR system map
map_caption	Location within the MTR system
route_map	{{routemap	inline = yes	legend = track	map =

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The station straddles the boundary between Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District.

This station serves as one of four interchange stations for the , leading up to the New Territories and entry point to mainland China. Therefore, it is one of the busiest stations in the system.

History

On 1 October 1910, the KCR British Section opened, including Beacon Hill Tunnel, but without any station at Kowloon Tong. Kowloon Tong station on the KCR opened on 4 May 1982, serving as an interchange point with the MTR.

On 1 October 1979, the first phase of the MTR's Kwun Tong line opened to the public, including Kowloon Tong station. Kumagai Gumi is the main contractor under Contract 205.

A new underground southern concourse for the was opened on 15 April 2004 to increase the station's capacity. The project included a new 60 m subway linking to the MTR concourse (meaning the station now has two subways for transferring passengers). The new 1800 m2 concourse also included a new entrance (entrance D) on To Fuk Road. A passenger lift was also installed at entrance E at this time.

On 2 December 2007, the MTR–KCR merger took place, and Kowloon Tong became solely operated by MTR, but the turnstiles separating the respective concourse of the and were not removed until 28 September 2008.

Station layout

There is a reserved space for a track connecting the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line in the westbound tunnel just outside Kowloon Tong station towards Shek Kip Mei. The space was originally designed to allow the Metro Cammell EMUs to be transferred to the Kwun Tong line when they were unloaded at Hung Hom, but the track was never built as the MTR decided to use lorries to carry all of its train carriages to the Kowloon Bay Depot.

Note that the platforms for both the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line are called platforms 1 and 2.

Platform	← Kwun Tong line towards ()

Entrances and exits

A pedestrian walkway connects the station with Festival Walk, a major shopping centre.

;Kwun Tong line concourse

A1: Suffolk Road
A2: Hong Kong Baptist Hospital/Hong Kong Baptist University
B: Suffolk Road
C1: Hong Kong Productivity Council
C2: Festival Walk/City University of Hong Kong
E: EDB Education Services Centre ;East Rail line southern concourse
D: Public Transport Interchange ;East Rail line northern concourse
F: Kent Road ;East Rail line platform 2 (ground level)
G1: To Fuk Road
G2: Festival Walk ;East Rail line platform 1 (ground level)
H: Hong Kong Productivity Council

Exit H is also accessible from the East Rail line northern concourse. It is possible to walk between Exit A and E in the vicinity of the station without entering the paid area. The same goes for Exit B, C, F and H.

Gallery

Kowloon Tong Station Kwun Tong Line platforms 2022 05 part2.jpg|Kwun Tong line platforms (2022) Kowloon Tong Station 2021 04 part8.jpg|Kwun Tong line Platforms 2 (left) and 1 (right) (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2021 01 part6.jpg|East Rail line northern concourse (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2021 03 part4.jpg|Exterior of Exit F (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2021 03 part3.jpg|Paid area of the Kwun Tong line side concourse (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2021 01 part5.jpg|Transfer passageway between the Kwun Tong and East Rail line platforms (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2021 01 part3.jpg|East Rail line southern concourse (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2020 07 part12.jpg|Exit C1 entrance (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2020 07 part11.jpg|Exit C2 entrance (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2021 03 part1.jpg|Exit E entrance (2021) Kowloon Tong Station 2020 07 part0.jpg|Exit D entrance (2021) 九龍塘站地面.jpg|Ground level of Kowloon Tong station in February 2009

References

"Kowloon City District". [[Electoral Affairs Commission]].
"Sam Shui Po District". [[Electoral Affairs Commission]].
(1979). "地下鐵路首日通車紀念特刊". 地下鐵路公司.
(14 April 2004). "New KCR / MTR interchange subway at Kowloon Tong Station opens tomorrow". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
(2005). "Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Annual Report 2004". Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation.
[http://www.thmalex.com/railway/chi/mtrtrip.html 地鐵神秘景點] – Hong Kong Railway Engineering Centre.
{{MTRsource. layout. kot. Kowloon Tong. 28 July 2014
{{MTRsource. map. kot. Kowloon Tong. 28 July 2014

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