Central station (MTR)
Central station | |
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 Platforms 1 and 2 on the Template:HK-MTR lines. | |
| General information | |
| Line(s) | Island |
| Connections | Bus, Minibus, Tram, Ferry, Peak Tram |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CEN |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中環 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中环 | ||||||||||||
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Central station is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red, except for the station's Template:HK-MTR lines platform where its livery is dark brown. The station is the southern terminus for the Tsuen Wan Line and also connects with the Template:HK-MTR lines, and also the Template:HK-MTR lines and the Template:HK-MTR lines via Hong Kong station.
The Station was once known as two stations, Pedder Station and Chater Station.
Chater station was initially conceived to cater for average daily traffic of 330,000 passengers, and was to have been 380 metres long - amongst the longest station in the world.[1] More than 200,000 passengers use this station daily. The longest distance between two subway exits is approximately 700m.
History
The Central Station was in the recommended system of 1967 study.[2] Together with Western Market Station, it was to serve as the interchange station of the Kwun Tong Line and Island Line. In the recommended system, Tsuen Wan Line would end in Admiralty rather than Central. Its designated position was originally under Des Voeux Road Central between Jubilee Street and Pedder Street (between Queen Victoria Street and Theatre Lane).
The Central Station was once named as two separate stations in English: Chater (opened 1982 for Tsuen Wan Line) and Pedder (open 1986 for Island Line). In Chinese, however, the name remained as "中環". Later both English names were superseded by the name Central.
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Station layout
Central Station has 4 platforms on three levels, excluding those of Hong Kong Station. Hong Kong Station and Central Station are linked by a pedestrian passage.
| Ground | - | Exits |
| Penthouse | Chater Rd Concourse | - |
| L1 Concourse |
Pedder St Concourse | Customer Service, MTRShops |
| Hang Seng Bank, vending machines | ||
| Octopus promotion machine | ||
| Chater Rd Concourse | Customer Service, MTRShops | |
| ATM | ||
| L2 Platforms |
Chater Rd Concourse | Customer Service, MTRShops |
| Hang Seng Bank, vending machines | ||
| Pedder St Concourse | Customer Service, MTRShops | |
| Subway to Hong Kong Station for Template:HK-MTR lines & Template:HK-MTR lines | ||
| Octopus promotion machine, i-centre internet service | ||
| Platform 3 | Template:HK-MTR lines towards Chai Wan | |
| L3 Platforms |
Platform 1 | Template:HK-MTR lines towards Tsuen Wan |
| Platform 2 | Template:HK-MTR lines towards Tsuen Wan | |
| L4 Platform |
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| Platform 4 | Template:HK-MTR lines towards Sheung Wan | |
Platforms 1 and 2 are situated on a shared Island platform on the middle level. They are served by the Tsuen Wan Line and were built directly under Chater Road, extending from Des Voeux Road Central to Club Street. These platforms make up the southern terminus of the Tsuen Wan Line.
Platforms 3 and 4 are built beneath Des Voeux Road Central at the intersection of Pedder Street, stretching from World-Wide House to Alexandra House. Platform 3 is situated on the upper level, whilst platform 4 is on the lowermost level, and they sandwich Platforms 1 and 2. They are side platforms built on the northern side of the road, with Platform 3 on top of Platform 4. Escalators are provided between the 3 levels, to facilitate passengers who interchange.
Most of the platforms are straight. However, the east parts(near Admiralty Station) of platform are curve, the gap is large.
As part of the Airport Core Programme ([1]) during the 1990s, an underground passage was built between Central and Hong Kong stations to allow transfers from the Island Line and Tsuen Wan Line to the Airport Express and Tung Chung Line. The passage opened in 1998 with the opening of these two new lines of the MTR.
Exits
Central Station stretches across the entire length of Chater Road to Statue Square in the east, and along Des Voeux Road to Li Yuen Street East in the west. The distance between the easternmost and westernmost exits is approximately 700m.
Transport Connections
Central is also one of the transport hubs of Hong Kong. The area around Central (and Hong Kong stations) has a wide range of transport options that includes tramways, buses, ferries, minibuses and more. These are all the connections the commuter can refer to when travelling to areas not served by the MTR network from Central.
The area is a major transport hub for Hong Kong (see also Transport in Hong Kong).
- Trains and Trams
- MTR - Island Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Tung Chung Line, Airport Express at Hong Kong
- Tram (exits B, C and K)
- Peak Tram (exit J3)
- Ferries - Commuters can access walk across the bus terminus to their respective pier from the exit near the In Town Check-in Counters in Hong Kong station. Passengers who wish to use the Star Ferry can get out at Exit A and walk across the Central Elevated Walkway to the Star Ferry Pier.
- New World First Ferry, to Silvermine Bay (Mui Wo), Peng Chau and Cheung Chau
- Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry, to Sok Kwu Wan and Yung Shue Wan on Lamma
- Star Ferry, to Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom
- Discovery Bay Ferry, to Tsim Sha Tsui East and Discovery Bay
- Park Island Ferry
Neighbouring Stations
References
- ^ MTR briefing for public, South China Morning Post, December 3, 1976
- ^ Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates (1967), Hong Kong Mass Transport Study, as shown in .
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