Mong Kok East station

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Mong Kok East

旺角東
Mong Kok East; 旺角東
MTR rapid transit station
	Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) in September 2009
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	旺角東
Simplified Chinese	旺角东
Jyutping	Wong6 gok3 dung1
Cantonese Yale	Wohng gok dūng
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngjiǎodōng
Literal meaning	Flourishing Corner East
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngjiǎodōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wohng gok dūng
IPA	[wɔ̀ːŋkɔ̄ːk̚tóŋ]
Jyutping	Wong6 gok3 dung1
General information
Location	/Argyle Street, Mong Kok; Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°ECoordinates: 22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°E
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line;
Platforms	3 (1 island platform and 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	On embankment
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MKK
History
Opened	1 October 1910; 110 years ago;
Rebuilt	4 May 1982; 39 years ago
Electrified	6 May 1982; 39 years ago
Previous names	Mong Kok, Yaumatei
Services
Former services
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Location
	Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system

Mong Kok East station – formerly Mong Kok railway station and Yaumati (油麻地)^{[citation needed]} – is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail line. Only out-of-system interchange is available with Kwun Tong line and Tsuen Wan line at Mong Kok station via a footbridge. The station is connected to Grand Century Place, a large shopping mall.

The station is within walking distance of Mong Kok station, but there are no direct paths linking the stations- passengers wishing to transfer between the stations must use above-ground roads or transfer at Kowloon Tong station.

History[]

The station, initially named Yaumati, was constructed on 1 October 1910 to cope with the opening of the British Section of Kowloon–Canton Railway.^[1]^{[unreliable source?]} The station was later renamed Mong Kok on 31 December 1968 on the grounds that the station was actually in Mong Kok District.^[2]^[3]

In 1983, the station was rebuilt. A temporary station was in use just to the south (towards Hung Hom) during reconstruction. After the takeover of KCR operations by the MTR Corporation on 2 December 2007, the station was renamed to Mong Kok East. Before the MTR–KCR merger, this station shared a name with the separate Mong Kok station on the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines.

Station layout[]

Platform 1 is the terminus platform for some southbound trains during peak hours and the train will return northbound towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau. The platforms are curved and the platform gap is relatively large compared to other MTR stations.

-	Overlaying properties	Grand Century Place
M	Mezzanine	Staff only area, MTRShop (MX Fastfood)
C	Concourse	Exits, a transport interchange Customer Service Centres, toilets shops, vending machines, ATMs
P Platforms	Platform 1	→ East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong)^[a] → ← East Rail line termination platform (some rush-hour trips)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Platform 2	→ East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong)^[a] →
	Platform 3	← East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Terminus)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-border traffic on the East Rail line are suspended: Lo Wu station remains in limited service for registered village residents only, and Lok Ma Chau station is temporarily closed from public usage.

Entrances/exits[]

A: Government Offices Carpark
B: Mongkok Government Offices
C: Sai Yee Street
D: Grand Century Place^[5]

Nearby landmarks[]

References[]

^ Hong Kong transport timeline^{[dead link]}
^ Annual Department Report by the General Manager, Railway. Hong Kong: Government Printer. 1969. p. 2.
^ "New name for station". South China Morning Post. 4 December 1968. p. 5.
^ "Mong Kok East Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ "Mong Kok East Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links[]

Media related to Mong Kok East Station at Wikimedia Commons

[limser-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cross-border traffic on the East Rail line are suspended: Lo Wu station remains in limited service for registered village residents only, and Lok Ma Chau station is temporarily closed from public usage.

[1] Hong Kong transport timeline^{[dead link]}

[2] Annual Department Report by the General Manager, Railway. Hong Kong: Government Printer. 1969. p. 2.

[3] "New name for station". South China Morning Post. 4 December 1968. p. 5.

[5] "Mong Kok East Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

[6] "Mong Kok East Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

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