Causeway Bay (MTR)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Causeway Bay Station 銅鑼灣站

The station platform, towards Sheung Wan

Line Island Code CAB Service hours 0601/0103 Connections Bus, Minibus, Tram

District Wanchai Area Causeway Bay

Map MTR Website Coordinates 22.280210° N 114.183482° E

Opened May 1986 Type of station Underground Type of platforms Side No. of platforms 2 No. of entrances/exits 9 No. of escalators to be added No. of lifts to be added No. of shops to be added

Causeway Bay (Chinese: 銅鑼灣, Cantonese IPA: /tʰəʊŋ₁₁ lɔ₁₁ wɑn₅₅/, Jyutping: tung4 lo4 waan1, Mandarin Pinyin: Tóngluówān) is a station on MTR's Island line on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

It serves Causeway Bay and its vicinity.

Contents 1 Platforms 2 Entrances/exits 3 Transport Connections 3.1 Bus Routes 3.2 Hong Kong Tramways (Exit A) 4 Plans to expand Causeway bay MTR Station 5 Neighbouring stations

[edit] Platforms

• Platform 1: Island Line to Chai Wan
• Platform 2: Island Line to Sheung Wan

The platforms of Causeway Bay station are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with Platform 1 above Platform 2 for future expansion similar to North Point.

[edit] Entrances/exits

Causeway Bay is another major shopping district in Hong Kong. 5 of the 9 exits lead to Japanese Department Stores. Times Square, a major shopping mall can be accessed through a long, upward sloping pedestrian walkway at Exit A.

• A: Times Square
• B: Causeway Bay Plaza
• C: Sino Plaza
• D1/D2/D3/D4: Sogo Department Store
• E: Great George Street
• F: Mitsukoshi Department Store

[edit] Transport Connections

[edit] Bus Routes

These are the bus routes found in the vicinity of Causeway Bay station that provides connections with other areas not served by the MTR.

To Aberdeen/Wah Kwai Estate:

• 72 (Exit F)

To Braemar Hill:

• 25A, 25C (Exit E)
• 23B (Exit B)

To Chi Fu Fa Yuen:

• 38 (Exit F)

To Happy Valley (Upper)

• 19 (Exit A)

To Jardine's Lookout:

• 11 (Exit E)

To Kennedy Town:

• 10 (Exit A)
• 5, 5B (Exit E)

To Lai Tak Tsuen:

• 23A, 26 (Exit E)

To Lei Tung Estate:

• 96 (Exit F)

To Park Road;

• 23B (Exit A)

To Sham Wan/Wong Chuk Hang:

• 72A (Exit F)

To Nam Cheong Station/Hoi Lai Estate:

• 914 (Exit A)

To South Horizons:

• 592 (Exit F)

To The Peak:

• 15B (Exit A, Sundays and Public Holidays Only)

To Tin Wan:

• 77 (Exit F)

To Tsing Yi/Cheung On;

• 948 (Exit A)

To Wah Fu:

• 42 (Exit F)
• 170 (Exit A)

[edit] Hong Kong Tramways (Exit A)

Hong Kong Island's tramway system consists of an inner loop branching out at Causeway Bay towards Happy Valley. Racegoers or local residents can walk through a winding passageway inside the station to reach Exit A at Times Square. There, they should walk along Matheson Street to reach Leighton Road, and the tram stop is found at the junction with Wong Nai Chung Road, next to the Crickengower Cricket Club.

[edit] Plans to expand Causeway bay MTR Station

On November 2006, MTR announced they will build an underground shopping mall and expand the current Causeway Bay station. The station will add 5 new exits:

• E1: East Point Road
• E2: Great George Street at Hong Kong Building
• F1: Former Hennessy Center
• F2: Yee Wo Street at McDonald's Building
• F3: Paterson Street

and cancelled the current Exit E(Great George Street next to Body Shop. Plans also triple the current station size.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	MTR			Following station
Wan Chai		Island Line		Tin Hau
Causeway Bay North (KCR)
Exhibition		Sha Tin to Central Link		Hung Hom

[edit] Hong Kong MTR stations

Kwun Tong Whampoa Garden | Ho Man Tin | Yau Ma Tei ■ | Mong Kok ■ | Prince Edward ■ | Shek Kip Mei | Kowloon Tong 1 | 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 Central ■■■ | Admiralty ■ | Tsim Sha Tsui 1 | Jordan | Yau Ma Tei ■ | Mong Kok ■ | Prince Edward ■ | Sham Shui Po | Cheung Sha Wan | Lai Chi Kok | Mei Foo 2 | Lai King ■ | Kwai Fong | Kwai Hing | Tai Wo Hau | Tsuen Wan Island 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 3Fortress Hill | Exhibition | Tamar | Hong Kong ■■■ | Kowloon ■ | Olympic | Nam Cheong 2 | Lai King ■ | Tsing Yi ■ | Sunny Bay ■ | Tung Chung Airport Express Hong Kong ■■■ | Kowloon ■ | Tsing Yi ■ | Airport | AsiaWorld-Expo Tseung Kwan O 4Tin Hau | North Point ■ | Quarry Bay ■ | Yau Tong ■ | Tiu Keng Leng ■ | Tseung Kwan O | Hang Hau | Po Lam | Tseung Kwan O South Disneyland Resort Sunny Bay ■ | Disneyland Resort 1) Interchange with KCR East Rail   2) Interchange with KCR West Rail   3) Taking up Island Line stations east of Fortress Hill   4) Taking up Island Line stations west of Tin Hau Lines and stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.