Garden Road stop
Garden Road 花園道 | |||||||||||
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 Garden Road Terminus in September 2007 | |||||||||||
| Location | St. John's Building, Garden Road, Central Central and Western District Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 22°16′40″N 114°09′33″E / 22.277729°N 114.159172°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 28 metres (92 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Peak Tram | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 30 May 1888 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Garden Road (Chinese: 花園道) is the lower terminus of the Peak Tram line. It is located on the bottom floor of the St. John's Building on Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong, 28m above sea level.
The current station comprises a single track, with platforms on both sides. One platform is used for boarding, the other for exiting the tram. As the Peak Tram is a major Hong Kong tourist attraction, long queues are common in front of the turnstiles at Garden Road Terminus.
History[]
The Garden Road station for the Peak Tram opened on 30 May 1888. In 1935, a new terminus was built along with the St John's Apartments: a reinforced concrete building, with eight studio flats and a two-bedroom penthouse.[1][2] In 1964, the apartments were demolished to make way for a modern 14-storey commercial and residential building. This building was in turn replaced by the current 22-storey building.[3]
Neighbouring landmarks[]
- Central Government Offices
- U.S. Consulate General
- St. John's Cathedral
- Hong Kong Park
- Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
- St. Joseph's College
- Murray Building
- Bank of China Tower
Feeder transport[]
NWFB Route 15C is operated between Central Ferry Piers and Garden Road Peak Tram Terminus with single decker buses. The fare is exactly HK$4.2.
Island line and Tsuen Wan line Central station Exit J2 or Admiralty station Exit C
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garden Road (Peak Tram). |
- ^ "Panoramio - Photo of Peak Tram Station, Garden Road 1959". panoramio.com. 1959. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ Hui Chik Shek Enesco (2000). Peak Tram Station – Extension (PDF). Thesis Report.
- ^ "Our History". The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
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