Kowloon Tong station

Kowloon Tong is a station on MTR's Kwun Tong line and East Rail line in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station serves Kowloon Tong and its vicinity, including Yau Yat Tsuen, the Festival Walk shopping centre, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University.

Kowloon Tong

九龍塘
MTR rapid transit station
East Rail line Platforms 1 and 2 (2022)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese九龍
Simplified Chinese九龙
JyutpingGau2lung4tong4
Hanyu PinyinJiǔlóngtáng
Literal meaningNine Dragons Pond
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǔlóngtáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGáulùngtòng
IPA[kɐu˧˥loŋ˩tʰɔːŋ˩]
JyutpingGau2lung4tong4
General information
LocationSuffolk Road / To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong
Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′13″N 114°10′34″E
Owned by
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (1 island platform on Kwun Tong line and 2 side platforms on East Rail line)
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure type
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeKOT
History
Opened
  •   Tsuen Wan line: 1 October 1979 (1979-10-01)
  •   East Rail line: 4 May 1982 (1982-05-04)
Electrified  East Rail line
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Shek Kip Mei
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong line Lok Fu
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Mong Kok East
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Tai Wai
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Mong Kok East
Terminus
East Rail line
Some rush hour trips
Track layout
Tai Wai
Beacon Hill
Tunnel
Lok Fu
Shek Kip Mei
Mong Kok East
Location
Kowloon Tong
Location within the MTR system

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 East Rail line, leading up to the New Territories and entry point to mainland China. Therefore, it is one of the busiest stations in the system.

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