Kowloon Tong station
| Company type | MTR station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 1979-10-01 |
| Headquarters | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong |
Area served | New Kowloon area, Hong Kong |
| Products | Rail transport services |
Kowloon Tong station is part of Hong Kong's MTR network, serving both the and lines within the New Kowloon area. It caters to the Kowloon Tong neighbourhood, including nearby locations such as Yau Yat Tsuen, the Festival Walk shopping mall, City University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Baptist University.
Situated at the border between the Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District, this station functions as a vital interchange for the , which provides connections to the New Territories and mainland China. Due to this crucial role, it ranks among the busiest stations in the MTR system.
History
The KCR British Section began operations on 1 October 1910, featuring the Beacon Hill Tunnel, but Kowloon Tong station was not included at that time. The KCR Kowloon Tong station opened later on 4 May 1982, establishing an interchange with the MTR network.
The initial segment of the MTR's Kwun Tong line commenced service on 1 October 1979, incorporating Kowloon Tong station. The main construction contract (Contract 205) was awarded to Kumagai Gumi.
To enhance capacity, a new underground southern concourse for the was inaugurated on 15 April 2004. This development included a fresh pedestrian subway connecting to the MTR concourse, creating a second transfer route. Additionally, entrance D on To Fuk Road and a passenger lift at entrance E were introduced as part of this concourse expansion.
After the MTR–KCR merger on 2 December 2007, management of Kowloon Tong station was unified under MTR; however, physical barriers between the and concourses were only removed on 28 September 2008.
Layout
A designated area exists for a potential track linking the East Rail and Kwun Tong lines within the westbound tunnel heading towards Shek Kip Mei from Kowloon Tong. This track was initially planned to facilitate transferring Metro Cammell EMUs from Hung Hom to the Kwun Tong line but was never constructed. Instead, MTR opted to transport train cars by road to Kowloon Bay Depot.
Platforms numbered 1 and 2 serve both East Rail and Kwun Tong lines.
| U1 | buildings above | Education Bureau Kowloon Education Service Centre |
| footbridge | East Rail line platforms | footbridge linking East Rail platforms to Festival Walk and Suffolk Road |
| G | Exit H | exit, customer service centre, retail outlets |
| side platform | ||
| Platform Template:MTR platform | Template:Rcb bound for Template:STN or Template:STN via Template:STN → | |
| Platform Template:MTR platform | ← Template:Rcb East Rail line towards Template:STN passing Template:STN | |
| side platform | ||
| Exit G | exit, transport interchange, taxi stand, customer service centre, retail shops | |
| Kwun Tong line concourse | exits, transport interchange facilities | |
| C/L1/B | East Rail line northern concourse | customer service centre, retail outlets, restrooms, vending machines, automatic teller machines |
| Kwun Tong line concourse | customer service centre, vending machines, ATMs, shops, Octopus promotion machine, iCentre providing free internet access | |
| East Rail line southern concourse | customer service centre, toilets, retail outlets, ATMs | |
| L2 | Platform Template:MTR platform | Template:Rcb heading towards Template:STN via Template:STN → |
| island platform | ||
| Platform Template:MTR platform | ← Template:Rcb Kwun Tong line bound for Template:STN passing Template:STN | |
Entrances and Exits
A pedestrian pathway connects the station directly to Festival Walk, a prominent retail complex.
- Kwun Tong line concourse
- A1: Suffolk Road
- A2: Hong Kong Baptist Hospital / Hong Kong Baptist University
- B: Suffolk Road
- C1: Hong Kong Productivity Council
- C2: Festival Walk / City University of Hong Kong
- E: EDB Education Services Centre
- East Rail line southern concourse
- D: Public Transport Interchange
- East Rail line northern concourse
- F: Kent Road
- East Rail line platform 2 (ground level)
- G1: Fuk Road direction
- G2: Festival Walk
- East Rail line platform 1 (ground level)
- H: Hong Kong Productivity Council
Exit H can also be reached via the East Rail line’s northern concourse. It is feasible to walk between Exits A and E, as well as among Exits B, C, F, and H, within the station vicinity without passing through the fare-controlled zones.