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. 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.Mass Transit Railway Modern Tramway & Light Rail Transit April 1980 page 134 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 .
GGround levelExitsL1ConcourseCustomer Service, MTRshopsVending machines, Automatic teller machinesOctopus Promotion MachineL2Green and Black PlatformPlatform towards () →Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tsuen Wan linePlatform towards (Prince Edward) →L3Purple and Magenta PlatformPlatform ← Tsuen Wan line towards ()Island platform, doors will open on the left for Tsuen Wan line, right for Kwun Tong linePlatform ← 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. 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 A2: Portland Street B1: Nathan Road B2: Fa Yuen Street Municipal Services Building B3: MOKO, Mong Kok East Station B4: T.O.P (This Is Our Place) Mall C1: Hang Seng Mongkok Building C2: Shanghai Street C3: Langham Place C4: HSBC Building Mong Kok D1: Shanghai Commercial Bank Building, Argyle Street, Hua Chiao Com Bldg D2: Argyle Centre D3: Tung Choi Street E1: Grand Plaza E2: CMB Wing Lung Bank Centre
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 . 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.
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