Causeway Bay station

Causeway Bay (Chinese: 銅鑼灣; Cantonese Yale: Tùnglòwāan) is an underground metro station on the MTR network in Hong Kong. It is located between Wan Chai and Tin Hau stations on the Island line, and sits underneath Great George Street near Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street. Named for the Causeway Bay area and its abundant shopping centres, the station serves various malls including Hysan Place, Sino Plaza, Sogo, and the nearby Victoria Park.

Causeway Bay

銅鑼灣
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 (2021)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese銅鑼灣
Simplified Chinese铜锣湾
Hanyu PinyinTóngluówān
Cantonese YaleTùnglòwāan
Literal meaningCopper gong bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTóngluówān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTùnglòwāan
IPA[tʰʊ̏ŋ lɔ̏ː wáːn]
JyutpingTung4lo4waan1
General information
LocationHennessy Road × Yee Wo Street, East Point
Wan Chai District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°16′49″N 114°11′01″E
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Island line
Platforms2 (2 split level side platforms)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth30 m (98 ft)
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeCAB
History
Opened31 May 1985 (1985-05-31)
Previous namesEast Point
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Wan Chai
towards Kennedy Town
Island line Tin Hau
towards Chai Wan
Track layout
to Tin Hau
1
P1 (upper level)
2
P2 (lower level)
to Wan Chai
Location
Causeway Bay
Location within the MTR system
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay (Hong Kong urban core)
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay (Hong Kong Island)

A line servicing Hong Kong Island had been part of the initial 1967 plans for a metro system in the city. The Island line would be approved in 1980 while construction began two years later. In 1985 the station opened along with the first section of the line, which would be extended westward toward Kennedy Town in 2014. The station consists of two separate concourses situated atop two platforms stacked vertically due to geographical constraints and has 6 exits.

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