Hung Hom Station

Hung Hom Station, formerly known as Kowloon Station (九龍車站) is a station on the East Rail Line and West Rail Line in Hong Kong. It is located in Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, next to the Cross Harbour Tunnel. Hung Hom Station is one of the three Hong Kong ports-of-entry on the MTR network, along with Lo Wu Station and Lok Ma Chau Station.

Although the station is named as Hung Hom, it is quite far from the central part of Hung Hom area, which is at least 15 minutes away on foot.

It should be noticed that its fare is quite different from nearby stations. At least $1 more is charged for passengers coming from Hong Kong Island, and around $3 for passengers coming from Tung Chung or Disneyland Resort.

History

This station was opened in 1974 because the old Kowloon station at Tsim Sha Tsui was too small, had no room for expansion and was therefore demolished in the same year (although the clock tower still stands). This new Kowloon station, later renamed Hung Hom station, served as the terminus for East Rail Line until 24 October 2004, when East Rail Line was extended to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station at Tsim Sha Tsui. After the Kowloon Southern Link opened, however, it again served as the terminus for East Rail Line and also became the terminus for West Rail Line. The expanded part of the concourse in Hung Hom station was opened in 2001.

Before the relocation of Kowloon terminus from Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom in 1974, a station named Hung Hom was located at Chatham Road South, next to the then coastline of Hung Hom Bay and near Gun Club Hill Barracks.

Hung Hom and its surrounding roads and areas continued to display signage referring to the Hung Hom transport interchange as a "Railway Terminus", even though East Rail Line was temporarily extended to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (it was, of course, still the terminus for cross-border services). Now, after the opening of the Kowloon Southern Link on August 16, 2009, Hung Hom is once again the terminus for domestic services as well.

Since Hung Hom Station is located near the Cross Harbour Tunnel, it serves as an important transport interchange for passengers heading to and from Hong Kong Island.

Future development

The Sha Tin to Central Link, in its various manifestations throughout the last thirty years, all considered Hung Hom as a strategic key. In the latest recommendations by the Legco, the East Rail Line will be extended to Hong Kong Island, forming a North-South corridor, whereas the West Rail Line, the Ma On Shan Line, and the yet-to-be-built East Kowloon Link, will be connected into an East-west Line. Hung Hom will serve as a interchange station. The proposal negated the need to perform three-line interchanges, which would have required new underground platforms and escalator transfers.

Service

Hung Hom serves as the southern terminus of both East Rail Line and West Rail Line, as well as the terminus of cross-border services with destinations to major cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, as well as Zhaoqing, Foshan, Dongguan in Guangdong. Transfers between the East Rail Line and West Rail Line are provided through cross-platform interchanges.

Station layout

Transport Interchange

To Chuk Yuen Estate:

• 11K

To Upper Sau Mau Ping:

• 11X

To Choi Wan Estate:

• 21

To Yiu On Estate:

• 81C

To Kam Ying Court:

• 87D
• N281

From Siu Hong Court:

• 260A

To Po Tin:

• 260X

To Airport:

• A21

From Tung Chung:

• E21X

To Yau Tong:

• N216

To Cheung Hang:

• N241

To Fu Heng:

• N271

Gallery

Neighbouring stations

Future neighbouring stations after 2019

External links

• MTR Intercity Through Train e-Ticketing Services