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Wong Tai Sin station
MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong
MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Wong Tai Sin | |
| native_name | 黃大仙 | |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hant | |
| style | MTR | |
| style2 | Kwun Tong | |
| symbol_location | hk | |
| symbol | MTR | |
| type | MTR rapid transit station | |
| image | Wong Tai Sin Station 2021 04 part2.jpg | |
| image_caption | Platforms 1 and 2 (2021) | |
| mlanguage | ||
| address | Lung Cheung Road near Temple Mall, Wong Tai Sin | |
| borough | Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong | |
| coordinates | ||
| line | ||
| connections | {{plainlist | |
| structure | Underground | |
| platform | 2 (1 island platform) | |
| levels | 1 | |
| tracks | 2 | |
| opened | ||
| accessible | yes | |
| code | WTS | |
| operator | MTR Corporation | |
| former | Chuk Un | |
| services | ||
| map_type | Hong Kong MTR | |
| map_alt | Hong Kong MTR system map | |
| map_caption | Location within the MTR system | |
| route_map | {{Routemap | |
| inline | 1 | |
| legend | track | |
| utdSTR\dPLT!~d*2__align | bl\utdSTR | |
| utdSTR\dPLT!~d*1__align | br\utdSTR | |
| map_state | expanded |
- Bus, minibus
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to utSTRg\utSTRf utdSTR\dPLT!~d2__align=bl\utdSTR utdSTR\dPLT!~d1__align=br\utdSTR cd!~utPSTR(L)\c!~dPLT\utPSTR(R) utSTRg\utSTRf utSTR!~MFADEf\utSTR!~MFADEf~~ ~~to
Wong Tai Sin () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR . It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.
Livery
The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (黃), which means "yellow".
History
Hip Hing Construction Limited won Contract 204 for the station's construction. Wong Tai Sin station opened simultaneously with the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.
Station layout
Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.
| Platform | ← Kwun Tong line towards () |
|---|
Entrances/exits
- A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
- B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
- B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North
- C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
- C2: Ching Tak Street
- D1: San Po Kong
- D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
- D3: Temple Mall South
Incidents
On 7 September 2023, the station experienced severe flooding due to a torrential rainstorm, causing most of the Kwun Tong Line to be temporarily suspended.
Gallery
Wong Tai Sin Station platforms 2022 04 part2.jpg|Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022 Wong Tai Sin Station 2020 06 part4.jpg|Lift access for Exit D (2020) Wong Tai Sin Station 2020 06 part0.jpg|Paid area of the concourse (2020) Wong Tai Sin Station 2019 03 part3.jpg|Concourse, near Exit A (2019) Wong Tai Sin Station 2014 02 part1.JPG|Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014) HK MTR Wong Tai Sin Station Concourse.jpg|Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)
References
References
- 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".
- (1979). "地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊". 地下鐵路公司.
- {{MTRsource. layout. wts. Wong Tai Sin. 27 July 2014
- {{MTRsource. map. wts. Wong Tai Sin. 27 July 2014
- 黃偉倫. (2 October 2023). "黑雨水浸｜港鐵黃大仙站職員憶洪水淹浸一刻 陪乘客坐閘機等救援".
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