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For the other MTR station in Mong Kok, see Mong Kok East Station.
Mong Kok station
Underground
General information
Line(s)Tsuen Wan
ConnectionsBus, Minibus
Other information
Station codeMOK
Mong Kok station
Chinese旺角
Literal meaningFlourishing Corner

Mong Kok (旺角, formerly name Argyle Station after Argyle Road) 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. 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. 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.[1] 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 and Central. When the Tsuen Wan Line opened in 1982, it took over the original line south of Yau Ma Tei station.

Station layout

Mong Kok Station serves as a cross-platform interchange between two MTR lines, allowing passengers to change trains either from the Kwun Tong Line trains to southbound Tsuen Wan Line trains towards Central, or vice versa.

G
Ground 		- Exits
C
Concourse 		Concourse Customer Service, MTRshops
Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
Octopus Promotion Machine
P1
Platform 		Platform 1 Template:HK-MTR box towards Tsuen Wan
Island platform, Template:HK-MTR box train doors will open on the right
Template:HK-MTR box train doors will open on the left
Platform 3 Template:HK-MTR box towards Tiu Keng Leng
P2
Platform 		Platform 2 Template:HK-MTR box towards Central
Island platform, Template:HK-MTR box train doors will open on the left
Template:HK-MTR box train doors will open on the right
Platform 4 Template:HK-MTR box towards Yau Ma Tei
Panorama of lower level platforms

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.

Transport Connections

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)

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)

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.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mong Kok Station.
  • Platform 3: Kwun Tong Line to Tiu Keng Leng
    Platform 3: Kwun Tong Line to Tiu Keng Leng
  • Exit D2 at Argyle Street intersection with Sai Yeung Choi Street South
    Exit D2 at Argyle Street intersection with Sai Yeung Choi Street South

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   MTR   Following station
Template:HK-MTR lines
Template:HK-MTR lines

References

  1. ^ Mong Kok location map MTR Retrieved 2011-03-02
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