Mong Kok station

For another MTR station in Mong Kok, and formerly known as Mong Kok railway station, see Mong Kok East station.

Mong Kok 旺角
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 4 of Mong Kok station in May 2022
Chinese name
Chinese	旺角
Jyutping	Wong6 gok3
Cantonese Yale	Wohng gok
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngjiǎo
Literal meaning	Bustling Corner
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wohng gok IPA [wɔŋ˨kɔk̚˧] Jyutping Wong6 gok3
General information
Location	Nathan Road × Argyle Street, Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line Tsuen Wan line
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, minibus (Red and Green)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	MOK
History
Opened	Kwun Tong line : 31 December 1979; 44 years ago (1979-12-31)   Tsuen Wan line : 17 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-17)
Previous names	Argyle
Key dates
1979	Station opens as Argyle
1985	Renamed to Mong Kok
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Yau Ma Tei towards Central Tsuen Wan line Prince Edward towards Tsuen Wan Yau Ma Tei towards Whampoa Kwun Tong line Prince Edward towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout v t e to Shek Kip Mei to Sham Shui Po 1 4 P1 (upper) Prince Edward 2 3 P2 (lower) 3 4 P1 (upper) Mong Kok 1 2 P2 (lower) 2 3 P1 (upper) Yau Ma Tei 1 4 P2 (lower) to Ho Man Tin to Jordan
Location Mong Kok Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Mong Kok Mong Kok (Hong Kong urban core) Show map of Hong Kong urban core

Mong Kok station is a 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 Tsuen Wan line. It is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok station is dim red. 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 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, trains take 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 Kwun Tong line.^[2] When the Tsuen Wan line opened 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 Prince Edward and Yau Ma Tei.

G	Ground level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRshops
		Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
		Octopus Promotion Machine
L2 Platform	Platform 1	→      Tsuen Wan line towards Tsuen Wan (Prince Edward) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tsuen Wan line
	Platform 3	→      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Prince Edward) →
L3 Platform	Platform 2	←      Tsuen Wan line towards Central (Yau Ma Tei)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tsuen Wan line, right for Kwun Tong line
	Platform 4	←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Yau Ma Tei)

^[3]

Panorama of P2 platforms in July 2013

Entrances and exits

Mong Kok station has 15 entrances, tied with East Tsim Sha Tsui station as stations with most exits in 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 and Mong Kok station are considerably far apart. To reach Mong Kok East from Mong Kok, use exit B3, walk up the Mong Kok Road Footbridge System, and go via MOKO to reach Mong Kok East. Passengers wishing to transfer to the East Rail line may do so at Kowloon Tong station.

Gallery

• 
  Tsuen Wan-bound M-train (2022)
• 
  Exit C3 access to Langham Place (2020)
• 
  Station concourse (2020)
• 
  Ticket sales and Octopus card top-up machines in the unpaid area of the concourse (2017)
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  Platform 1 in February 2014
• 
  Exit D2 in March 2006

References

1. "Mong Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
2. Mass Transit Railway Modern Tramway & Light Rail Transit April 1980 page 134
3. "Mong Kok Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
4. 港鐵公司 (September 2008). 《旺角站車站指南》. 港鐵公司.