Tsim Sha Tsui station

History

The station was built underneath Nathan Road in the late 1970s. The site of Exit A1 was once the vehicular entrance to Kowloon Park, which was relocated to Haiphong Road. The contracts for the construction of this station, along with Jordan station and tunnels, were awarded to Nishimastu Construction. The station opened on 16 December 1979 as part of the Kwun Tong line. Service was extended southward, across the harbour, on 12 February 1980. Before the Tsuen Wan Extension opened, the single line of the MTR traveled from Central to Kwun Tong (whereas today all northbound trains from Tsim Sha Tsui go to Tsuen Wan). The station concourse was renovated in 1986.

Tsim Sha Tsui station was featured in Clifton Ko's 1987 film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World. It also appeared in the 1988 film Police Story 2, The Station appeared while spy's following a terrorist, The film also shows the stations interior. It also appeared in a brief chase sequence featuring Brigitte Lin in Wong Kar-wai's 1994 film, Chungking Express.

Modification work were undertaken from 2002 to 2005 to facilitate new pedestrian subway connections between this station and the new East Tsim Sha Tsui station, built nearby by the KCR Corporation. The contractor was Kumagai Gumi. The work involved reconfiguration of the concourse and various station upgrades.

Exit A1 was rebuilt from 2014 to 2016 to provide a new lift and enlarge the access. During construction a temporary exit was provided. The permanent exit reopened on 7 May 2016 with a "crystal cube" design, replacing the old concrete structure, that houses the lift, two escalators, and stairs.

On 10 February 2017, a Tsuen Wan-bound train was the site of an arson attack in which 19 people were injured. A 60-year-old man suffering from mental illness shouted, "My son was killed. I shall burn with you all," and set himself ablaze in the packed train. He had a son from his first marriage, who had died in an incident. The train operator drove the train to Tsim Sha Tsui for evacuation. The station was closed after the incident and was reopened next morning. The suspect died from organ failure three months later and was the only casualty.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Out-of-system access to the Tuen Ma line is provided at the concourse through exits F or G and a walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach East Tsim Sha Tsui station.

Although Tsim Sha Tsui station and East Tsim Sha Tsui station are connected, the fare gates of these two station are separated. Single journey ticket passengers transferring from Tsuen Wan line to Tuen Ma line must purchase a second ticket at East Tsim Sha Tsui station as the first ticket is withdrawn, without refunding the remaining value in the ticket, once the passengers exit through the turnstiles at Tsim Sha Tsui station. In contrast, Octopus card users who transfer between Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport-related purchases or more than nine non-transport related purchases in between stations are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly. Also, MTR City Saver users who transfer between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui stations within thirty minutes are considered to have taken a single journey and no extra journey will be charged.

Entrances/exits

Tsim Sha Tsui station is linked with East Tsim Sha Tsui station through the Mody Road and Middle Road subways. Though the stations are independent from one another, they share a common exit naming scheme to avoid confusion.

There's no exits I or O because of the confusion with 1 and 0 respectively.

In Tsim Sha Tsui station

• A1: Kowloon Park, Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Kowloon Park Swimming Pool, China Hong Kong City, Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, Harbour City, Xiqu Centre
• A2: Humphreys Avenue
• B1: Nathan Road, The ONE
• B2: Cameron Road
• C1: Nathan Road
• C2: Peking Road
• D1: Nathan Road
• D2: Carnarvon Road
• D3: K11 Art Mall
• E: Kowloon Hotel
• H: iSQUARE
• R: iSQUARE

In East Tsim Sha Tsui station

• J: Victoria Dockside
• K: Middle Road
• L1: Hermes House
• L3: Peninsula Hotel
• L4: Kowloon Hotel
• L5: Peking Road
• L6: Salisbury Road
• N1: Mody Road
• N2: Hanoi Road
• N3: K11 Musea
• N4: K11 Musea
• N5: Nathan Road
• P1: Wing On Plaza
• P2: Tsim Sha Tsui East
• P3: Chatham Road South

References

References

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4. (6 May 2016). ""Crystal Cube" Becomes a New Landmark for MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Entrance A1". MTR Corporation.
5. (30 November 2018). "New Pedestrian Subway and Entrance at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Enhance Connections". MTR Corporation.
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8. (12 February 2017). "Mhan charged with arson after Hong Kong MTR attack leaves 19 commuters injured". South China Morning Post.
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10. (2017-05-14). "消息指港鐵縱火案被告 留院3月後今晨不治". 頭條日報.
11. {{MTRsource. map. tst. Tsim Sha Tsui. 30 July 2014
12. {{MTRsource. layout. tst. Tsim Sha Tsui. 30 July 2014