| Native name | 旺角 |
|---|---|
| Style | MTR |
| Style 2 | Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan |
| Address | Nathan Road × Argyle Street, Mong Kok |
| Borough | Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | 22.3191°N 114.1694°E |
| Operator | MTR Corporation |
| Platform | 4 (2 island platforms) |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Connections | |
| Accessible | yes |
| Levels | 2 |
| Structure | Underground |
| Code | MOK |
| Former | Argyle |
| Years 2 | 1985 |
| Events 2 | Renamed to Mong Kok |
| Years 1 | 1979 |
| Events 1 | Station opens as Argyle |
| C | 旺角 |
|---|---|
| L | Bustling Corner |
| Showflag | jyp |
| P | Wàngjiǎo |
| Y | Wohng gok |
| J | Wong6 gok3 |
| Ci | /wong6gok3/ |
Mong Kok station (formerly named Argyle station until 31 May 1985) is an MTR station in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station is one of the first MTR stations established in the city, serving Kwun Tong and .
The station’s colour scheme is red and medium grey. The station was initially named after Argyle Street as Argyle.
Location
Mong Kok station is located in the centre of Mong Kok in Kowloon, along Nathan Road at the intersection with Argyle Street. Major nearby places include MOKO, Langham Place, T.O.P. and the Pioneer Centre.[1] Mong Kok East station is located about 500 metres to the northeast.
This station and Prince Edward station are the two closest stations in Hong Kong. They are only 400 m (1,300 ft) apart, with trains taking less than one minute to travel from one station to the other.
History
Mong Kok station opened on 31 December 1979, originally as part of the Modified Initial System.[2] When the line split into the Kwun Tong Line and the Tsuen Wan Line in 1982, the station became an interchange station between the two lines.
Station layout
Mong Kok station serves as a cross-platform interchange for passengers changing between the Tsuen Wan line and Kwun Tong line for stations in the same direction. Opposite-direction interchange of the two lines takes place at and .
| G | Ground level | Exits |
| L1 | Concourse | Customer Service, MTRshops |
| Vending machines, Automatic teller machines | ||
| Octopus Promotion Machine | ||
| L2 Platform | Platform | towards () → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tsuen Wan line | ||
| Platform | towards (Prince Edward) → | |
| L3 Platform | Platform | ← Tsuen Wan line towards () |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tsuen Wan line, right for Kwun Tong line | ||
| Platform | ← Kwun Tong line towards (Yau Ma Tei) | |
Entrances and exits
Mong Kok station has 15 entrances, tied with East Tsim Sha Tsui station as stations with most exits in the MTR.[4] The exits are located within one block north and south of the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street, connecting buildings, shopping malls, main roads and ground transport facilities nearby.
- A1: Mong Kok Road[1]
- A2: Portland Street[1]
- B1: Trade and Industry Department Tower[1]
- B2: Fa Yuen Street Municipal Services Building[1]
- B3: MOKO[1]
- B4: T.O.P (This Is Our Place) Mall
- C1: Hang Seng Mongkok Building[1]
- C2: Shanghai Street[1]
- C3: Langham Place[1]
- C4: HSBC Building Mong Kok[1]
- D1: Shanghai Commercial Bank Building[1]
- D2: Argyle Centre[1]
- D3: Tung Choi Street[1]
- E1: Grand Plaza[1]
- E2: Wing Lung Bank Centre[1]
MTR East Rail line
Mong Kok East station (formerly Mong Kok KCR station) on the East Rail line and Mong Kok station are considerably far apart, at about 600 yards (550 m). The Mong Kok Road footbridge system and MOKO shopping centre connect Mong Kok East to Mong Kok station at its exit B3. As an alternative, passengers bound for the East Rail line may interchange at Kowloon Tong station.
References
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- ^ Mass Transit Railway Modern Tramway & Light Rail Transit April 1980 page 134
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- ^ 港鐵公司 (September 2008). 《旺角站車站指南》. 港鐵公司.