Fortress Hill (MTR)

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Fortress Hill Station
炮台山站

The Fortress Hill station platform.

The Fortress Hill station platform.

Line Island
Code FOH
Service hours 0608/0107
Connections Bus, Minibus, Tram
District Eastern
Area North Point
Map MTR Website
Coordinates 22.288143° N 114.193637° E
Opened May 1986
Type of station Underground
Type of platforms Island
No. of platforms 2
No. of entrances/exits 2
No. of escalators to be added
No. of lifts to be added
No. of shops to be added

Fortress Hill (Chinese: 炮台山, Jyutping: paau3 toi4 saan1, pinyin: Pàotáishān) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line. The livery is dark green.

Contents

[edit] Platforms

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

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. The Station's escalator are the longest in the entire MTR system.

[edit] Entrances/exits

There are 2 exits at Fortress Hill. Both are located on the same side of King's Road, and on opposite ends of the Fortress Metro Tower.

  • A: West side of Fortress Metro Tower
  • B: East side of Fortress Metro Tower

[edit] Transport Connections

Since both exits of Fortress Hill Station are located at King's Road, the commuter can easily find the bus routes he needs on either side of the road. The tranways are also located in the middle of the road. As usual, only the routes that provide connections to areas not served by the MTR are covered.

[edit] Bus Routes

Routes found at King's Road (Exits A or B)

To Braemar Hill:

  • 25, 25C, 27, 529,

To Lai Tak Tsuen:

  • 81

To Pokfield Road:

  • 23

To Stanley:

  • 63 On Weekdays and Saturdays
  • 65 On Sundays and Holidays

To Kennedy Town:

  • 10

To Siu Sai Wan:

  • 8X

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station MTR Following station
Tin Hau Island Line North Point


[edit] Hong Kong MTR stations Hong Kong Station
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.

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