Causeway Bay station

History

Planning

In 1967, the government of Hong Kong saw the need for a public transport system. British transport consultants Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates were commissioned to write the Mass Transport Study, which proposed a new underground railway. The plan included the between and stations, as well as the Kwun Tong line, Tsuen Wan line, and the Shatin line. Three lines would become part of the early stages of the MTR, while the Shatin line would eventually be shelved and never built. Concerns that the Island line would be prohibitively expensive at a time where the MTR was not profitable led the public to believe the government favoured light rail; however, the Transport Advisory Committeethen the agency responsible for public transportation planningconfirmed that fears of surface construction disrupting the main artery of the island would mean the underground metro was ultimately chosen.

As late as 1980, plans instead named the station "Valley". Causeway Bay was one of the stations planned for above-station property development, along with Admiralty, Wan Chai, and Western Market.

The Island line was built last; by the time construction had started in October 1982, the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan lines were already operational.

Construction

At least 5,000 local residents were rehoused to accommodate construction of the Island line.

Contract 405 for the construction of the station and tunnels was awarded to Kumagai Gumi, and civil works began in October 1982. The joint venture between Marples Ridgway and LTA also built the station's structure.

The station construction site was sold by the MTR in 1984 to Taisei Corporation for $380m, now the location of Sogo Hong Kong. The station opened with the first section of the Island line from to Chai Wan on 31 May 1985.

Design

Along with 36 other stations on the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan, and Island Lines, Causeway Bay was designed by then-chief architect Roland Paoletti, who would later go on to design the Jubilee Line extension of the London Underground. Paoletti elected for each station to feature its own colour scheme and walls painted in calligraphyCauseway Bay's station colour is purple.

Services

The station is situated between and stations on the . The typical off-peak service is 17 trains per hour in both directions, which is a train every 3–6 minutes.

Station layout

The platforms of Causeway Bay station are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with platform 1 above platform 2.

Causeway Bay Station 2021 05 part1.jpg|Platform 1 (2021) Causeway Bay Station 2018 06 part6.jpg|West Concourse (2018) Causeway Bay Station Concourse 2017.jpg|East Concourse (2017) Causeway Bay Station 2018 09 part2.jpg|South Concourse (2018)

Entrances/exits

Causeway Bay is a primary shopping district in Hong Kong with exits from the MTR leading directly into major outlets such as Sogo and Times Square, which can be accessed through a long, upward sloping pedestrian walkway at Exit A.

Unlike other MTR stations, there are three different concourses in Causeway Bay station. After exiting the paid areas through the turnstiles, the other two concourses are inaccessible underground. The west and east concourses were opened on 31 May 1985 with the opening of the station, while the south concourse and Exit A were opened in 1994 with the opening of Times Square.

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South concourse

In the basement of Times Square:

• A: Times Square

West concourse

In the basement of Causeway Bay Plaza (Phase 1):

• B: Causeway Bay Plaza
• C: Sino Plaza

East concourse

In the basement of Sogo Department Store:

• D1/D2/D3/D4: Sogo Department Store
• E: Victoria Park
• F1: Jardine's Crescent
• F2: Hysan Place

Transport connections

Bus routes

These are the bus routes found in the vicinity of Causeway Bay station that provide connections with other areas not served by the MTR including Aberdeen/Wah Kwai Estate, Braemar Hill, Happy Valley, Jardine's Lookout, Kennedy Town, Lai Tak Tsuen, Lei Tung Estate, Tsuen Wan, Sham Wan/Wong Chuk Hang, Hoi Lai Estate, South Horizons, The Peak, Tin Wan, Tsing Yi/Cheung On, Wah Fu.

Hong Kong Tramways

Hong Kong Island's tramway system consists of an inner loop branching out at Causeway Bay towards Happy Valley. The nearest tram stop is located along Percival Street near the end of Matheson Street.

Gallery

Causeway Bay Station 2013 part2.jpg|Platform 2 (2013) HK Causeway Bay Station East Concourse 2011.jpg|Causeway Bay station East Concourse (2011)

Notes

References

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