Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier
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Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier (Traditional Chinese: 尖沙咀碼頭) is a pier located at the southernmost tip of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, and was built on reclaimed land. It is commonly known as Star Ferry Pier (天星碼頭) in Tsim Sha Tsui. Star Ferry operates the pedestrian ferry service across Victoria Harbour to Wan Chai Pier and to another Star Ferry Pier in Central on Hong Kong Island.
Like the Ferry Pier on Hong Kong Island, the pier consists of a two bi-level piers. The upper level boarding is more expensive than the lower level boarding area. The two structures are supported by wood pilings. Unlike the Hong Kong side, the Tsim Sha Tsui pier has no clock tower. The structure was built in 1957, about the same time the Edinburgh Place Ferry Pier was built on the Hong Kong side.
A bus terminus located at the foot of Salisbury Road hosts KMB bus routes travelling to various parts of Kowloon and New Kowloon.
The pier is close to Star House, Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and the Clock Tower of former KCR Kowloon Station. The Five Flag Poles between the pier and Star House are a popular meeting place.
There are a few retail shops at the Pier, including newsstands, a shop selling Star Ferry merchandise (models of ferries), an HSBC branch, and a Hong Kong Tourism Board information centre.
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