Mong Kok East station

For the other MTR station in Mong Kok, see Mong Kok station.

"Yaumati Station" redirects here. For the other MTR station, see Yau Ma Tei station.

Mong Kok East 旺角東
MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) in September 2009
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	Flourishing Corner East
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎodōng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wohng gok dūng IPA [wɔːŋ˨kɔːk̚˧toŋ˥] 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
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, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	on embankment
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	MKK
History
Opened	1 October 1910 (1910-10-01)
Rebuilt	4 May 1982 (1982-05-04)
Electrified	6 May 1982 (1982-05-06)
Previous names	Mong Kok, Yaumatei
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Hung Hom towards Admiralty East Rail line Kowloon Tong towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Former services Preceding station KCR Following station Kowloon Terminus KCR British section Sha Tin towards Lo Wu
Track layout Kowloon Tong Prince Edward Road West Mong Kok freight yard 1 2 3 Luen Wan Street Argyle Street Waterloo Road Hung Hom
Location Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system

Mong Kok East station – formerly Mong Kok railway station and Yaumati (油麻地)  – 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 station.

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. The station was later renamed Mong Kok on 31 December 1968 on the grounds that the station was actually in Mong Kok District.

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 termination platform (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 (terminus)
	Side platform

Entrances/exits

• A: Government Offices Carpark
• B: Mongkok Government Offices
• C: Sai Yee Street
• D: Grand Century Place

Nearby landmarks

• Grand Century Place (MOKO)
• Royal Plaza Hotel
• Yuen Po Street Bird Garden

External links

• Media related to Mong Kok East Station at Wikimedia Commons