Yau Tong Station

Yau Tong 油塘
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 3
Chinese name
Chinese	油塘
Literal meaning	Oily Pond
Transcriptions Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yóutáng Cantonese Jyutping jau4 tong4 Yale Romanization yau4 tong4
General information
Location	Cha Kwo Ling Road, Yau Tong Kwun Tong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′52″N 114°14′14″E / 22.2979°N 114.2371°E / 22.2979; 114.2371Coordinates: 22°17′52″N 114°14′14″E / 22.2979°N 114.2371°E / 22.2979; 114.2371
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong Line   Tseung Kwan O Line
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, public light bus
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	YAT
History
Opened	4 August 2002 (2002-08-04)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Lam Tin towards Yau Ma Tei Kwun Tong Line Tiu Keng Leng Terminus Quarry Bay towards North Point Tseung Kwan O Line Tiu Keng Leng towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park
Location
Yau Tong Location within the MTR system

the multiple cross-platform-interchange system between Tiu Keng Leng and Yau Tong stations

Yau Tong Station A exit

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Yau Tong is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line. It is the only station of the Tseung Kwan O Line located in Kowloon. The livery of the station is yellow. Although the train platforms are constructed above ground level, they are sealed from the outside with concrete walls to prevent the noise of trains from disturbing the nearby residents of Yau Tong Estate.

The station opened on 4 August 2002 so that passengers could interchange between the two lines. The new station made travel times between Lam Tin and Quarry Bay four minutes longer.

History

Yau Tong Station was originally built as a part of the MTR Tseung Kwan O extension, to make a cross-platform interchange between Kwun Tong Line and the newly built Tseung Kwan O Line, and to provide nearby residents in Lei Yue Mun and Sze Shan (Chinese: 四山; literally: "Mount Four") convenient access to the MTR system.

There was debate over whether the interchange should be built in a new station, redirecting the original route or by utilising existing stations such as Lam Tin or Kwun Tong. Ultimately the interchanges were built in 2 brand new stations, Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng. This resulted in complaints from passengers because the new arrangement forced them to change trains twice when crossing Victoria Harbour.

Timetable

Station layout

Yau Tong Station has three main levels: the concourse, the upper platforms, and the lower platforms.

The upper platform level consists of Platforms 2 and 3. Passengers crossing the harbour on the Tseung Kwan O Line towards the Kowloon side can cross over to Platform 2 to change to the Kwun Tong Line to get to most destinations in East Kowloon.

The lower platform level contains Platforms 1 and 4. Passengers travelling on the Kwun Tong Line travelling towards Tiu Keng Leng can cross over to Platform 4 to change to the Tseung Kwan O line to cross the harbour to North Point.

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Entrances and exits

• A1: Yau Tong Estate, Domain, Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery, public transport interchange
• A2: Lei Yue Mun Municipal Services Building, Jockey Club Lei Yue Mun Plus
• B1: Yau Lai Estate, St. Antonius Primary School
• B2: Cha Kwo Ling Road ^[3]

Transport connections

Nearby facilities

A new shopping mall, Domain, opened on 1 December 2012. It was the second shopping mall in Yau Tong. The first one was Lei Yue Mun Plaza, which opened in 2001. On 2 July 2012, Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange was opened; bus and public light bus routes serving the previous Yau Tong Station Temporary Bus Terminus were moved to the new location. The transport interchange can be accessed via exit A2.

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