North Point () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR and the western

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of the , located in

North Point North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District, Hong Kong, Eastern District of Hong Kong. Located in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island, the area is named after a cape between Tin Hau, Hong Kong, Causeway Bay and Tsat Ts ...

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...

. The livery of the station is tomato orange. The interchange between the Island line and the Tseung Kwan O line is a

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History

This station was opened on 31 May 1985 upon the completion of the Island line. Until 2001, the station was only used by that line, and the layout of the station at that time featured a stacked

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arrangement with trains running towards

Sheung Wan station Sheung Wan is a station on the of the Hong Kong MTR network. The station serves the neighbourhood of Sheung Wan and the western part of Central District. The livery colour of this station is khaki. The station was originally planned in 1970 ...

operating on the level above trains running towards

Chai Wan station Chai Wan () is the eastern terminus of the MTR on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Island line that is elevated. The station is located at the junction of Chai Wan Road and Island Eastern Corridor, and it serves Siu ...

. Between 2001 and 2002, this station was expanded to facilitate a

with the Kwun Tong line. A new platform was constructed on each level opposite the existing platform and the station served as the temporary terminus of . On 4 August 2002, the section of from this station to was opened to allow passengers to develop familiarity with the new cross-harbour interchange arrangement. Since 18 August 2002, this station serves as an interchange station between the two lines as well as the terminus of Tseung Kwan O line. In 2001, an artwork by architect Tao Ho and local schoolchildren called ''North Point, My Neighbourhood'' was installed in the station. It is an illustrated mural depicting familiar sights from around North Point.

Station layout

Compared to cross-platform arrangements at other MTR stations, the transfer distance is longer here; however, it is nevertheless much more convenient for commuters to transfer than passing through the corridors in

Quarry Bay station Quarry Bay () is a station on the and of the MTR in Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island. The station livery is teal green. Location As with all stations on the Island line, Quarry Bay is located on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island. Plat ...

, which provides no cross-platform arrangement.

Entrances/exits

All exits are located on King's Road and the side streets nearby. *A1/A4:

Java Road Java Road () is a street in North Point on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It runs from the junction of Electric Road and Tin Chong Street in Fortress Hill to meet King's Road (Hong Kong), King's Road in Quarry Bay, near . History Completed in 19 ...

*A2: Marble Road *A3: Odeon Plaza *B1/B2/B3:

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*B4: Tsat Tsz Mui Road

Transport connections

North Point is the home of a large bus terminus, situated at the North Point Ferry Pier. (Exit A1) At the same time, other modes of transport like buses, trams and taxis are accessed at

, which can be reached through Exits B1 and B3.

Ferry

The North Point Ferry Pier ( entrance/exit A1) provides services to

Hung Hom Hung Hom () is an area in the southeast of Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Including the area of Whampoa, Tai Wan, Hok Yuen, Lo Lung Hang and No. 12 Hill are administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of Hung Ho ...

Kowloon City Kowloon City is an neighbourhood, area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of Kowloon City District. Compared with the council area of Kowloon City District, the Kowloon City area is History As early as in the Qin dynasty (221 BCE ...

and

Kwun Tong Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon ...

. Passengers who wish to take the ferry should leave North Point station at entrance/exit A1, and follow Shu Kuk Street until they reach the seashore.

Special train

To relieve overcrowding of the Kennedy Town-bound platform in morning peak hours, a number of trains from Chai Wan Depot run empty and are placed into service at North Point.

Future development

North Point will become an intermediate station on the Tseung Kwan O line once the project is completed. Tseung Kwan O line North Point-bound train will run towards via , and stations, paralleling the Island line. This will significantly relieve the overcrowding on Kennedy Town-bound trains of the Island line during the morning rush hour.

Gallery

File:North Point Station Access 201009.jpg, Long passageway between two platforms File:North Point Station Platform 1.jpg, Platform 1 (Towards Chai Wan) File:North Point Station Island Line Platform.jpg, Platform 2 (Towards Kennedy Town) File:North Point Station TKO Line Platform.jpg, Platform 4 (termination platform)

References

{{Eastern District, Hong Kong MTR stations on Hong Kong Island Island line (MTR) Tseung Kwan O line North Point Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1985 1985 establishments in Hong Kong