Fortress Hill (, literally ''Barbette Hill'') is a station on the of the

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MTR system. The station is located in the

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section of Hong Kong on the eponymous island. Like all MTR stations, Fortress Hill has a unique colour scheme; its livery is dark green. The distance between this station and to the west is approximately 480 metres, the second-closest stations after and .

History

On 31 May 1985, Fortress Hill station opened with the first phase of the Island line. Fortress Hill's livery is green.

Station layout

Fortress Hill is laid out in a manner similar to many other MTR stations. Passengers enter on the ground level and take escalators down to the concourse. From the concourse level they take another escalator ride down to the platform. Platforms 1 and 2 are arranged in an island platform layout. In a similar manner to the deep-level

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stations, each track and platform is in a separate tube shaft with a common entrance and exit point between the two tubes. Each platform is equipped with platform screen doors for safety and ventilation reasons. As with most of the Island Line platforms, the platform walls are curved. There are only four escalators that connect the concourse and the platforms; they are some of the longest in the MTR system.

Entrances and exits

There are two exits at Fortress Hill station. Both are located on the same side of

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*B: for the

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and Electric Centre

References

{{Eastern District, Hong Kong MTR stations on Hong Kong Island Island line (MTR) Fortress Hill Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1985 1985 establishments in Hong Kong