Wong Tai Sin station

Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 and 2 (2021)
Chinese name
Chinese黃大仙
Cantonese YaleWòngdaaihsīn
Literal meaningWong the Great Immortal
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuángdàxiān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòngdaaihsīn
Jyutpingwong4daai6sin1
General information
LocationLung Cheung Road near Temple Mall, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E / 22.3417°N 114.1939°E / 22.3417; 114.1939
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Kwun Tong line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeWTS
History
Opened1 October 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-01)
Previous namesChuk Un
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Lok Fu
towards Whampoa
 Kwun Tong line Diamond Hill
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout
Legend
to Lok Fu
2
1
to Diamond Hill
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Wong Tai Sin
Location within the MTR system

Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: 黃大仙; Cantonese Yale: Wòngdaaihsīn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.

Livery

The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (黃), which means "yellow".[1]

History

Hip Hing Construction Limited won Contract 204 for the station's construction.[2] Wong Tai Sin station opened simultaneously with the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

G Ground level Exits
L1
Concourse 		Concourse Customer service, MTRshops, vending machines
Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines
L2
Platforms 		Platform 1      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Diamond Hill) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Lok Fu)

[3]

Entrances/exits

  • A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
  • B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
  • B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North Wheelchair user access
  • C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
  • C2: Ching Tak Street Wheelchair user access
  • D1: San Po Kong Wheelchair user access
  • D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
  • D3: Temple Mall South[4]

Incidents

On September 7, 2023, the station experienced severe flooding due to a torrential rainstorm, causing most of the Kwun Tong Line to be temporarily suspended.[5]

  • Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022
    Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022
  • Lift access for Exit D (2020)
    Lift access for Exit D (2020)
  • Paid area of the concourse (2020)
    Paid area of the concourse (2020)
  • Concourse, near Exit A (2019)
    Concourse, near Exit A (2019)
  • Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014)
    Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014)
  • Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)
    Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)

References

  1. ^ Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.
  2. ^ 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
  3. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Massive flooding at MTR Wong Tai Sin Station causes significant Disruption on Kwun Tong Line, multiple station entrances closed".