East Tsim Sha Tsui (KCR)
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| East Tsim Sha Tsui | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chinese: | 尖東 | |
| Mandarin | ||
| Hanyu Pinyin: | Jiāndōng | |
| Cantonese | ||
| IPA: | [tsɪm55 təʊŋ55] | |
| Jyutping: | zim1 dung1 | |
East Tsim Sha Tsui is the newest station and the southern terminus on Hong Kong's KCR East Rail, opened on October 24, 2004, symbolising the comeback of the Rail to Tsim Sha Tsui after 30 years. The project was known as "East Rail Tsim Sha Tsui Extension". The line was extended from Hung Hom, the previous terminus, to Signal Hill, where the new station is located, through a tunnel beneath Salisbury Road.
The station was built to alleviate traffic jam and the high passenger flow at Kowloon Tong station. The distance from Hung Hom to the station is about 1km with the journey time of less than two minutes. However, the fares are unusually high (e.g., from Sha Tin, the fare to Hung Hom is only HK$5.10 (US$0.65), but the fare to the East Tsim Sha Tsui station is HK$7.60 (US$0.97)). That became the main cause of complaints among passengers.
Passengers also complained about inadequate signage on the station's trial run day. In response, KCRC has added more signs inside the station and divided the station into red, green and yellow zones. Welcome signs in Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese and Korean were also added, in addition to English and Traditional Chinese. (KCRC is also considering adding more signs in Simplified Chinese at all stations for the convenience of tourists from Mainland China.)
Apart from the high fare, the considerable distance between the station and the MTR Tsim Sha Tsui station makes interchanging with the MTR Tsuen Wan Line no easier than changing trains at Kowloon Tong. Nevertheless, a steady amount of passengers do change trains at East Tsim Sha Tsui, since changing at Kowloon Tong may involve an extra interchange within the MTR system.
It should be noted that the current status of East Tsim Sha Tsui Station as a terminus station is only temporary. When the West Rail is extended through the Kowloon Southern Link (which has just started construction), the terminus of East Rail will be relocated back to Hung Hom, with East Tsim Sha Tsui becoming an intermediate station on the West Rail.
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[edit] Platforms
- Platform 1 & 2: East Rail to Lo Wu
Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Passengers wishing to change to the MTR Tsuen Wan Line should ride the escalator up to the concourse, and leave the KCR system. Then they have to walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach Tsim Sha Tsui station at exit L2 and M3 respectively.
[edit] Exits
The station's exit codes start from J in order to avoid confusion with the exits from the MTR station, and the letter O is not used as an exit code.
[edit] Neighbouring stations
| Preceding station | KCR | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (KCR) | ||||
| Terminus | East Rail | Hung Hom | ||
| Tsim Sha Tsui Station (MTR) | ||||
| Admiralty | Tsuen Wan Line | Jordan | ||
[edit] See also
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