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Austin station
Underground
Appearance of Austin Station
General information
Line(s)West Rail
Other information
Station codeAUS
Services
Template:HK-MTR lines
Austin station
Chinese柯士甸
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKēshìdiàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingo1 si6 din1
Platform 1

Austin Station[1] (Chinese: 柯士甸站), formerly known as West Kowloon Station in its planning and construction stages, is an underground MTR railway station on the West Rail Line in Hong Kong, situated perpendicular to Wui Cheung Road and Austin Road West, and formerly Jordan Road Ferry Pier Bus Terminus.[2] It is the only intermediate station along the Kowloon Southern Link project, built to connect the West Rail Line to East Rail Line. Construction was finished in July 2009 and the station opened on 16 August 2009.

The surface station building is divided into two parts by Wui Cheung Road.[3] It was located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices until that structure was demolished in 2011.[4] As of 2014, construction on an MTR residential property development is well underway on the site of the former government offices.

During early construction stages, the station was temporarily named "West Kowloon Station" (Traditional Chinese: 九龍西站). The construction contract KDB200 (West Kowloon Station and Tunnels – Jordan Road to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station) was awarded to the Leighton-Balfour Beatty-Kumagai-John Holland Joint Venture (renamed to Link 200 Joint Venture on 9 August 2005) at an estimated contract sum of HK$ 2.018 billion. This station is part of this contract.

By interchanging between Kowloon and Austin stations, Airport Express passengers using Octopus cards can connect to the MTR urban lines for free, right before or after the Airport Express journey.[5] Airport Express passengers can travel around the two stations by walking through Exit B5 of this station or using the complimentary Airport Express shuttle bus service. However, it only provides out-of-system connection to Kowloon Station for Tung Chung Line passengers.

The station design includes provision for a direct connection to the West Kowloon Terminus, presently under construction.

Station layout

1
First Floor 		Northern concourse Exit B5, footbridge to Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Elements, Kowloon Station
Southern concourse Staff-only area
G
Ground 		Northern Concourse Exit B, Wui Cheung Road
Southern Concourse Exit D, Wui Man Road, transport interchange, taxi stand
S
Subway 		Austin Road West
subway 		Exit F, subway to Austin Road, Austin Road West, Canton Road, The Victoria Towers, China Ferry Terminal
C
Concourse 		Concourse Customer services, MTR Shops, toilets, Exit A
Jordan Road
subway 		Subway to Canton Road, Jordan Road, Ferry Street
P
Platforms 		Platform 1 → Template:HK-MTR box towards Tuen Mun (Nam Cheong) →
Island platform, doors open on the right
Platform 2 ← Template:HK-MTR box towards Hung Hom (East Tsim Sha Tsui)

Entrances/Exits

Northern concourse
  • A: Jordan Road Wheelchair user access
  • B1/B2: Wui Cheung Road Wheelchair user access
  • B5: Elements Wheelchair user access
Southern concourse

Transport interchange

KMB
  • 12- Hoi Lai Estate ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
  • 36B- Lei Muk Shue ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 42A- Cheung Hang ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 46- Lai Yiu ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 60X- Tuen Mun Central ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 63X- Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Fuk Estate) ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 69X- Tin Shui ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 81- Wo Che ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 95- Tsui Lam ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 215X- Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) ↔ Kowloon Station
  • 260X- Po Tin ↔ Hung Hom Station
  • 268B- Long Ping Station ↔ Hung Hom Ferry
  • 268X - Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Fuk Estate) ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
  • 269B- Tin Shui Wai Town Centre ↔ Hung Hom Ferry
  • 281A- Kwong Yuen ↔ Kowloon Station
  • 296D- Sheung Tak ↔ Kowloon Station
Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
  • 110- Shau Kei Wan ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
  • 914- Hoi Lai Estate ↔ Causeway Bay (Tin Hau)
  • 970- So Uk ↔ Cyberport
  • 970X- So Uk ↔ Aberdeen
  • 971- Hoi Lai Estate ↔ Shek Pai Wan Estate
  • 971R- Cyberport ↺ Mong Kok (Bute Street)
  • 973- Tsim Sha Tsui East ↔ Stanley Market
Minibus
  • 26- Kowloon Station ↔ To Kwa Wan (Zhe Jiang Street)
  • 74- Kowloon Station ↺ Mong Kok
  • 74S- Kowloon Station ↺ Ho Man Tin Hill
  • 77M- Kowloon Station ↔ East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
  • 78- Island Harbourview ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui (Peking Street)
  • Platform 2
    Platform 2
  • Concourse
    Concourse
  • Most of the stores are vacant
    Most of the stores are vacant
  • Exit A
    Exit A
  • Exit B1 and B2
    Exit B1 and B2
  • Exit B5
    Exit B5
  • Exit D2
    Exit D2
  • Exit F
    Exit F

References

  1. ^ "Projects – Kowloon Southern Link". MTR Corporation Limited. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  2. ^ Jordan Road Ferry Concourse
  3. ^ http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_0982004/HTML/23573-10-index.htm
  4. ^ Press release "Kowloon Southern Link to open in third quarter 2009", 10 July 2009
  5. ^ West Rail Line Extension Passenger Guide, MTR
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