Wong Tai Sin station

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Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Wong Tai Sin Station 2014 02 part1.JPG
Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃大仙
Simplified Chinese黄大仙
JyutpingWong4daai6sin1
Hanyu PinyinHuángdàxiān
General information
LocationLung Cheung Road near Temple Mall, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E / 22.3417°N 114.1939°E / 22.3417; 114.1939Coordinates: 22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E / 22.3417°N 114.1939°E / 22.3417; 114.1939
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeWTS
History
Opened
  • 1 October 1979; 41 years ago (1979-10-01)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Lok Fu
towards Whampoa
 Kwun Tong line Diamond Hill
towards Tiu Keng Leng
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Track layout
Legend
to Lok Fu
2
1
to Diamond Hill
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Wong Tai Sin
Location within the MTR system

Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: 黃大仙; Cantonese Yale: Wòngdaaihsīn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation .

Livery[]

Wong Tai Sin station Concourse

The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (黃), which means "yellow".[1]

History[]

Wong Tai Sin station was opened in the same time with Modified Initial System on 1 October 1979.

Station layout[]

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

G Ground level Exits
L1
Concourse 		Concourse Customer service, MTRshops, vending machines
Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines
L2
Platforms 		Platform 1 →      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Diamond Hill) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Lok Fu)

[2]

Entrances/exits[]

  • A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
  • B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
  • B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North Wheelchair user access
  • C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
  • C2: Ching Tak Street Wheelchair user access
  • D1: San Po Kong Wheelchair user access
  • D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
  • D3: Temple Mall South[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.
  2. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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