Chinese 油塘 Hanyu Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin Address Yau Tong, Hong Kong Level 2 | Cantonese Yale Yàutòng Literal meaning Oil Pond Yale Romanization Yàutòng Opened 4 August 2002 Platforms in use 4 (2 island platforms) | |
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Similar Quarry Bay Station, Lam Tin Station, Shek Kip Mei Station, Tiu Keng Leng Station, Lok Fu Station | ||
Mtr ktl c train entering and leaving yau tong station
Yau Tong (Chinese: 油塘; Cantonese Yale: Yàutòng) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line. It is the only station of the Tseung Kwan O Line located in Kowloon. The livery of the station is yellow. Although the train platforms are constructed above ground level, they are sealed from the outside with concrete walls to prevent the noise of trains from disturbing the nearby residents of Yau Tong Estate.
Contents
- Mtr ktl c train entering and leaving yau tong station
- Mtr yau tong station
- History
- Station layout
- Entrances and exits
- Nearby facilities
- References
The station opened on 4 August 2002 so that passengers could interchange between the two lines. The new station made travel times between Lam Tin and Quarry Bay four minutes longer.
Mtr yau tong station
History
Yau Tong Station was originally built as a part of the MTR Tseung Kwan O extension, to make a cross-platform interchange between Kwun Tong Line and the newly built Tseung Kwan O Line, and to provide nearby residents in Lei Yue Mun and Sze Shan (Chinese: 四山; literally: "Mount Four") convenient access to the MTR system.
There was debate over whether the interchange should be built in a new station by redirecting the original route, or by utilising existing stations such as Lam Tin or Kwun Tong. Ultimately the interchanges were built in 2 brand new stations, Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng. This resulted in complaints from passengers because the new arrangement forced them to change trains twice when crossing the Victoria Harbour.
Station layout
Yau Tong Station has three main levels: the concourse, the upper platforms, and the lower platforms.
The upper platform level consists of Platforms 2 and 3. Passengers crossing the harbour on the Tseung Kwan O Line towards the Kowloon side can cross over to Platform 2 to change to the Kwun Tong Line to get to most destinations in East Kowloon.
The lower platform level contains Platforms 1 and 4. Passengers travelling on the Kwun Tong Line travelling towards Tiu Keng Leng can cross over to Platform 4 to change to the Tseung Kwan O line to cross the harbour to North Point.
Entrances and exits
Nearby facilities
A new shopping mall, Domain, opened on 1 December 2012. It was the second shopping mall in Yau Tong. The first one was Lei Yue Mun Plaza, which opened in 2001. On 2 July 2012, Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange was opened; bus and public light bus routes serving the previous Yau Tong Station Temporary Bus Terminus were moved to the new location. The transport interchange can be accessed via exit A2.