Mong Kok station

Mong Kok Station (Chinese: 旺角; Cantonese Yale: Wohng gok) is a MTR station in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. The station is one of the first MTR stations established in the city, serving Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Line. It is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok Station is dim red. The station was initially named after Argyle Street as Argyle Station.

Mong Kok

旺角站
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 4
Chinese name
Chinese旺角
JyutpingWong6 gok3
Hanyu PinyinWàngjiǎo
Literal meaningFlourishing corner
General information
LocationNathan Road × Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (island platforms)
ConnectionsBus, Red Minibus (紅van), Green Minibus (綠van)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeMOK
History
Opened
  • 31 December 1979 (1979-12-31) (Kwun Tong Line)
  • 10 May 1982 (1982-05-10) (Tsuen Wan Line)
Previous namesArgyle
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Yau Ma Tei
towards Central
 Tsuen Wan line Prince Edward
towards Tsuen Wan
Yau Ma Tei
towards Whampoa
 Kwun Tong line Prince Edward
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout
to Shek Kip Mei
to Sham Shui Po
1
4
P1 (upper)
 Prince Edward
2
3
P2 (lower)
3
4
P1 (upper)
 Mong Kok
1
2
P2 (lower)
2
3
P1 (upper)
 Yau Ma Tei
1
4
P2 (lower)
to Ho Man Tin
to Jordan
Location
Mong Kok
Location within the MTR system

Location

Mong Kok Station is located in the centre of Mong Kok in Kowloon, along Nathan Road at the intersection with Argyle Street. Major nearby places include MOKO, Langham Place, T.O.P. 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 as part of the Kwun Tong Line. When the Tsuen Wan Line opened in 1982, the station became an interchange station between the two lines.

The station was originally named Argyle after Argyle Street, a major thoroughfare crossing over the station, during the planning stage and the first few years of operation. 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

Mong Kok station has 15 entrances, tied with East Tsim Sha Tsui station as stations with most exits in MTR.[3] The exits are located within one block north and south of the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street, connecting buildings, shopping malls, main roads and ground transport facilities nearby.

Transport connections

Minibus Routes

Green Minibuses

To Lok Man San 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)

Red Minibuses

To Kowloon / New Territories

To Sai Kung

  • Dundas Street

To Lam Tin

  • Fa Yuen Street

To Kwun Tong

  • Sin Tat Plaza

To Ngau Tau Kok [9]

  • Dundas Street

To Yau Tong

  • Sin Tat Plaza

To To Kwa Wan

  • Sin Tat Plaza

To Kowloon Bay

  • Sin Tat Plaza

To Sau Mau Ping

  • Sin Tat Plaza

To Tsz Wan Shan

  • Sin Tat Plaza

To Kowloon City / Wong Tai Sin

  • Sin Tat Plaza

To Tsuen Wan (Fuk Loi Estate)

  • Langham Place

To Shek Lei Pui

  • Langham Place

To Shek Yam

  • Langham Place

To Lei Muk Shue

  • Langham Place

To Yuen Long / Tuen Mun

To Tai Po (Tai Wo Estate)

To Tai Po / Sheung Shui

To Kwai Chung Estate / Tai Wo Hau

To Kwai Shing

To Shek Wai Kok / Cheung Shan

To Hung Hom [71]

  • Bute Street, Hong Kong

To Hung Hom / To Kwa Wan

To Mei Foo

To Oi Man

To Ho Man Tin

Cross Harbour

To Shek O

To Shau Kei Wan

To Wah Fu / Aberdeen

  • Golden Era Plaza

To Sai Wan

  • Bute Street

To Wan Chai

  • Bank Centre (銀行中心)
  • 12:00 AM – 06:00 AM

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 MOKO to reach Mong Kok East.

  • Platform 1
  • Exit D2

References
  1. "Mong Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. "Mong Kok Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. 港鐵公司 (2008年9月). 《旺角站車站指南》. 港鐵公司. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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