Mong Kok East station

Mong Kok East (Chinese: 旺角東; Cantonese Yale: Wohng gok dūng) – formerly Yaumati (油麻地) and Mong Kok railway station (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.

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
Jyutping	Wong6 gok3 dung1
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngjiǎodōng
Literal meaning	Flourishing Corner East
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎodōng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wohng gok dūng IPA [wɔ̀ːŋkɔ̄ːk̚tóŋ] 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
Owned by	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	3 (1 side platform and 1 island platform)
Tracks	3 (1 on each 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 (1910-10)
Rebuilt	4 May 1982
Electrified	1983
Previous names	Mong Kok, Yaumatei
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Hung Hom Terminus East Rail line Kowloon Tong towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Former services Preceding station KCR Following station Kowloon Terminus KCR British section Sha Tin towards Lo Wu
Track layout to Kowloon Tong Prince Edward Rd 1 3 2 Mong Kok freight yard Luen Wan St Argyle St Waterloo Rd to Hung Hom
Location
Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system

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

History

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 Mong Kok on 31 December 1968 on the grounds that the station was actually in Mong Kok District.[2][3]

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. Before 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

Platform 1 is the terminus platform for some southbound trains during peak hours and the train will return northbound towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau. 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

[4]

Entrances/exits

• A: Government Offices Carpark
• B: Mongkok Government Offices
• C: Sai Yee Street
• D: Grand Century Place[5]

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, Tseung Kwan O: 93K (Exit C) N293, 293S (Two Lines Midnight Only, 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. Annual Department Report by the General Manager, Railway. Hong Kong: Government Printer. 1969. p. 2.
3. "New name for station". South China Morning Post. 4 December 1968. p. 5.
4. "Mong Kok East Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
5. "Mong Kok East Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

External links

• Media related to Mong Kok East Station at Wikimedia Commons