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Kwun Tong Line (MTR)
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The Kwun Tong Line is one of the ten lines of the MTR
network in Hong Kong
. It starts at Yau Ma Tei
in West Kowloon
and ends at Tiu Keng Leng
in Tseung Kwan O
, Sai Kung. It is indicated in green on the MTR
map. During the morning rush hour, the Kwun Tong Line utilises 27 trains on the tracks and keeps a 2.1 minute train interval. It currently travels through 15 stations in 27 minutes along its route.
On 1 October 1979 service commenced on the Kwun Tong Line. The line ran between Shek Kip Mei
station and Kwun Tong
station, and each train consisted of four cars.
With extensions to the south, the line reached Tsim Sha Tsui
on 31 December 1979, and a year later on 12 December 1980 it reached first Central
station (named Chater at the time), crossing the harbour
for the first time.
When the Tsuen Wan Line started service in May 1982, it took over the section of the Kwun Tong Line south of Argyle
(present-day Mong Kok
). Waterloo
(present-day Yau Ma Tei
) station became the terminus of the Kwun Tong Line and both Argyle and Prince Edward
stations became interchange stations with the new line.
When the Hong Kong government
decided to build a second harbour crossing in 1984 (which would be known as the Eastern Harbour Crossing
), it awarded a franchise for the construction of a mixed rail and road tunnel
under the harbour.
The Kwun Tong Line was the rail line using that tunnel and on 6 August 1989, it was extended over the harbour
again. This time the terminus was Quarry Bay
, a transfer station with the Island Line
. An intermediate station, Lam Tin
, was opened on 1 October of the same year.
As part of the Tseung Kwan O Line project, Kwun Tong Line was briefly extended to North Point
on 27 September 2001 but soon diverted to Tiu Keng Leng
when the Tseung Kwan O Line opened in August, 2002. The diversion was done in two phases: Yau Tong
interchange station was opened on 4 August 2002 such that Kwun Tong Line did not cross the harbour anymore. Two weeks later (18 August 2002) the Kwun Tong Line was extended to Tiu Keng Leng
when the rest of the Tseung Kwan O Line commenced service.
station, and runs underneath Nathan Road parallel to the Tsuen Wan Line up to Prince Edward
. The line then moves east, and splits from the Tsuen Wan Line. The line then emerges after Choi Hung
station, and runs on a viaduct above Kwun Tong Road between Kowloon Bay
and Lam Tin
Stations.
After Lam Tin station, the line travels through a tunnel in a hill and emerges above ground level at Yau Tong
Station (although the line is completely covered at this point). The line also converges with the Tseung Kwan O Line
. The Kwun Tong Line travels through another tunnel beneath the Tsueng Kwan O cemetery before terminating at Tiu Keng Leng
, located in Tseung Kwan O.
Notes
* Proposed
1 Yau Ma Tei Station
is an unannounced interchange station. Changing trains in this station lacks the convenience of cross-platform interchange
in Mong Kok
station. The platforms for the and in Yau Ma Tei station are on separate levels.
2 Mong Kok Station is not a transfer station to the Mong Kok East Station of the , but the two stations are connected with a footbridge that takes 10–15 minutes.
to Whampoa Garden
via Ho Man Tin
. The new interchange station at Ho Man Tin will connect the Kwun Tong Line with the new Sha Tin to Central rail line.
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
network in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It starts at Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei (MTR)
Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line....
in West Kowloon
West Kowloon
West Kowloon is a part of Kowloon, Hong Kong situated within the Yau Tsim Mong District. It is bounded by Canton Road to the east, Victoria Harbour to the west and the south, and Jordan Road to the north. Further to the north, the area extends to Tai Kok Tsui to the west of the West Kowloon...
and ends at Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng (MTR)
Tiu Keng Leng Station is an MTR station located in Tiu Keng Leng. The station features cross-platform interchange between the Tseung Kwan O Line and the Kwun Tong Line, where it serves as an eastern terminal station for the Kwun Tong Line. It is between Tseung Kwan O and Yau Tong stations...
in Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O is a bay in Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong. In the northern tip of the bay lies the Tseung Kwan O Village....
, Sai Kung. It is indicated in green on the MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
map. During the morning rush hour, the Kwun Tong Line utilises 27 trains on the tracks and keeps a 2.1 minute train interval. It currently travels through 15 stations in 27 minutes along its route.
Route map
History
The Kwun Tong Line was the first MTR line to enter service, and was a crucial part of the MTR "Modified Initial System". Its construction was approved in November 1975.On 1 October 1979 service commenced on the Kwun Tong Line. The line ran between Shek Kip Mei
Shek Kip Mei (MTR)
Shek Kip Mei is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line.Shek Kip Mei Station served as terminus in the very early phase of the Kwun Tong Line ....
station and Kwun Tong
Kwun Tong (MTR)
Kwun Tong is a station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line in Hong Kong. The station was used to be the original terminus of the line until Lam Tin station opened in 1989. It is located in the Kwun Tong area, between Lam Tin station and Ngau Tau Kok station....
station, and each train consisted of four cars.
With extensions to the south, the line reached Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui (MTR)
Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan Line. The station, originally opened in 1979 on the Kwun Tong Line, serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui...
on 31 December 1979, and a year later on 12 December 1980 it reached first Central
Central (MTR)
Central station is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red, except for the station's Tsuen Wan Line platform where its livery is dark brown...
station (named Chater at the time), crossing the harbour
Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent...
for the first time.
When the Tsuen Wan Line started service in May 1982, it took over the section of the Kwun Tong Line south of Argyle
Mong Kok (MTR)
Mong Kok is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily...
(present-day Mong Kok
Mong Kok (MTR)
Mong Kok is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily...
). Waterloo
Yau Ma Tei (MTR)
Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line....
(present-day Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei (MTR)
Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line....
) station became the terminus of the Kwun Tong Line and both Argyle and Prince Edward
Prince Edward (MTR)
Prince Edward is a station of the MTR rapid transit system in Hong Kong. It is located in Northern Mong Kok, Kowloon, under the intersection of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road West. The station is named after this road...
stations became interchange stations with the new line.
When the Hong Kong government
Government of Hong Kong
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, commonly the Hong Kong Government, is led by the Chief Executive as Head of the Government, who is also the head of the Hong Kong SAR...
decided to build a second harbour crossing in 1984 (which would be known as the Eastern Harbour Crossing
Eastern Harbour Crossing
The Eastern Harbour Crossing, abbreviated as "EHC" , is a tunnel in Hong Kong. It is a combined road and MTR rail link under Victoria Harbour between Quarry Bay in Hong Kong Island and Cha Kwo Ling in Kowloon.- History :...
), it awarded a franchise for the construction of a mixed rail and road tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
under the harbour.
The Kwun Tong Line was the rail line using that tunnel and on 6 August 1989, it was extended over the harbour
Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent...
again. This time the terminus was Quarry Bay
Quarry Bay (MTR)
Quarry Bay Station is an underground station on the MTR Island Line on Hong Kong Island and Tseung Kwan O Line between Hong Kong Island and Tseung Kwan O New Town in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The livery is teal green.-Location:...
, a transfer station with the Island Line
Island Line (MTR)
The Island Line is one of 10 lines of the MTR, the mass transit system in Hong Kong. It runs from Sheung Wan in the Central and Western District to Chai Wan in the Eastern District. The line first opened in 31 May 1985...
. An intermediate station, Lam Tin
Lam Tin (MTR)
Lam Tin is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line built as a part of the extension to Quarry Bay. The station is linked to the hillside community of the Lam Tin area by a series of escalators.-History:...
, was opened on 1 October of the same year.
As part of the Tseung Kwan O Line project, Kwun Tong Line was briefly extended to North Point
North Point (MTR)
North Point is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O Line. The livery of the station is tomato orange.-History:This station was opened in 1985 upon the completion of the Island Line...
on 27 September 2001 but soon diverted to Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng (MTR)
Tiu Keng Leng Station is an MTR station located in Tiu Keng Leng. The station features cross-platform interchange between the Tseung Kwan O Line and the Kwun Tong Line, where it serves as an eastern terminal station for the Kwun Tong Line. It is between Tseung Kwan O and Yau Tong stations...
when the Tseung Kwan O Line opened in August, 2002. The diversion was done in two phases: Yau Tong
Yau Tong (MTR)
Yau Tong is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line. The livery of the station is yellow...
interchange station was opened on 4 August 2002 such that Kwun Tong Line did not cross the harbour anymore. Two weeks later (18 August 2002) the Kwun Tong Line was extended to Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng (MTR)
Tiu Keng Leng Station is an MTR station located in Tiu Keng Leng. The station features cross-platform interchange between the Tseung Kwan O Line and the Kwun Tong Line, where it serves as an eastern terminal station for the Kwun Tong Line. It is between Tseung Kwan O and Yau Tong stations...
when the rest of the Tseung Kwan O Line commenced service.
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Route description
Kwun Tong Line is mostly underground, and runs from the west to the east. It begins at Yau Ma TeiYau Ma Tei (MTR)
Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line....
station, and runs underneath Nathan Road parallel to the Tsuen Wan Line up to Prince Edward
Prince Edward (MTR)
Prince Edward is a station of the MTR rapid transit system in Hong Kong. It is located in Northern Mong Kok, Kowloon, under the intersection of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road West. The station is named after this road...
. The line then moves east, and splits from the Tsuen Wan Line. The line then emerges after Choi Hung
Choi Hung (MTR)
Choi Hung is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate, a public housing estate. The station's livery is navy blue with stripes of the colours of the rainbow, as Choi Hung in Cantonese means rainbow.-Third track:Although there are...
station, and runs on a viaduct above Kwun Tong Road between Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay (MTR)
Kowloon Bay is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. The headquarters of the MTR Corporation Limited and the depot for the Kwun Tong Line are both located at this station. It is between Choi Hung station and Ngau Tau Kok station. The station was opened in 1979.Kowloon Bay is one of...
and Lam Tin
Lam Tin (MTR)
Lam Tin is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line built as a part of the extension to Quarry Bay. The station is linked to the hillside community of the Lam Tin area by a series of escalators.-History:...
Stations.
After Lam Tin station, the line travels through a tunnel in a hill and emerges above ground level at Yau Tong
Yau Tong (MTR)
Yau Tong is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line. The livery of the station is yellow...
Station (although the line is completely covered at this point). The line also converges with the Tseung Kwan O Line
Tseung Kwan O Line (MTR)
The Tseung Kwan O Line is one of the eleven lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. It runs from Hong Kong Island to the new town of Tseung Kwan O. The line is indicated with the colour purple. During the morning peak period, the Tseung Kwan O Line needs 15 trains in service to keep 2.7 minute...
. The Kwun Tong Line travels through another tunnel beneath the Tsueng Kwan O cemetery before terminating at Tiu Keng Leng
Tiu Keng Leng (MTR)
Tiu Keng Leng Station is an MTR station located in Tiu Keng Leng. The station features cross-platform interchange between the Tseung Kwan O Line and the Kwun Tong Line, where it serves as an eastern terminal station for the Kwun Tong Line. It is between Tseung Kwan O and Yau Tong stations...
, located in Tseung Kwan O.
Stations
This is a list of all the stations on the Kwun Tong Line. The coloured boxes holding the station names represent the unique colour motif for the station.| Livery Livery A livery is a uniform, insignia or symbol adorning, in a non-military context, a person, an object or a vehicle that denotes a relationship between the wearer of the livery and an individual or corporate body. Often, elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body feature in... and Name |
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Connection(s) | Date opened | |
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| Kwun Tong Line | ||||
| Whampoa* | Kowloon City Kowloon City Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District.... |
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| Ho Man Tin* | ||||
| Yau Ma Tei Formerly Waterloo |
Yau Tsim Mong Yau Tsim Mong District Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on western Kowloon peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the third highest population density of all districts... |
1 | December 31, 1979 | |
| Mong Kok Formerly Argyle |
2 | |||
| Prince Edward | May 10, 1982 | |||
| Shek Kip Mei | Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po District Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It covers the Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok and Yau Yat Chuen areas of New Kowloon, and Stonecutter's Island of Kowloon... |
October 1, 1979 | ||
| Kowloon Tong Kowloon Tong (MTR) Kowloon Tong is a station on MTR's Kwun Tong Line and East Rail Line in New Kowloon, Hong Kong.Kowloon Tong 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.This station... |
Kowloon City Kowloon City Kowloon City is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District.... |
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| Lok Fu | Wong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin District Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, and is the only landlocked district of the city. It is located in Kowloon and has a population of 444,630... |
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| Wong Tai Sin | ||||
| Diamond Hill | ||||
| Choi Hung | ||||
| Kwun Tong Kwun Tong District Kwun Tong is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. It had a population of 562,427 in 2001. The district has the third highest population while the income is below average.... |
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| Kowloon Bay | ||||
| Ngau Tau Kok | ||||
| Kwun Tong | ||||
| Lam Tin | October 1, 1989 | |||
| Yau Tong | August 4, 2002 | |||
| Tiu Keng Leng | Sai Kung | August 18, 2002 | ||
Notes
1 Yau Ma Tei Station
Yau Ma Tei (MTR)
Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line....
is an unannounced interchange station. Changing trains in this station lacks the convenience of cross-platform interchange
Cross-platform interchange
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. The term originates with the London Underground; such layouts exist in other networks but are not commonly so named...
in Mong Kok
Mong Kok (MTR)
Mong Kok is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily...
station. The platforms for the and in Yau Ma Tei station are on separate levels.
2 Mong Kok Station is not a transfer station to the Mong Kok East Station of the , but the two stations are connected with a footbridge that takes 10–15 minutes.
Future development
The MTRC proposed to extend the Kwun Tong Line, from Yau Ma TeiYau Ma Tei (MTR)
Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line....
to Whampoa Garden
Whampoa Garden (MTR)
Whampoa is a proposed terminal station on the Kwun Tong Line of the MTR in Hong Kong, at Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom, Kowloon. Below the underground concourse only one side platform will be built, similar to the structure found in Po Lam Station...
via Ho Man Tin
Ho Man Tin (MTR)
Ho Man Tin Station is a proposed interchange station on the Hong Kong MTR's Kwun Tong Line Extension and Sha Tin to Central Link....
. The new interchange station at Ho Man Tin will connect the Kwun Tong Line with the new Sha Tin to Central rail line.
External links
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