Mong Kok Station

For the other MTR station in Mong Kok, see Mong Kok East Station.
Mong Kok
旺角
MTR
MTR rapid transit station

Platform 4
Chinese name
Chinese 旺角
Literal meaning Flourishing corner
General information
Location Nathan Road × Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3192°N 114.1694°E / 22.3192; 114.1694Coordinates: 22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3192°N 114.1694°E / 22.3192; 114.1694
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (island platforms)
Connections Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code MOK
History
Opened
  • 31 December 1979 (1979-12-31) (Kwun Tong Line)
  • 10 May 1982 (1982-05-10) (Tsuen Wan Line)
Previous names Argyle
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Central
Tsuen Wan Line
towards Tsuen Wan
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong Line
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Mong Kok
Location within the MTR system

Mong Kok (Chinese: 旺角) is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok is dim red. It was first opened as Argyle, after Argyle Street.

Location

Track layout
Legend
to Shek Kip Mei
to Sham Shui Po
1
4
P1 (upper)
Prince Edward
2
3
P2 (lower)
3
2
P1 (upper)
Mong Kok
1
4
P2 (lower)
2
3
P1 (upper)
Yau Ma Tei
1
4
P2 (lower)
to Ho Man Tin
to Jordan

Mong Kok Station is located in the neighbourhood of the same name in Kowloon, along Nathan Road at the intersection with Argyle Street. Important nearby places include the Grand Century Place, Langham Place, and the Pioneer Centre.[1] Mong Kok East Station is about 500 metres to the northeast.

History

Mong Kok Station opened on 31 December 1979, originally serving as part of the Kwun Tong Line. When the Tsuen Wan Line opened in 1982, this station became an interchange station of the two lines.

The station was originally named Argyle after Argyle Street, a major cross street, during the planning stage and early years of operations. The name was changed to Mong Kok on May 31, 1985, when the Island Line was opened.

Station layout

Mong Kok Station serves as a cross-platform interchange for passengers changing between the Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line for stations in the same direction. Opposite-direction interchange of the same two lines takes place at Prince Edward and Yau Ma Tei.

G Ground level Exits
C Concourse Customer Service, MTRshops
Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
Octopus Promotion Machine
P1
Platform		 Platform 1      Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan (Prince Edward) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 3      Kwun Tong Line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Prince Edward) →
P2
Platform		 Platform 2 ←      Tsuen Wan Line towards Central (Yau Ma Tei)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Platform 4 ←      Kwun Tong Line towards Whampoa (Yau Ma Tei)

[2]

Panorama of P2 platforms

Entrances and exits

There are five exits at Mong Kok Station, all located within one block north and south of the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. Langham Place, a major shopping mall, is accessed through a short underground passage at exit C3.[1]

Transport connections

Minibus Routes

To Lok Mun Sun Chuen:

  • 27M (Exit B2)

To Open University of Hong Kong:

  • 27M, 28M (Exit B2)

To Waterloo Hill:

  • 5M (Exit D3)

To Wyler Gardens:

  • 28M (Exit B2)

Bus Routes

To Ping Shek:

  • 9 (Exit D2)

To Choi Wan:

  • 10 (Exit D2)

To Po Tat:

  • 13D (Exit D2)

To Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate):

  • 16 (Exit D2)

To Ho Man Tin:

  • 18, 41, 45 (Exit B2)

MTR East Rail Line

Mong Kok East Station and Mong Kok Station are considerably far apart. To reach Mong Kok East from Mong Kok, use exit B3, walk up the Mong Kok Road Footbridge System, and go via Grand Century Plaza to reach Mong Kok East.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mong Kok Station.
Platform 1 
Exit D2 

References

  1. 1 2 "Mong Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mong Kok Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
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