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Tsim Sha Tsui station

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Tsim Sha Tsui station
Company typeMTR station
IndustryPublic transport
FoundedDecember 16, 1979; 46 years ago (1979-12-16)
Headquarters
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
,
Hong Kong
ProductsRailway services

Tsim Sha Tsui station is part of the MTR network on the line, providing service to the Tsim Sha Tsui district. It commenced operations on 16 December 1979.

The nearby East Tsim Sha Tsui station, located on the line and opened on 24 October 2004, is linked to Tsim Sha Tsui station through underground walkways. Together, these stations serve as a transfer point between the Tsuen Wan and Tuen Ma lines.

History

Built beneath Nathan Road during the late 1970s, the station's Exit A1 occupies what was once the vehicle entrance to Kowloon Park before it was moved to Haiphong Road. Nishimatsu Construction was awarded contracts for this station, Jordan station, and the connecting tunnels. The station began service on 16 December 1979 as part of the Kwun Tong line, with the line extended under Victoria Harbour from 12 February 1980. Originally, the MTR operated a single route from Central to Kwun Tong; currently, trains heading northbound from Tsim Sha Tsui continue onward to Tsuen Wan. The concourse underwent refurbishment in 1986.

Tsim Sha Tsui station has been featured in various films, including Clifton Ko's 1987 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World, the 1988 action movie Police Story 2, and Wong Kar-wai's 1994 film Chungking Express.

Between 2002 and 2005, alterations were made to enable pedestrian subway links to East Tsim Sha Tsui station, which was constructed by the KCR Corporation. Kumagai Gumi managed the concourse redesign and station enhancements.

From 2014 to 2016, Exit A1 was rebuilt to incorporate an elevator and expand access points. During this period, a temporary exit accommodated passengers. The permanent exit reopened on 7 May 2016, showcasing a "crystal cube" architectural feature containing a lift, two escalators, and stairs.

In December 2013, work started on a revamped Exit D that includes a new passageway connecting to the K11 shopping centre. This addition aimed to alleviate crowding in the southern concourse and Mody Road Subway and was opened on 30 November 2018.

On 10 February 2017, an arson incident occurred on a train bound for Tsuen Wan at this station, resulting in injuries to 19 individuals. The assailant, suffering from mental illness and mourning his late son, set himself on fire. The train operator successfully evacuated passengers at Tsim Sha Tsui station. The facility temporarily closed but resumed service the next morning. The attacker later died due to organ failure and was the only fatality.

Station layout

Platforms numbered 1 and 2 are situated on an island platform. Passengers can access the Tuen Ma line outside of fare gates via exits F or G at the concourse level by walking through either Middle Road or Mody Road subway tunnels leading to East Tsim Sha Tsui station.

G Ground level Entrances/Exits
L1 Concourse Customer service center, retail outlets, vending machines, ATMs, Octopus promotion kiosk
Passages Walkways connecting to Template:STN (Template:Rcb)
L2 Platform Template:MTR platform Template:Rcb towards Template:STN (Template:STN)→
Island platform, doors open on right side
Platform Template:MTR platform ← Template:Rcb Tsuen Wan line towards Template:STN (Template:STN)

Despite their connection, Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations maintain separate fare control areas. Passengers using single-journey tickets who transfer from the Tsuen Wan line to the Tuen Ma line must purchase another ticket at East Tsim Sha Tsui since exiting at Tsim Sha Tsui invalidates their original ticket without refund. Conversely, Octopus card holders transferring within thirty minutes without additional transport trips or excessive non-transport spending are charged as one journey. Likewise, MTR City Saver users transferring between these stations within half an hour incur no extra fees.

Entrances and Exits

Tsim Sha Tsui station is linked to East Tsim Sha Tsui station through pedestrian subways located along Mody Road and Middle Road. Despite operating as separate entities, these stations adopt a consistent exit labeling system to reduce passenger confusion.

The letters I and O are deliberately excluded from the exit designations to prevent any potential confusion with the numbers 1 and 0.

Within Tsim Sha Tsui station

Within East Tsim Sha Tsui station

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