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Whampoa

黃埔
Whampoa; 黃埔
MTR rapid transit station
	Exterior of Whampoa station exit A in September 2016
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃埔
Simplified Chinese	黃埔
Jyutping	Wong4 bou3
Hanyu Pinyin	Huángpǔ
Literal meaning	Yellow Embankment
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huángpǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wòhng bou
IPA	[wɔŋ˩pɔw˧]
Jyutping	Wong4 bou3
General information
Location	Tak On Street & Hung Hom Road, Hung Hom; Kowloon City District; Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°18′18″N 114°11′23″E / 22.3050°N 114.1896°E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	WHA
History
Opened	23 October 2016; 8 years ago
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Location
Location
	Whampoa Location within the MTR system Whampoa Whampoa (Hong Kong urban core)

Whampoa (Chinese: 黃埔; Jyutping: Wong4 bou3; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng bou) is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong line of the MTR in Hong Kong. It is located in Hung Hom, Kowloon City District within the developed area of Whampoa Garden immediately adjacent to the stern of The Whampoa, a symbol of identity for the area and its history.

The station was named after Whampoa Garden, which was built on the former site of Whampoa Dockyard.

History

Whampoa station was constructed under the HK$856 million Kwun Tong Line Extension Contract 1002, which was awarded in 2011 to a joint venture comprising Hong Kong contractors Chun Wo and Hip Hing Construction. This contract covered both the station as well as the overrun tunnel beyond it.^[2] The two station concourses were constructed using the cut-and-cover method, while the platform tunnel in between was built using the "drill-and-split" method. The use of tunnel boring machines was not preferred due to the lack of staging space in the densely built-up area, while drill-and-blast was not used at Whampoa Station in response to local concerns regarding safety and noise.^[3]

The station was originally due to open in 2015, but due to delays during the construction of the underground portion of the station, it opened on 23 October 2016.

Station layout

The station consists of a platform tunnel between two separate concourses and is mainly underground except for the entrances and ventilation shafts. The western concourse is located at the junction of Hung Hom Road and Tak Man Street while the eastern concourse is located along Tak On Street and is crossed by Shung King and Tak Ting Streets.^[4]

As with the stations at Po Lam and Disneyland Resort, this is a terminal station with a single side platform.^[4]^[5] Due to the fact that the single track at Whampoa cannot accommodate all Kwun Tong line trains during Monday to Friday peak hours (07:00 to 09:30, 16:30 to 19:00), Saturdays (07:15 to 20:00) as well as Sundays and public holidays (08:40 to 20:00), half of Kwun Tong line trains terminate at the preceding Ho Man Tin station. As a result, trains serve Whampoa at four-minute intervals, twice as long as the other stations.

G	Street level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer service, MTRShops
L2 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the left
L2 Platform	Platform 1	← Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Ho Man Tin)