Causeway Bay Station
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| Traditional Chinese: | 銅鑼灣 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese: | 铜锣湾 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning: | Copper Gong Bay | ||||||||||||||
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Causeway Bay is a station on MTR's Island line on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
It serves Causeway Bay and its vicinity.
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[edit] Station layout
| G Ground |
- | Exits |
| Walkway | Western Concourse | Vending machines, ATM |
| C Concourse |
Eastern Concourse | Customer Service, MTRShops |
| Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, ATM | ||
| Octopus promotion machine, tourist information centre | ||
| Western Concourse | Customer Service | |
| ATM, i-centre internet service | ||
| Southern Concourse | Customer Service | |
| Vending machines, ATM, Octopus Promotion Machine | ||
| P1 Platform |
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| Platform 1 | Island Line towards Chai Wan | |
| P1 Platform |
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| Platform 2 | Island Line towards Sheung Wan | |
The platforms of Causeway Bay station are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with Platform 1 above Platform 2 for future expansion similar to North Point.
[edit] Entrances/exits
Causeway Bay is a primary shopping district in Hong Kong with exits from the MTR leading directly into major outlets such as Sogo and Times Square, which can be accessed through a long, upward sloping pedestrian walkway at Exit A.
Unlike other MTR stations, there are three different councourses in Causeway Bay station. After exiting the paid areas through the turnstiles, the other two concourses are inaccessible underground. Therefore passengers are advised to check carefully before passing through the exit gates.
The west and east concourses were opened on 31 May 1985 with the opening of the station, while the south concourse and Exit A were opened in 1994 with the opening of Times Square.
[edit] South concourse
In the basement of Times Square:
- A: Times Square
[edit] West concourse
In the basement of Causeway Bay Plaza (Phase 1):
- B: Causeway Bay Plaza
- C: Sino Plaza
[edit] East concourse
In the basement of Sogo Department Store:
- D1/D2/D3/D4: Sogo Department Store
- E: Great George Street, (Next to Body Shop)
- F: Former Mitsukoshi Department Store Site
[edit] Transport Connections
[edit] Bus Routes
These are the bus routes found in the vicinity of Causeway Bay station that provide connections with other areas not served by the MTR. To Aberdeen/Wah Kwai Estate, Braemar Hill, Happy Valley, Jardine's Lookout, Kennedy Town, Lai Tak Tsuen, Lei Tung Estate, Park Road, Sham Wan/Wong Chuk Hang, Nam Cheong Station/Hoi Lai Estate, South Horizons, The Peak, Tin Wan, Tsing Yi/Cheung On, Wah Fu.
[edit] Hong Kong Tramways (Exit A)
Hong Kong Island's tramway system consists of an inner loop branching out at Causeway Bay towards Happy Valley. Racegoers or local residents can walk through a winding passageway inside the station to reach Exit A at Times Square. There, they should walk along Matheson Street to reach Leighton Road, and the tram stop is found at the junction with Wong Nai Chung Road, next to the Crickengower Cricket Club.
[edit] Plans to expand Causeway bay MTR Station
In November 2006, MTR announced they will build an underground shopping mall and expand the current Causeway Bay station. The station will add 5 new exits:
- E1: East Point Road
- E2: Great George Street at Hong Kong Building
- F1: Former Hennessy Center
- F2: Yee Wo Street at McDonald's Building
- F3: Paterson Street
and the current Exit E(Great George Street next to Body Shop) will be cancelled. The plan also triples the current station size.
[edit] Neighbouring stations
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towards Sheung Wan
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Island Line |
towards Chai Wan
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