HKU station

HKU (Chinese: 香港大學) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line located in the Shek Tong Tsui neighbourhood of Western, Hong Kong. The station is named after the adjacent University of Hong Kong.

HKU

香港大學
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1 (foreground)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese香港大學
Simplified Chinese香港大学
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Dàxué
Cantonese YaleHēunggóng Daaihhohk
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Dàxué
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng Daaihhohk
Jyutpinghoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6
General information
LocationThe University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam Road, Bonham Road, Lung Fu Shan, Shek Tong Tsui,
Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′03″N 114°08′08″E
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth70 m (230 ft)
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
ArchitectAedas and Wong & Ouyang
Other information
Station codeHKU
History
Opened28 December 2014 (2014-12-28)
Previous namesShek Tong Tsui
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Kennedy Town
Terminus
Island line Sai Ying Pun
towards Chai Wan
Planned
Terminus South Island line (West) Queen Mary Hospital
towards Wong Chuk Hang
Track layout
2
1
to Sai Ying Pun
Location
HKU
Location within the MTR system
HKU
HKU (Hong Kong Island)

Part of the West Island line, a westward extension to the existing Island line, HKU station opened on 28 December 2014 along with Kennedy Town station.

As of its opening, HKU station was the largest and deepest station in the MTR network, at 70 m (230 ft) below ground.

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