Quarry Bay station
| Company type | MTR station |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 1985-05-31 |
| Headquarters | Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong |
| Products | Railway services |
Quarry Bay (; Cantonese Yale: Jāk'yùhchūng) serves as a station on both the and lines within the MTR network, positioned in Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island. The station's theme color is teal green.
Location
Situated along the northern coastline of Hong Kong Island, Quarry Bay station shares this characteristic with all other stations on the Island line. Platforms numbered 1 and 2 are located beneath King's Road stretching towards Pak Fuk Road, while platforms 3 and 4 lie under King's Road, just south of Model Housing Estate.
History
The station's construction commenced in 1982, undertaken by Paul Y. Construction (currently known as Paul Y. Engineering). This project involved excavating of rock and pouring of concrete. Quarry Bay station officially opened on 31 May 1985 as part of the initial phase of the Island line. Later, in 1989, platforms 3 and 4 were introduced to function as the terminus for the , following the inauguration of the Eastern Harbour Crossing.
By the mid-1990s, Quarry Bay experienced significant overcrowding, approaching its maximum capacity of 30,000 passengers per hour. To address this, contingency measures included evacuating trains before arrival at the station and expanding infrastructure. The Quarry Bay Congestion Relief Works, completed on 27 September 2001, extended the Kwun Tong line to North Point station, thereby facilitating easier transfers for passengers heading to Central. Subsequently, on 4 August 2002, the Kwun Tong line platforms began operations for the newly launched .
Station layout
Quarry Bay contains some of the MTR system’s deepest platforms relative to sea level to accommodate the Tseung Kwan O line tunnel passing beneath Victoria Harbour. These platforms reach a maximum depth of below ground level, ranking among the deepest stations in Hong Kong, though surpassed by and . The concourse areas are positioned at street level with direct access from outside and connect to platforms via four escalator banks and extensive corridors. It typically takes about five minutes to walk from the concourse to the Tseung Kwan O line platforms; therefore, access into the paid area is prohibited seven minutes prior to the last train departure here—longer than the usual five-minute restriction at other stations.
Platforms 3 and 4 were built subsequent to platforms 1 and 2, which means there is no cross-platform interchange available at Quarry Bay. Passengers transferring between lines must navigate lengthy passageways and escalators, resulting in approximately a five-minute walking transfer. Due to this inconvenience combined with increasing passenger numbers, MTR Corporation implemented the Quarry Bay Congestion Relief Works project that extended the Kwun Tong line one stop westward to North Point station, where cross-platform interchanges are provided. Following this extension on 27 September 2001, platform numbers for platforms 3 and 4 were swapped.
| G | King's Road Concourse | Exits, Footbridge leading to Finnie Street |
| L1 | Model Lane Concourse | Exits, Customer Service Center, MTRShops |
| L2 Platform |
Platform 1 | Template:Rcb towards Template:STN (Template:STN) → |
| Island platform, doors open on right side | ||
| Platform 2 | ← Template:Rcb Island line towards Template:STN (Template:STN) | |
| L3 Platform |
Platform 3 | Template:Rcb towards Template:STN or Template:STN(Template:STN) → |
| Island platform, doors open on right side | ||
| Platform 4 | ← Template:Rcb Tseung Kwan O line towards North Point (Terminus) | |
Entrances and exits
- A: King's Road, Taikoo Place
- B: Finnie Street
- C: Model Lane, Harbour Plaza North Point
Entrances A and B are connected by a shared concourse, whereas entrance C features an independent concourse.
Retail outlets
- Circle K convenience store
- Hang Seng Bank ATM
- Maxim's Cakes (Maxim's Caterers)
- Two ATMs operated by Bank of China (Hong Kong)
- Automated photo booth (Max Sight Photo-Me)
- Beverage vending machine (Swire Coca-Cola)