Yau Ma Tei Station
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Chinese name | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 油麻地 | |||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Oil Sesame Ground | |||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location |
Nathan Road × Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°18′46″N 114°10′15″E / 22.3129°N 114.1707°ECoordinates: 22°18′46″N 114°10′15″E / 22.3129°N 114.1707°E | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | MTR Corporation | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 (island platforms) | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Bus, public light bus | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | YMT | |||||||||||||||
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Previous names | Waterloo | |||||||||||||||
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Yau Ma Tei Location within the MTR system |
Yau Ma Tei (Chinese: 油麻地), formerly called Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is served by the Kwun Tong Line and the Tsuen Wan Line. The station opened in 1979 and was renamed as Yau Ma Tei on 31 May 1985 along with Argyle (Mong Kok) and Chater (Central).
Yau Ma Tei is an interchange station, even though the platforms are not designed for cross-platform interchange. After the Kwun Tong Line has been extended to Whampoa, it is used by northbound passengers on one line to change to southbound trains on the other line. This station is used by many students during commuting hours, since it is in the vicinity of many large schools.
The station's livery colour is a light grey. Red, white, and blue stripes, which is located prominently adorned the station walls until they were removed as part of renovation works in 2005 which also saw the original Helvetica typeface, used in station name signs, replaced by Myriad.
Station layout
From the scissor crossing after Whampoa terminus to north of Yau Ma Tei, the Kwun Tong Line drives on the right side of the tunnel, as opposed to elsewhere in the MTR, where the driving direction is usually on the left. The difference in driving directionality is due to the track layout between Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok stations.
The Kwun Tong Line extension towards Whampoa Station via Ho Man Tin opened on 23 October 2016. In preparation, the numbers of the Kwun Tong Line platforms were swapped starting on 11 June 2016, and platform 4 became alighting-only (and platform 3 boarding-only) from 21 August 2016.[1] After the opening of the Kwun Tong Line extension, Yau Ma Tei became an interchange station between the Kwun Tong Line and the Tsuen Wan Line, with each line using platforms on a different level.
G | Street level | Exits |
C | Concourse | Customer service, MTRShops |
Vending machines, Automatic teller machines | ||
P1 Platforms |
Platform 1 | Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan (Mong Kok) → |
Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 2 | ← Tsuen Wan Line towards Central (Jordan) | |
P2 Platforms |
Platform 4 | ← Kwun Tong Line towards Whampoa (Ho Man Tin) |
Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
Platform 3 | Kwun Tong Line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Mong Kok) → |
Entrances/exits
- A1: Pitt Street
- A2: Pitt Street, YMCA Kowloon Centre, Kwong Wah Hospital
- B1: Nathan Road
- B2: Portland Street
- C: Man Ming Lane (for Temple Street)
- D: Waterloo Road[3]
Transport interchange
- 1: Chuk Yuen Estate ↔ Star Ferry
- 1A: Sau Mau Ping (Central) ↔ Star Ferry
- 2: So Uk ↔ Star Ferry
- 3C: Tsz Wan Shan (North) ↔ China Hong Kong City
- 6: Lai Chi Kok ↔ Star Ferry
- 6C: Kowloon City Ferry ↔ Mei Foo
- 6F: Lai Kok Estate ↔ Kowloon City Ferry
- 7: Lok Fu ↔ Star Ferry
- 8: Kowloon Station ↔ Star Ferry
- 9: Ping Shek ↔ Star Ferry
- 10: Choi Wan ↺ Tai Kok Tsui
- 30X: Allway Gardens ↔ Whampoa Garden
- 35A: On Yam ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 36B: Lei Muk Shue ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 41A: Cheung On ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 42A: Cheung Hang ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 46: Lai Yiu ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 60X: Tuen Mun Central ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 63X: Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Fuk Estate) ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 69X: Tin Shui ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 81: Wo Che ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 81C: Yiu On ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
- 87D: Kam Ying Court ↔ Hung Hom Station
- 93K: Po Lam ↔ Mong Kok East Station
- 95: Tsui Lam ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 203C: Tai Hang Tung ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
- 203E: Choi Hung ↔ Kowloon Station
- 208: Broadcast Drive ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 212: Sham Shui Po (Tonkin Street) ↔ Whampoa Garden
- 234X: Bayview Garden ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
- 238X: Riviera Garden ↔ China Hong Kong City
- 268X: Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Fuk Estate) ↔ Jordan (To Wah Road)
- 270A: Sheung Shui ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
- 271: Fu Heng ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui (Canton Road)
- 281A: Kwong Yuen ↔ Kowloon Station
- A21: Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Hung Hom Station
- Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
- 102: Mei Foo ↔ Shau Kei Wan
- 104: Pak Tin ↔ Kennedy Town
- 112: So Uk ↔ North Point (Pak Fuk Road)
- 117: Sham Shui Po (Yen Chow Street) ↔ Happy Valley (Lower)
- 970: So Uk ↔ Cyberport
- 970X: So Uk ↔ Aberdeen
- 971: Hoi Lai Estate ↔ Shek Pai Wan
- Minibus
- 3: Tsim Sha Tsui (Ashley Road) ↔ Tai Kok Tsui
- 21K: Central Park ↺ Mong Kok East Station
- 43M: Central Park ↺ Yau Ma Tei (Portland Street)
- 74: Kowloon Station ↺ Mong Kok
- 74S: Kowloon Station ↺ Ho Man Tin Hill
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yau Ma Tei Station. |
- ↑ "Yau Ma Tei Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Yau Ma Tei Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Yau Ma Tei Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.