Wong Tai Sin station

Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 and 2 (2021)
Chinese name
Chinese黃大仙
Cantonese YaleWòngdaaihsīn
Literal meaningWong the Great Immortal
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángdàxiān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòngdaaihsīn
Jyutpingwong4daai6sin1
General information
LocationLung Cheung Road near Temple Mall, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E / 22.3417°N 114.1939°E / 22.3417; 114.1939
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Kwun Tong line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeWTS
History
Opened1 October 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-01)
Previous namesChuk Un
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Lok Fu
towards Whampoa
 Kwun Tong line Diamond Hill
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout
Legend
to Lok Fu
2
1
to Diamond Hill
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Wong Tai Sin
Location within the MTR system

Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: 黃大仙; Cantonese Yale: Wòngdaaihsīn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.

Livery

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The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (黃), which means "yellow".[1]

History

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Hip Hing Construction Limited won Contract 204 for the station's construction.[2] Wong Tai Sin station opened simultaneously with the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.

Station layout

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Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

G Ground level Exits
L1
Concourse 		Concourse Customer service, MTRshops, vending machines
Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines
L2
Platforms 		Platform 1 →      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Diamond Hill) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Lok Fu)

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Entrances/exits

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  • A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
  • B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
  • B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North Wheelchair user access
  • C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
  • C2: Ching Tak Street Wheelchair user access
  • D1: San Po Kong Wheelchair user access
  • D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
  • D3: Temple Mall South[4]

Incidents

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On September 7, 2023, the station experienced severe flooding due to a torrential rainstorm, causing most of the Kwun Tong Line to be temporarily suspended.[5]

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  • Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022
    Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022
  • Lift access for Exit D (2020)
    Lift access for Exit D (2020)
  • Paid area of the concourse (2020)
    Paid area of the concourse (2020)
  • Concourse, near Exit A (2019)
    Concourse, near Exit A (2019)
  • Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014)
    Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014)
  • Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)
    Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)

References

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  1. ^ Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.
  2. ^ 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
  3. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Massive flooding at MTR Wong Tai Sin Station causes significant Disruption on Kwun Tong Line, multiple station entrances closed".
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