Mong Kok is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of 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...

 system 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...

. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. Mong Kok, like other MTR stations, has a unique livery, in this case dim red.

Location

Mong Kok station is located in the neighborhood of the same name in Kowloon

Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...

. More specifically, it lies underneath Nathan Road at its intersection with Argyle Street. Important places nearby include the Grand Century Place, Langham Place, and the Pioneer Centre. The Mong Kok East Station is nearly 500 metres to the northeast of the MTR station.

History

Mong Kok opened on 31 December 1979, originally serving as part of the Kwun Tong Line towards 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...

 and 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...

. When the Tsuen Wan Line opened in 1982, it took over the original line south of 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.

Station layout

Mong Kok Station serves as a 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...

 between two MTR lines, allowing passengers to change trains either from the Kwun Tong Line trains to southbound Tsuen Wan Line trains towards Central

Central, Hong Kong

Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...

, or vice versa.

G Ground	-	Exits
C Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRshops
		Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
		Octopus Promotion Machine
P1 Platform	Platform 1	towards Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (MTR) Tsuen Wan is the northern terminus of the MTR Tsuen Wan Line in Hong Kong. It is the only station on the line that is at ground level. It is located at the northern central part of Tsuen Wan New Town, and its next station is Tai Wo Hau....
	Island platform Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... , train doors will open on the right train doors will open on the left
	Platform 3	towards 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...
P2 Platform	Platform 2	towards 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...
	Island platform Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... , train doors will open on the left train doors will open on the right
	Platform 4	towards 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....

Entrances and exits

Mongkok MTR Station has four exits, the majority of which are set up in road intersections all clustered within one block of the intersection of Argyle Road and Nathan Road. Langham Place, a major shopping mall is accessed through a short underground passage at Exit C3.

Minibus Routes

To Lok Mun Sun Chuen:

• 27M (Exit B2)

To Open University of Hong Kong:

• 27M, 28M (Exit B2)

To Waterloo Hill:

• 5M (Exit D3)

To Wai Hang Cheong Sun Chuen:

• 28M (Exit B2)

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Bus Routes

To Chun Seen Mei Chuen:

• 9 (Exit D2)

To Kowloon Hospital:

• 13D (Exit D2)

To Ho Man Tin Estate:

• 18, 41, 45 (Exit B2)

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MTR East Rail Line

Mong Kok East Station and Mong Kok Station are considerably far apart. To reach the Mong Kok East Station, commuters would need to get out through Exit D2, walk along Argyle Street until they reach the viaduct, and then walk up to Grand Century Plaza where they may enter the Station.

Neighbouring stations

External links

• Mong Kok Station New Integrated Entrance C3