North Point Station

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North Point 北角

The North Point station platform. This is the platform for Tsueng Kwan O Line, which is wider than Island line platforms.

Line Island Tseung Kwan O Code NOP Service hours 0606/0112 Connections bus, minibus, ferry

District Eastern Area North Point

Map MTR Website Coordinates 22.291040° N 114.200390° E

Opened May 31, 1985(Island Line) September 27, 2001 (TKO Line) Type of station underground Type of platforms island No. of platforms 4 No. of exits 8 No. of lifts 2 No. of shops 4

North Point Station
Chinese:	北角
Transliterations Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin: Běijiǎo Min - Min-nan POJ: Pak-kak Yue (Cantonese) - Jyutping: bak1 gok3 - Yale Romanization: bak1 gok3

North Point is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O Line. The livery of the station is tomato orange.

Contents 1 History 2 Station layout 3 Entrances/exits 4 Transport connections 4.1 Bus 4.2 Ferry 5 Neighbouring stations 6 See also

[edit] History

This station was opened in 1985 upon the completion of the Island Line. Until 2001, the station was only used by that line, and the layout of the station at that time featured a stacked side platform arrangement with trains running towards Sheung Wan Station operating on the level above trains running towards Chai Wan Station. Between 2001 and 2002, this station was expanded to facilitate a cross-platform interchange with the Tseung Kwan O Line. A new platform was constructed on each level opposite the existing platform and the station served as the temporary terminus of Kwun Tong Line. On August 4, 2002, the section of Tseung Kwan O Line from this station to Yau Tong was opened to allow passengers to develop familiarity with the new cross-harbour interchange arrangement. Since August 18, 2002, this station serves as the interchange station between the two lines as well as the terminus of Tseung Kwan O Line.

As cross-platform arrangement goes, the transfer distance is considered to be longer than other MTR cross-platform interchanges such as Prince Edward Station. But it is in fact much more convenient for commuters to transfer than passing through the corridors in Quarry Bay Station, which provides no cross-platform arrangement.

[edit] Station layout

G	-	Exits
Walkway	Walkway	Exits, walkway to all exits
Walkway	Walkway	MTRshops
		Walkway to all exits
Concourse	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRshops
		Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
		Octopus Promotion Machine
Upper Level Platforms	Platform 2	Island Line towards Sheung Wan
	Island platform, Island Line train doors will open on the left Tseung Kwan O Line train doors will open on the right
	Platform 4	Tseung Kwan O Line termination platform
Lower Level Platforms	Platform 1	Island Line towards Chai Wan
	Island platform, Island Line train doors will open on the right Tseung Kwan O Line train doors will open on the left
	Platform 3	Tseung Kwan O Line towards Po Lam

[edit] Entrances/exits

All exits are located on King's Road and the side streets nearby.

• A1/A4: Java Road
• A2: Marble Road
• A3: Odeon Plaza
• B1/B2/B3: King's Road
• B4: Tsat Tze Mui Road

[edit] Transport connections

North Point is the home of a large bus terminus, situated at the North Point Ferry Pier. (Exit A1) At the same time, other modes of transport like buses, trams and taxis are accessed at King's Road, which can be reached through Exits B1 and B3.

[edit] Bus

North Point Ferry Pier Bus Terminus (Exit A1) To Braemar Hill:

• 27, 529

to Chai Wan (East):

• 82

To Happy Valley (Upper):

• 19

To Kennedy Town:

• 10, 18P

To Pokfield Road:

• 23

To Siu Sai Wan:

• 85

To Stanley:

• 63, 65

To Disneyland:

• R11

To Airport:

• A12

[edit] Ferry

The North Point Ferry Pier (entrance/exit A1) provides services to Hung Hom, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong. Passengers who wish to take the ferry should leave North Point Station at entrance/exit A1, and follow Shu Kuk Street until they reach the bus terminus. The ferry pier is by the shore.

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		MTR		Following station
Fortress Hill towards Sheung Wan		Island Line		Quarry Bay towards Chai Wan
Terminus		Tseung Kwan O Line		Quarry Bay towards Po Lam
Tin Hau proposed towards Kennedy Town

[edit] See also

• North Point

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