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East Tsim Sha Tsui (KCR)
Encyclopedia
East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (Chinese: 尖東站) is a station in the Mass Transit Railway
(MTR) system of Hong Kong
. It is currently an intermediate station on the West Rail Line.
The station was built to alleviate surface traffic jams and passenger congestion at Kowloon Tong Station. The distance from Hung Hom to the station is about one kilometre with the journey time of less than two minutes.
This station is linked with Tsim Sha Tsui Station of the Tsuen Wan Line by subways
(underground pedestrian tunnels).
The predecessor of the East Rail Line is the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section)
, which was opened in 1910. At the time of opening, its southern terminus was the old Kowloon Station located in Tsim Sha Tsui
, where the Clock Tower
stands today. However, the old Kowloon Station in Tsim Sha Tsui was demolished in 1974, and the southern terminus of the railway was relocated to a newly-built station in Hung Hom
. Therefore, the 2004 southward extension from Hung Hom Station to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station symbolised the return of the railway to the Tsim Sha Tsui area after 30 years.
The status of East Tsim Sha Tsui Station as the southern terminus of the East Rail Line was intended to be a temporary arrangement only. Upon the opening of the MTR Kowloon Southern Link on 16 August 2009, the East Rail Line terminates at Hung Hom Station to the south again, and the tracks
between Hung Hom Station and East Tsim Sha Tsui Station became part of the West Rail Line. As a result, Hung Hom Station is now the common southern terminus of (and an interchange station
for) the East Rail Line and the West Rail Line, whilst East Tsim Sha Tsui Station is now an intermediate station on the West Rail Line.
Passengers heading towards the Tsuen Wan Line should ride the escalator up to the concourse, and leave the West Rail Line system. Then they have to walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach Tsim Sha Tsui station at exit L2 and M3 respectively.
Although the stations are connected by subway, the fare gates for East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui Stations are separated. Single journey ticket passengers transferring from the to the must purchase a second ticket at Tsim Sha Tsui Station. Octopus card
users who transfer between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui Stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport related purchases or more than nine non-transport related purchases in between stations are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly.
Citybus
Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
MTR
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(MTR) system of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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. It is currently an intermediate station on the West Rail Line.
The station was built to alleviate surface traffic jams and passenger congestion at Kowloon Tong Station. The distance from Hung Hom to the station is about one kilometre with the journey time of less than two minutes.
This station is linked with Tsim Sha Tsui Station of the Tsuen Wan Line by subways
Subway (underpass)
In England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and some Commonwealth countries , the term subway normally refers to a specially constructed underpass for pedestrians and/or cyclists beneath a road or railway, allowing them to reach the other side in safety.The term is also used in the...
(underground pedestrian tunnels).
History
East Tsim Sha Tsui station was opened on 24 October 2004 as a southward extension of the East Rail Line from Hung Hom Station, and served as the southern terminus of the East Rail Line until 16 August 2009.The predecessor of the East Rail Line is the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section)
Kowloon-Canton Railway
The Kowloon–Canton Railway refers to a railway network in Hong Kong which is now combined with the MTR railway system, comprising rapid transit services, a light rail system and feeder bus routes within Hong Kong, and intercity passenger and freight train services to the rest of China...
, which was opened in 1910. At the time of opening, its southern terminus was the old Kowloon Station located in Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
, where the Clock Tower
Clock Tower, Hong Kong
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong. It is located on the southern shore of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway...
stands today. However, the old Kowloon Station in Tsim Sha Tsui was demolished in 1974, and the southern terminus of the railway was relocated to a newly-built station in Hung Hom
Hung Hom
Hung Hom is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of the railway in the Yau Tsim Mong District. Hung Hom serves mainly residential purposes though is mixed with some industrial buildings in the north.-Geography:Hung Hom is located...
. Therefore, the 2004 southward extension from Hung Hom Station to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station symbolised the return of the railway to the Tsim Sha Tsui area after 30 years.
The status of East Tsim Sha Tsui Station as the southern terminus of the East Rail Line was intended to be a temporary arrangement only. Upon the opening of the MTR Kowloon Southern Link on 16 August 2009, the East Rail Line terminates at Hung Hom Station to the south again, and the tracks
Rail tracks
The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast , plus the underlying subgrade...
between Hung Hom Station and East Tsim Sha Tsui Station became part of the West Rail Line. As a result, Hung Hom Station is now the common southern terminus of (and an interchange station
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
for) the East Rail Line and the West Rail Line, whilst East Tsim Sha Tsui Station is now an intermediate station on the West Rail Line.
Station layout
| Pk/PD Park/ Podium Deck |
Park/ Podium Deck |
Middle Road Children's Playground, Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden |
| G Ground |
Exits | Exits, East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Transport interchange, Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road) Transport interchange |
| C/S Concourse/ Subway |
Concourse | Customer Service Centres, Washrooms |
| shops, vending machines, ATMs Automated teller machine An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public... |
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| Subway | Subway to Tsim Sha Tsui Station/ , Middle Road Middle Road, Hong Kong Middle Road is a street in the southern part of Tsim Sha Tsui of Kowloon in Hong Kong, across Nathan Road and parallel to Salisbury Road.-History:... , |
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| Peking Road Peking Road Peking Road is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.-Name:... , Kowloon Park Drive, Canton Road Canton Road Canton Road is a road in Hong Kong, linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road in the south and ends in the north at the... |
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| Salisbury Road Salisbury Road, Hong Kong Salisbury Road is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sha Tsui East... , Hanoi Road, K11 Art Mall K11 (skyscraper) K11 is a shopping mall in Hong Kong located in The Masterpiece, developed by New World Development and completed in December 2009. The building features a 340,000-square-foot, 6-storey shopping centre beneath the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui... , |
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| Nathan Road, Mody Road Mody Road Mody Road is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after Hormusjee Naorojee Mody who invested in and developed Tsim Sha Tsui.-Location:... , Tsim Sha Tsui East |
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| P Platforms |
Platform 1 | towards Tuen Mun |
| Platform 2 | towards Hung Hom | |
Passengers heading towards the Tsuen Wan Line should ride the escalator up to the concourse, and leave the West Rail Line system. Then they have to walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach Tsim Sha Tsui station at exit L2 and M3 respectively.
Although the stations are connected by subway, the fare gates for East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui Stations are separated. Single journey ticket passengers transferring from the to the must purchase a second ticket at Tsim Sha Tsui Station. Octopus card
Octopus card
The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used to transfer electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong...
users who transfer between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui Stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport related purchases or more than nine non-transport related purchases in between stations are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly.
Entrances/exits
East Tsim Sha Tsui Station is linked with Tsim Sha Tsui Station through the Mody Road and Middle Road Subways. When both stations' exits are combined, the total number of exits outnumber even that of Central. East Tsim Sha Tsui Station has the exit with the highest letter of all rail stations in Hong Kong.In Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- A1: Kowloon ParkKowloon ParkKowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.-History:...
- A2: Humphrey's Avenue
- B1: Nathan Road/Cameron Road Junction
- B2: Cameron RoadCameron RoadCameron Road is a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The west end of Cameron Road is Nathan Road while the east end is Chatham Road South, and it is almost parallel to Granville Road and Mody Road. It is named after Major General William Gordon Cameron, the Administrator of Hong Kong from...
- C1: Peking RoadPeking RoadPeking Road is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.-Name:...
(South Exit) - C2: Peking Road (North Exit)
- D1: Nathan Road
- D2: Bristol Avenue
- E: Kowloon Hotel
- F: East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- G: East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- H: iSQUAREISQUAREiSQUARE is a 31-story high shopping mall located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the former site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by Associated International Hotels Ltd.-Introduction:...
- R: iSQUAREISQUAREiSQUARE is a 31-story high shopping mall located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the former site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by Associated International Hotels Ltd.-Introduction:...
In East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- F: Tsim Sha Tsui Station/ Tsuen Wan Line
- G: Tsim Sha Tsui Station/ Tsuen Wan Line
- J: New World CentreNew World CentreThe New World Centre is a shopping centre, apartment complex and office building on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located near the Sogo Department Store and the Hong Kong Space Museum, opposite the MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. It was closed on March 31, 2010 for...
- K: Middle RoadMiddle Road, Hong KongMiddle Road is a street in the southern part of Tsim Sha Tsui of Kowloon in Hong Kong, across Nathan Road and parallel to Salisbury Road.-History:...
- L1: Hermes House
- L3: Peninsula Hotel
- L4: Kowloon Hotel
- L5: Peking RoadPeking RoadPeking Road is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.-Name:...
- L6: Salisbury RoadSalisbury Road, Hong KongSalisbury Road is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sha Tsui East...
- N1: Hanoi Road
- N2: Hanoi Road
- N3: K11 Art MallK11 (skyscraper)K11 is a shopping mall in Hong Kong located in The Masterpiece, developed by New World Development and completed in December 2009. The building features a 340,000-square-foot, 6-storey shopping centre beneath the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui...
- N4: K11 Art MallK11 (skyscraper)K11 is a shopping mall in Hong Kong located in The Masterpiece, developed by New World Development and completed in December 2009. The building features a 340,000-square-foot, 6-storey shopping centre beneath the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui...
- N5: Nathan Road
- P1: Wing On Plaza
- P2: Mirror Tower
- P3: Chatham Road South
Transport interchange
KMB- 5- Fu Shan ↔ Star Ferry
- 5A- Kowloon City (Shing Tak Street) ↔ Star Ferry (Rush Time Service)
- 5C- Tsz Wan Shan (Central) ↔ Star Ferry
- 8- Kowloon station ↔ Wah Fu
- 8A- Whampoa Garden ↔ Star Ferry
- 8P- Laguna Verde ↺ Star Ferry
- 12- Hoi Lai Estate ↺ East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
- 13X- Po Tat ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 26- Shun Tin ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 28- Lok Wah ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
- 35A- On Yam ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 41A- Cheung On ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 81C- Yiu On ↔ Hung Hom Station
- 81P- Sha Tin Wai → Tsim Sha Tsui (Chatham Road South) (Rush Time Service)
- 81S- Mei Tin ↺ Jordan Road (Rush Time Service)
- 87D- Kam Ying Court ↔ Hung Hom Station
- 98D- Hang Hau (North) ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 203- Yau Yat Tsuen ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 208- Broadcast Drive ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
- 215X- Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) ↔ Kowloon Station
- 219X- Laguna City ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui
- 224X- Kai Yip ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Rush Time Service)
- 234X- Bayview Garden ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)
- 260X- Po Tin ↔ Tuen Mun Station
- 268B- Long Ping Station ↔ Hung Hom Ferry
- 269B- Tin Shui Wai Town centre ↔ Hung Hom Ferry
Citybus
Citybus (Hong Kong)
Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...
- A21- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Yiu On
Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
- 110- Kowloon Station ↔ Shau Kei Wan
- 973- Tsim Sha Tsui East ↔ Stanley Market
Neighbouring stations
See also
- Tsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
, the neighborhood - Tsim Sha Tsui Station, a nearby MTRMTRMass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...
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