Chinese 尖沙咀 Yale Romanization jim1 sa1 jeui2 Operated by MTR Corporation Opened 16 December 1979 Platforms in use 2 (1 island platform) | Hanyu Pinyin Jyutping zim1 saa1 zeoi2 Address Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Level 1 | |
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Location Nathan Road
Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Similar Diamond Hill Station, Causeway Bay Station, Mong Kok Station, Jordan Station, Lai Chi Kok Station | ||
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Tsim Sha Tsui (Chinese: 尖沙咀) is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan Line. The station, originally opened in 1979 on the Kwun Tong Line, serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui.
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- History
- Station layout
- Entrancesexits
- In Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- In East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- References
East Tsim Sha Tsui Station on the West Rail Line, which opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station by underground pedestrian tunnels. The two stations serve as an interchange point between the Tsuen Wan and West Rail Lines.
History
The station was built underneath Nathan Road in the late 1970s. The site of Exit A1 was once the vehicular entrance to Kowloon Park, which was relocated to Haiphong Road. The station opened on 16 December 1979 as part of the Modified Initial System. Service was extended southward, across the harbour, on 12 February 1980. Before the Tsuen Wan Extension opened, the single line of the MTR traveled from Central to Kwun Tong (whereas today all northbound trains from Tsim Sha Tsui go to Tsuen Wan). The station concourse was renovated in 1986.
Tsim Sha Tsui Station was featured in Clifton Ko's 1987 film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World. It also appeared in a brief chase sequence featuring Brigitte Lin in Wong Kar-wai's 1994 film, Chungking Express.
Modification works were undertaken from 2002–2005 to facilitate new pedestrian subway connections between the station and the nearby East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. The contractor was Kumagai Gumi. The work involved reconfiguration of the concourse and various station upgrades.
Exit A1 was rebuilt from 2014-16 to provide a new lift and enlarge the access. During construction a temporary exit was provided. The permanent exit reopened on 7 May 2016 with a "crystal cube" design, replacing the old concrete structure, that houses the lift, two escalators, and stairs.
In December 2013 construction began on a redesigned Exit D. A new tunnel will be built connecting to the K11 shopping centre. The exit is expected to reopen in mid-2017.
On 10 February 2017 the station was the site of an arson attack in which 19 people were injured. The station was closed after the incident and was reopened next morning.
Station layout
Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Out-of-system access to the West Rail Line is provided at the concourse through exits F or G and a walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach East Tsim Sha Tsui Station.
Although the Tsim Sha Tsui Station and East Tsim Sha Tsui Station are connected by subway, the fare gates for Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui Stations are separated. Single journey ticket passengers transferring from the Tsuen Wan Line to the West Rail Line must purchase a second ticket at East Tsim Sha Tsui Station as the first ticket is withdrawn, without refunding the remaining value in the ticket, once the passengers exit through the turnstiles at Tsim Sha Tsui Station. In contrast, Octopus card users who transfer between Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport-related purchases or more than nine non-transport related purchases in between stations are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly.
Entrances/exits
Tsim Sha Tsui Station is linked with East Tsim Sha Tsui Station through the Mody Road and Middle Road subways.