Ngau Tau Kok station
| Company type | MTR station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | October 1, 1979 |
| Headquarters | Ngau Tau Kok, Kowloon East , Hong Kong |
| Products | Railway services |
Ngau Tau Kok () is a station located on the MTR Kwun Tong line in Hong Kong, positioned within the Ngau Tau Kok district of Kowloon East. It lies between Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay. This station began service on 1 October 1979, making it one of the original stops on the line.
Among the stations on the Kwun Tong line, Ngau Tau Kok is one of only three that are above ground, along with and . Its main function is to accommodate daily passenger traffic.
Because installing platform screen doors (PSDs) posed difficulties at elevated stations, MTR opted to fit automatic platform gates (APGs) on these platforms in 2011 as a practical alternative.
History
The contract for building Ngau Tau Kok station and nearby sections of track, known as Contract 211, was awarded to Hip Hing Construction Limited.
Operations at Ngau Tau Kok station commenced simultaneously with the launch of the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.
Station layout
An island platform serves both Platforms 1 and 2, featuring curved segments on the eastern side. This curvature causes a wider gap between the train and platform edge.
| U1 Platforms |
Platform 1 | Template:Rcb bound for Template:STN via Template:STN → |
| Island platform, doors open on right side | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Template:Rcb Kwun Tong line towards Template:STN via Template:STN | |
| G | Concourse | Exits, customer service center, MTR shops |
| Vending machines, automatic teller machines | ||
| - | Pedestrian subway connecting to Garden Estate and Kwun Tong industrial zone | |
Entrances/exits
- A: Millennium City
- B1: Lotus Tower
- B2: Garden Estate
- B3: Ngau Tau Kok Road
- B4: Kwun Tong Road
- B5: How Ming Street
- B6: Lai Yip Street[1]