Kwun Tong () is a station on the

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in Hong Kong. The station was opened on 1 October 1979 as the eastern

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of the first phase of the MTR network, called the "Modified Initial System", until the Eastern Harbour Crossing to

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opened on 6 August 1989. It is located in the

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 Kowl ...

area, between and stations. The station is elevated and open-air, unlike almost every other station on the line. Only Ngau Tau Kok and stations are like this. Due to difficulties in installing

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

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(APGs) on the station's platforms in 2011. It is located far away from most residential areas, causing many residents of Kwun Tong to take other means of transport in order to reach the station. There is a shopping centre and office tower, named

apm Millennium City 5 apm is a large shopping mall in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, which opened in July 2005. It is located within Millennium City 5, a commercial property developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties. Together with Millennium Cities 1, 2, 3, and 6, they are ...

, connected to the station. Beneath the station building is a road tunnel which diverts traffic along

Kwun Tong Road Kwun Tong Road () is a major thoroughfare in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Location Kwun Tong Road starts at the junction with Prince Edward Road East, Clear Water Bay Road and Lung Cheung Road in Ngau Chi Wan. It runs along the c ...

from the roundabout around the station.

History

Kwun Tong station was opened when Modified Initial System was opened on 1 October 1979, and act as the terminus of the system, until Kwun Tong line was extended to Quarry Bay on 6 August 1989.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform, and it is curved, so the gap is large. Before Lam Tin station was opened, platform 1 was also used for departing westbound trains. After midnight, platform 1 is the termination platform of the Kwun Tong line, so trains can return to Kowloon Bay Depot.

Entrances/exits

*A1: Yue Man Square *A2: Millennium City 5, APM Mall *B1: Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Harbourfront *B2: Kwun Tong Plaza *B3: Crocodile Center *C1: Yuet Wah Street *C2: Lei Yue Mun Road *C3: Hip Wo Street *D1: Bus Terminus *D2: Hip Wo Street *D3: Hoi Yuen Road *D4: Kwun Tong Industrial Centre

Gallery

Kwun Tong Station platforms 2022 05 part1.jpg, Kwun Tong station platforms (2022) Kwun Tong Station concourse 2022 05 part4.jpg, Station concourse (2022) Kwun Tong Station 2021 04 part3.jpg, Exit A (2021) Kwun Tong Station 2020 08 part5.jpg, Exit B (2020) Kwun Tong Station 2020 08 part4.jpg, Exit C (2020) Kwun Tong Station 2020 08 part3.jpg, Exit D (2020) Kwun Tong Station 201012.jpg, Footbridge access to the station. (2010) The MTR station name on the side of the footbridge has since been removed. Kwun Tong Station 2014 04.JPG, Platform 1 of Kwun Tong station (2004)

References

{{Kwun Tong Line navbox Kwun Tong MTR stations in Kowloon Kwun Tong line Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1979