North Point Station

North Point 北角
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 3
Chinese name
Chinese	北角
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijiǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization bak1 gok3 Jyutping bak1 gok3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Pak-kak
General information
Location	Near Roca Centre, King's Road, North Point Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′27″N 114°12′03″E / 22.2909°N 114.2007°E / 22.2909; 114.2007Coordinates: 22°17′27″N 114°12′03″E / 22.2909°N 114.2007°E / 22.2909; 114.2007
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island Line      Tseung Kwan O Line
Platforms	4 (island platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus, tram, ferry
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NOP
History
Opened	31 May 1985 (1985-05-31) (Island Line) 27 September 2001 (2001-09-27) (Kwun Tong Line)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Fortress Hill towards Kennedy Town Island Line Quarry Bay towards Chai Wan Terminus Tseung Kwan O Line Quarry Bay towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park   Former services   Quarry Bay towards Yau Ma Tei Kwun Tong Line Terminus   Proposed services   Causeway Bay North towards Tamar Tseung Kwan O Line North Island Line extension Quarry Bay towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park
Location
North Point Location within the MTR system

North Point (Chinese: 北角) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O Line, located in North Point on Hong Kong Island. The livery of the station is tomato orange.

History

Track layout
Legend
to Quarry Bay L3 L2 to Fortress Hill

This station was opened in 1985 upon the completion of the Island Line. Until 2001, the station was only used by that line, and the layout of the station at that time featured a stacked side platform arrangement with trains running towards Sheung Wan Station operating on the level above trains running towards Chai Wan Station. Between 2001 and 2002, this station was expanded to facilitate a cross-platform interchange with the Tseung Kwan O Line. A new platform was constructed on each level opposite the existing platform and the station served as the temporary terminus of Kwun Tong Line. On August 4, 2002, the section of Tseung Kwan O Line from this station to Yau Tong was opened to allow passengers to develop familiarity with the new cross-harbour interchange arrangement. Since August 18, 2002, this station serves as the interchange station between the two lines as well as the terminus of Tseung Kwan O Line.

Compared to cross-platform arrangements at other MTR stations, the transfer distance is longer here; however, it is nevertheless much more convenient for commuters to transfer than passing through the corridors in Quarry Bay Station, which provides no cross-platform arrangement.

Station layout

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Entrances/exits

All exits are located on King's Road and the side streets nearby.^[2]

• A1/A4: Java Road
• A2: Marble Road
• A3: Odeon Plaza
• B1/B2/B3: King's Road
• B4: Tsat Tze Mui Road

Transport connections

North Point is the home of a large bus terminus, situated at the North Point Ferry Pier. (Exit A1) At the same time, other modes of transport like buses, trams and taxis are accessed at King's Road, which can be reached through Exits B1 and B3.

Ferry

The North Point Ferry Pier (entrance/exit A1) provides services to Hung Hom, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong. Passengers who wish to take the ferry should leave North Point Station at entrance/exit A1, and follow Shu Kuk Street until they reach the bus terminus. The ferry pier is by the shore.

Gallery

• 
  Long passageway between two platforms
• 
  Platform 1 (Towards Chai Wan)
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  Platform 2 (Towards Kennedy Town)
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  Platform 4 (termination platform)

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See also

• North Island Line

References