Yau Tong Station
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 Yau Tong Station is an interchange between Kwun Tong Line and Tseung Kwan O Line on the MTR. |
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| Chinese: | 油塘 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning: | Oily Pond | ||||||||||||
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Yau Tong is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line. The livery of the station is yellow. Although the train platforms are constructed above ground level, they are sealed from the outside with concrete walls to prevent the noise of trains from disturbing the nearby residents of Yau Tong Estate.
The station opened on 4 August 2002 so that passengers could interchange between the two lines. The new station made travel time on the Kwun Tong Line four minutes longer.
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The Yau Tong Station was originally built as a part of the MTR Tseung Kwan O extension, to make an cross-platform interchange between Kwun Tong Line and the newly-built Tseung Kwan O Line, and the provide nearby residents in Lei Yue Mun and Sze Shan (四山, lit. Mount Four) convenient ways to get to the MTR system.
There were stormy debates over whether the interchange should be built in a new station, redirecting the original route or by utilizing existing stations such as Lam Tin or Kwun Tong. In the end, the interchanges were built in 2 brand-new stations: Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng. This resulted in complaints from residents beside MTR stations on the Kwun Tong Line for the Tseung Kwan O Line made them switch trains in 2 consecutive stations in their travels when they had to cross the Harbour.
| U3 Concourse |
Concourse | Exits, footbridge to Yau Tong Estate/Lei Yu Mun Plaza |
| Customer Service, MTR Shops | ||
| Vending machines, ATMs | ||
| U2 Upper Platforms |
Platform 2 | Kwun Tong Line towards Yau Ma Tei |
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| Platform 3 | Tseung Kwan O Line towards Po Lam | |
| U1 Ground Lower Platforms |
Platform 1 | Kwun Tong Line towards Tiu Keng Leng |
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| Platform 4 | Tseung Kwan O Line towards North Point | |
Yau Tong Station has 3 main levels, namely the concourse, the upper platform and the lower platform.
The upper platform level consists of Platforms 2 and 3. Passengers crossing the harbour on the Tseung Kwan O Line towards the Kowloon side can cross over to Platform 2 to change to the Kwun Tong Line in order to get to most destinations in East Kowloon.
The lower platform level is made up of Platforms 1 and 4. Passengers travelling on the Kwun Tong Line travelling towards Tiu King Leng can cross over to Platform 4 to change to the Tseung Kwan O line to cross the harbour to North Point.
- A1/A2: Yau Tong Estate
- B1/B2: Cha Kwo Leng Road
To Tak Tin Estate/Kwong Tin Estate:
- 216M (Exit A1)
To Hing Tin Estate/Tak Tin Estate/Kwong Tin Estate:
- 24 (Exit A1)
To Kwong Tin Estate:
- 63M (Exit A1)
To Sam Ka Tsuen Ferry:
- 24 (Exit A2)
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towards Yau Ma Tei
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Kwun Tong Line |
Terminus
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towards North Point
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Tseung Kwan O Line |
towards Po Lam
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| East Rail Line |
East Tsim Sha Tsui ■ • Hung Hom • Mong Kok East • Kowloon Tong ■ • Tai Wai ■ • Sha Tin • Fo Tan • Racecourse • University • Science Park • Tai Po Market • Tai Wo • Fanling • Sheung Shui • Lo Wu • Kwu Tung • Chau Tau • Lok Ma Chau |
| Kwun Tong Line |
Whampoa Garden • Ho Man Tin • Yau Ma Tei ■ • Mong Kok ■ • Prince Edward ■ • Shek Kip Mei • Kowloon Tong ■ • Lok Fu • Wong Tai Sin • Diamond Hill • Choi Hung • Kowloon Bay • Ngau Tau Kok • Kwun Tong • Lam Tin • Yau Tong ■ • Tiu Keng Leng ■ |
| Tsuen Wan Line |
Central ■■■ • Admiralty ■ • Tsim Sha Tsui ■ • Jordan • Yau Ma Tei ■ • Mong Kok ■ • Prince Edward ■ • Sham Shui Po • Cheung Sha Wan • Lai Chi Kok • Mei Foo ■ • Lai King ■ • Kwai Fong • Kwai Hing • Tai Wo Hau • Tsuen Wan |
| Island Line |
Kennedy Town • University • Sai Ying Pun • Sheung Wan • Central ■■■ • Admiralty ■ • Wan Chai • Causeway Bay • Tin Hau • Fortress Hill • North Point ■ • Quarry Bay ■ • Tai Koo • Sai Wan Ho • Shau Kei Wan • Heng Fa Chuen • Chai Wan |
| Tung Chung Line |
1Fortress Hill • Exhibition • Tamar • Hong Kong ■■■ • Kowloon ■ • Olympic • Nam Cheong ■ • Lai King ■ • Tsing Yi ■ • Sunny Bay ■ • Tung Chung |
| Airport Express | |
| Tseung Kwan O Line |
2Tin Hau • North Point ■ • Quarry Bay ■ • Yau Tong ■ • Tiu Keng Leng ■ • Tseung Kwan O • Hang Hau • Po Lam • Tseung Kwan O South |
| West Rail Line |
Hung Hom • East Tsim Sha Tsui • West Kowloon • Nam Cheong ■ • Mei Foo ■ • Tsuen Wan West • Kam Sheung Road • Yuen Long ■ • Long Ping • Tin Shui Wai ■ • Siu Hong ■ • Tuen Mun ■ |
| Ma On Shan Line |
Wu Kai Sha • Ma On Shan • Heng On • Tai Shui Hang • Shek Mun • City One • Sha Tin Wai • Che Kung Temple • Tai Wai ■ |
| Disneyland Resort Line | |
| Light Rail |
Siu Hong ■ • Kei Lun • Tsing Chung • Kin Sang • Tin King • Leung King • San Wai • Shek Pai • Ming Kum • Kin On • Ho Tin • Choy Yee Bridge • Affluence • Tuen Mun Hospital • Ngan Wai • Tai Hing South • Tai Hing North • Shan King North • Shan King South • Tsing Wun • Tsing Shan Tsuen • Lung Mun • LRT Depot • Butterfly • Melody Garden • Ferry Pier • Tuen Mun ■ • Town Centre • On Ting • Yau Oi • Fung Tei • Prime View • San Hui • Ho Fuk Tong • Pui To • Siu Lun • Goodview Garden • Tuen Mun Swimming Pool • Siu Hei • Sam Shing • Yuen Long ■ • Tai Tong Road • Hong Lok Road • Fung Nin Road • Shui Pin Wai • Ping Shan • Tong Fong • Hung Shui Kiu • Chung Uk Tsuen • Nai Wai • Lam Tei • Tin Shui • Locwood • Tin Yiu • Hang Mei Tsuen • Tin Wing • Chestwood • Tin Shui Wai ■ • Tin Tsz • Tin Wu • Ginza • Tin Yuet • Tin Sau • Wetland Park • Tin Heng • Tin Yat • Tin Fu • Chung Fu |
| 1 Taking up Island Line stations east of Fortress Hill 2 Taking up Island Line stations west of Tin Hau Lines and stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics. |
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