Tsim Sha Tsui Station
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Platform 2 of the Tsim Sha Tsui station (Tsuen Wan Line towards Central) |
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| Chinese | 尖沙咀 | ||||||||||||
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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. About 500,000 passengers (including those who use single journey tickets and Octopus cards) use this station daily.
East Tsim Sha Tsui Station on the West Rail Line, opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station. The station now serves as the interchange station between the Tsuen Wan and West Rail Lines.
Tsim Sha Tsui Station was featured in a brief chase sequence featuring Brigitte Lin in Wong Kar-wai's 1994 film, Chungking Express.
Tsim Sha Tsui Station was also featured in Clifton Ko's 1987 film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World.
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[edit] Station layout
| Ground | - | Exits |
| L1 Concourse |
Concourse | Customer Service, MTRShops |
| Hang Seng Bank, vending machine ATMs |
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| Octopus promotion machine | ||
| Subway | Subway to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station/ █ West Rail Line | |
| L2 Platforms |
Platform 1 | █ Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan |
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| Platform 2 | █ Tsuen Wan Line towards Central | |
Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. An out of system access to the West Rail Line is provided at the concourse through exits F or G and a walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach East Tsim Sha Tsui Station.
Although the stations are connected by subway, the fare gates for Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations are separate. Single journey holders transferring from the █ Tsuen Wan Line to the █ West Rail Line must purchase a second ticket at East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. Octopus card users who transfer between Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui Stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport related purchases or more than eight non-transport related purchases in between stations are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly.
[edit] Entrances/exits
Tsim Sha Tsui Station is linked with East Tsim Sha Tsui Station through the Mody Road and Middle Road Subways.
[edit] In Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- A1: Kowloon Park

- A2: Humphrey's Avenue
- B1: Nathan Road/Cameron Road Junction
- B2: Cameron Road
- C1: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong (South Exit)
- C2: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong (North Exit)
- D1: Nathan Road
- D2: Bristol Avenue
- E: Kowloon Hotel
- F: East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (Middle Road)
- G: East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (Mody Road)
- H: iSQUARE
- R: iSQUARE
[edit] In East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- F: Tsim Sha Tsui Station/ Tsuen Wan Line
- G: Tsim Sha Tsui Station/ Tsuen Wan Line
- J: New World Centre

- K: Middle Road

- L1: Hermes House
- L3: Peninsula Hotel

- L4: Kowloon Hotel
- L5: Peking Road

- L6: Salisbury Road

- N1: Hanoi Road
- N2: Hanoi Road

- N3: K11 Art Mall
- N4: K11 Art Mall
- N5: Nathan Road
- P1: Wing On Plaza

- P2: Mirror Tower

- P3: Chatham Road South

[edit] Transport Connections
- Many routes via roads surrounding the Station such as Salisbury Road, Chatham Road South, and Nathan Road, operated by the KMB, NWFB, and Citybus
- 1- Chuk Yuen Estate ↔ Star Ferry
- 1A- Sau Mau Ping (Central) ↔ Star Ferry
- 2- So Uk ↔ Star Ferry
- 6- Mei Foo ↔ Star Ferry
- 6A- Lai Chi Kok ↔ Star Ferry
- 7- Lok Fu ↔ Star Ferry
- 9- Ping Shek ↔ Star Ferry
- 13X- Po Tat ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 26- Shun Tin ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 35A- On Yam ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 41A- Cheung On ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 63X- Hung Shui Kiu (Tin Sam Road) ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 81C- Yiu On ↔ Hung Hom Station
- 87D- Kam Ying Court ↔ Hung Hom Station
- 98D- Hang Hau (North) ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 203- Yau Yat Tsuen ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 208- Broadcast Drive ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 215X- Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) ↔ Kowloon Station
- 219X- Laguna City ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui
- 234X- Bayview Garden ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
- 260X- Po Tin ↔ Hung Hom Station
- 271- Fu Heng ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui (Canton Road)
- 281A- Kwong Yuen ↔ Kowloon Station
- 296D- Sheung Tak ↔ Kowloon Station
- 973- Tsim Sha Tsui East ↔ Stanley Market
- A21- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Hung Hom Station
- Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
- 110- Kowloon Station ↔ Shau Kei Wan
- Star Ferry, to Central and Wanchai
- Underground pedestrian link to West Rail Line trains to Hung Hom and Tuen Mun.
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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towards Central
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Tsuen Wan Line |
towards Tsuen Wan
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Terminus
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West Rail Line
Transfer at: East Tsim Sha Tsui
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towards Tuen Mun
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