Mong Kok East station

Location
	Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system Mong Kok East Mong Kok East (Hong Kong urban core)

Track layout
	Legend
	Prince Edward
	Road West
	Mong Kok
	freight yard
	Luen Wan
	Street

Mong Kok East

旺角東
Mong Kok East; 旺角東
MTR rapid transit station
	Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) in March 2021
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	Bustling Corner East
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngjiǎodōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wohng gok dūng
IPA	[wɔŋ˨kɔk̚˧tʊŋ˥]
Jyutping	Wong6 gok3 dung1
General information
Location	Luen Wan Street / Argyle Street, Mong Kok; Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	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, minibus;
Construction
Structure type	on embankment
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	MKK
History
Opened	1 October 1910; 114 years ago
Rebuilt	4 May 1982; 42 years ago
Electrified	6 May 1982; 42 years ago
Previous names	Yaumati, Mong Kok
Key dates
1910	Station opens as Yaumati
1969	Renamed to Mong Kok
1982	Station is rebuilt
2007	Renamed to Mong Kok East on the day of the MTR-KCR merger
Services
Former services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
	Prince Edward
	Road West
	Mong Kok
	freight yard
	Luen Wan
	Street
Location
Location
	Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system Mong Kok East Mong Kok East (Hong Kong urban core)

Mong Kok East station – formerly Mong Kok railway station and Yaumati railway station (during KCR period) – 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.

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. Yaumati was the old name of Yau Ma Tei, which is rarely used today. ^[1]^{[unreliable source?]} The station was renamed Mong Kok on 31 December 1968 on the grounds that it 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, restaurant (MX Fastfood)
C	Concourse	exits, a transport interchange, customer service centre, toilets, shops, vending machines, automated teller machines
P	Platform 1	→ East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong) → ← East Rail line terminating trains, alighting only (some rush-hour trips)
	island platform
	Platform 2	→ East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong) →
	Platform 3	← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Hung Hom)
	Side platform

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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". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
^ 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

[1] "Hong Kong transport timeline". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

[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.

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

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

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