Whampoa () is the western terminus of the of the

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in Hong Kong. It is located in

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within the developed area of

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immediately adjacent to the stern of '' The Whampoa'', a symbol of identity for the area and its history. The station was named after

, which was built on the former site of Whampoa Dockyard.

History

Whampoa station was constructed under the HK$856 million Kwun Tong Line Extension Contract 1002, which was awarded in 2011 to a joint venture comprising Hong Kong contractors Chun Wo and

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. This contract covered both the station as well as the overrun tunnel beyond it. The two station concourses were constructed using the

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method, while the platform tunnel in between was built using the "drill-and-split" method. The use of tunnel boring machines was not preferred due to the lack of staging space in the densely built-up area, while drill-and-blast was not used at Whampoa Station in response to local concerns regarding safety and noise. The station was originally due to be open in 2015, but due to delays during the construction of the underground portion of the station, it opened on 23 October 2016.

Station layout

The station consists of a platform tunnel between two separate concourses and is mainly underground except for the entrances and ventilation shafts. The western concourse is located at the junction of Hung Hom Road and Tak Man Street while the eastern concourse is located along Tak On Street and is crossed by Shung King and Tak Ting Streets. As with the stations at and , this is a terminal station with a single

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.Kwun Tong Line Extension, Projects
- MTR official site Due to the fact that the single track at Whampoa cannot accommodate all Kwun Tong line trains during Monday to Friday peak hours (07:00 to 09:30, 16:30 to 19:00), Saturdays (07:15 to 20:00) as well as Sundays and public holidays (08:40 to 20:00), half of Kwun Tong line trains terminate at the preceding Ho Man Tin station. As a result, trains serve Whampoa at four-minute intervals, twice as long as the other stations.

Exits

*A: Man Siu Street,

*B: Hung Hom Road, Takman street

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*C1/C2: Shung King Street,

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*D1/D2: Tak On Street, Laguna Verde,

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Connections

The station is adjacent to the Whampoa Garden Bus Terminus. It is also a short walk away from the

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Gallery

Whampoa Station 2020 12 part1.jpg, Whampoa Station Art (December 2020) Whampoa Station 2020 12 part2.jpg, Whampoa Station Art (December 2020) Whampoa Station platforms to east concourse 2021 08 part2.jpg, Access to the western concourse from the platform (August 2021) Whampoa Station platforms to west concourse 2021 08 part1.jpg, Access to the eastern concourse from the platform (August 2021) Whampoa Station platforms 2021 07 part2.jpg, Platform (July 2021) Whampoa Station platforms 2021 07 part1.jpg, Platform (July 2021) Whampoa Station Exit A 2021 07 part1.jpg, Exit A entrance (July 2021) Whampoa Station Exit D2 2021 07 part2.jpg, Exit D2 entrance below Site 5 Block 3 of the

housing estate Whampoa Station east concourse 2021 07 part2.jpg, Eastern concourse (July 2021) Whampoa Station west concourse 2021 07 part1.jpg, Western concourse (July 2021) East underground concourse of Whampoa Station under construction in May 2016.jpg, Construction of the Eastern concourse (May 2016) West construction site of Whampoa Station.JPG, Construction of the Western concourse (April 2013) Entrance and exit A of Whampoa Station under construction in January 2016.jpg, Construction of Exit A (January 2016) Entrance and exit A of Whampoa Station under construction in October 2015.jpg, Construction of Exit A (October 2015) Entrance and exit B of Whampoa Station under construction in February 2015.jpg, Construction of Exit B (February 2015) Entrance and exit C2 of Whampoa Station under construction in January 2016.jpg, Construction of Exit C2 (January 2016)

References

External links

Legislative Council - MTR Kwun Tong Line extension plan
{{Kowloon City District Hung Hom Kwun Tong line MTR stations in Kowloon Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2016