Mong Kok East station – formerly Mong Kok railway station and Yaumati (油麻地) ^{[citation needed]} – is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail line. Only out-of-system interchange is available with Kwun Tong line and Tsuen Wan line at Mong Kok station via a footbridge. The station is connected to Grand Century Place, a large shopping mall.

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Mong Kok East 旺角東
MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) in March 2021
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	旺角東
Simplified Chinese	旺角东
Jyutping	Wong6 gok3 dung1
Cantonese Yale	Wohng gok dūng
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngjiǎodōng
Literal meaning	Flourishing Corner East
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎodōng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wohng gok dūng IPA [wɔ̀ːŋkɔ̄ːk̚tóŋ] Jyutping Wong6 gok3 dung1
General information
Location	Luen Wan Street / Argyle Street, Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	3 (1 island platform and 1 side platform)
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	on embankment
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MKK
History
Opened	1 October 1910; 112 years ago (1910-10-01)
Rebuilt	4 May 1982; 40 years ago (1982-05-04)
Electrified	6 May 1982; 40 years ago (1982-05-06)
Previous names	Yaumatei, Mong Kok
Key dates
1910	Station opens as Yaumatei
1969	Renamed to Mong Kok
1982	Station is rebuilt
2007	Renamed to Mong Kok East on the day of the MTR-KCR merger
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Hung Hom towards Admiralty East Rail line Kowloon Tong towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Former services Preceding station KCR Following station Kowloon Terminus KCR British section Sha Tin towards Lo Wu
Track layout Legend Kowloon Tong Prince Edward Road West Mong Kok freight yard 1 2 3 Luen Wan Street Argyle Street Waterloo Road Hung Hom
Location
Mong Kok East Location within the MTR system

The station is within walking distance of Mong Kok station, but there are no direct paths linking the stations; passengers wishing to transfer between the stations must use above-ground roads or transfer at Kowloon Tong station.

History

The station, initially named Yaumati, was constructed on 1 October 1910 to cope with the opening of the British Section of Kowloon–Canton Railway.[1]^{[unreliable source?]} The station was later renamed Mong Kok on 31 December 1968 on the grounds that the station was actually in Mong Kok District.[2][3]

In 1983, the station was rebuilt. A temporary station was in use just to the south (towards Hung Hom) during reconstruction. After the takeover of KCR operations by the MTR Corporation on 2 December 2007, the station was renamed to Mong Kok East. Before the MTR–KCR merger, this station shared a name with the separate Mong Kok station on the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines.

Station layout

Platform 1 is the terminus platform for some southbound trains during peak hours and the train will return northbound towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau. The platforms are curved and the platform gap is relatively large compared to other MTR stations.

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Entrances/exits

• A: Government Offices Carpark
• B: Mongkok Government Offices
• C: Sai Yee Street
• D: Grand Century Place[5]

Nearby landmarks

• Grand Century Place (MOKO)
• Royal Plaza Hotel
• Yuen Po Street Bird Garden

References

External links

• Media related to Mong Kok East Station at Wikimedia Commons