Ngau Tau Kok () is a station on the

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. It is located in the

Ngau Tau Kok Ngau Tau Kok is an area of eastern Kowloon in Hong Kong, in the north of Kwun Tong District east to Kowloon Bay. Largely residential, Ngau Tau Kok has a population in excess of 210,000. Geography In Chinese, Ngau Tau Kok means ''ox horn'' ...

area of

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, between Kwun Tong and

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stations. It was among the earliest stations in the network, being opened on 1 October 1979. Ngau Tau Kok is one of three stations to be located above ground on the line, the others being and . The majority of passengers use Ngau Tau Kok station to

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. Due to difficulties in installing

platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

(PSDs) in above ground stations, the MTR decided not to install PSDs in this station, instead installing

automatic platform gates Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

(APGs) on the station's platforms in 2011.

History

Ngau Tau Kok station opened when the Modified Initial System opened on 1 October 1979.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform, and the east parts are curved, so the gap between platform and train is large.

Gallery

Ngau Tau Kok Station 2021 03 part3.jpg, Station Platforms (March 2021) Ngau Tau Kok Station 2020 06 part9.jpg, Concourse, near Exit A (2020) Ngau Tau Kok Station 2020 06 part0.jpg, Paid area of the concourse (2020) Ngau Tau Kok Station 2021 03 part8.jpg, Exterior of the station (2021) Ngau Tau Kok Station 2014 03 part2.JPG, Both platforms of Ngau Tau Kok station in March 2014 Ngau Tau Kok Station 2014 03 part1.JPG, Ngau Tau Kok station platform 1 in March 2014 Ngau Tau Kok Station.jpg, Ngau Tau Kok station in January 2008, before platform gates were installed.

Entrances/exits

*A:

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*B1: Lotus Tower *B2: Garden Estate *B3: Ngau Tau Kok Road *B4:

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*B5: How Ming Street *B6: Lai Yip Street

References

MTR stations in Kowloon Kwun Tong line Ngau Tau Kok Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1979 {{MTR-stub