Mong Kok East Station

Mong Kok East 旺角東
MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	旺角東
Simplified Chinese	旺角东
Literal meaning	Flourishing Corner East
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎodōng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization wong6 gok3 dung1 Jyutping wong6 gok3 dung1
General information
Location	Luen Wan Street/Argyle Street, Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°ECoordinates: 22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°E
Owned by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail Line
Platforms	3 (1 side platform and 1 island platform)
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	On embankment
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MKK
History
Opened	1 October 1910
Rebuilt	4 May 1982
Electrified	1983
Previous names	Mong Kok, Yaumati
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Hung Hom Terminus East Rail Line Kowloon Tong towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Location
Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system

Mong Kok East (Chinese: 旺角東) – formerly Yaumati (油麻地) and Mong Kok (旺角) – is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail Line. Only out-of-system interchange is available with Kwun Tong Line and Tsuen Wan Line at Mong Kok Station via a footbridge. The station is connected to Grand Century Place, a large shopping mall.

Although the station is in the same region and quite close to Mong Kok Station, the fares are quite different from each other.

History

Platforms

The station, initially named Yaumati, was constructed on 1 October 1910 to cope with the opening of the British Section of Kowloon-Canton Railway.^[1] The station was later renamed as Mong Kok. In 1983, the station was rebuilt. A temporary station was in use just to the south (towards Hung Hom) during reconstruction. After the takeover of KCR operations by the MTR Corporation on 2 December 2007, the station was renamed to Mong Kok East. Following the MTR-KCR merger, this station shared a name with the separate Mong Kok Station on the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Kowloon Tong Prince Edward Rd Mong Kok freight yard Luen Wan St Argyle St Waterloo Rd to Hung Hom

Platform 1 is the terminus platform for some southbound trains during peak hours. The platforms are curved and the platform gap is relatively large compared to other MTR stations.

-	Overlaying properties	Grand Century Place
M	Mezzanine	Staff only area, MTRShop (MX Fastfood)
C	Concourse	Exits, a transport interchange Customer Service Centres, toilets shops, vending machines, ATMs
P Platforms	Platform 1	→      East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong) → →      East Rail Line termination platform (some rush-hour trips) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Platform 2	→      East Rail Line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Kowloon Tong) →
	Platform 3	←      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Terminus)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left

^[2]

Entrances/exits

Mong Kok East Station, Exit D

• A: Government Offices Carpark
• B: Mongkok Government Offices
• C: Sai Yee Street
• D: Grand Century Place^[3]

Nearby landmarks

• Grand Century Place (MOKO)
• Royal Plaza Hotel
• Yuen Po Street Bird Garden

Transport connections

Minibus Routes To Cosmopolitan Estate: 12A (Exit B) To Metro Harbour View: 12B (Exit B) To Park Avenue: 79K (Exit B)

Bus Routes To Po Lam: 93K (Exit C) To Tsing Yi Estate: 44 (Exit C) To Siu Hong Court: 67X (Exit C) To Tuen Mun (Leung King Estate): 58X (Exit C) To Tuen Mun Pier: 59X (Exit C)

References

1. Hong Kong transport timeline
2. "Mong Kok East Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. "Mong Kok East Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.