Kowloon Tong station

On 1 October 1910, the KCR British Section opened, including Beacon Hill Tunnel, but without any station at Kowloon Tong. Kowloon Tong station on the KCR opened on 4 May 1982, serving as an interchange point with the MTR.

On 1 October 1979, the first phase of the MTR's Kwun Tong line opened to the public, including Kowloon Tong station.

A new underground southern concourse for the East Rail line was opened on 15 April 2004 to increase the station's capacity. The project included a new 60-metre subway linking to the MTR concourse (meaning the station now has two subways for transferring passengers). The new 1,800-square-metre concourse also included a new entrance (entrance D) on To Fuk Road. A passenger lift was also installed at entrance E at this time.[3][4]

On 2 December 2007, the MTR–KCR merger took place, and Kowloon Tong become solely operated by MTR, but the turnstiles separating the respective concourse of the Kwun Tong line and East Rail line were not removed until 28 September 2008.

Kwun Tong line concourse in March 2014

Kwun Tong line platforms in April 2014

Decorations in East Rail line platforms in October 2008

East Rail line platforms in April 2014

There is a reserved space for a track connecting the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line in the westbound tunnel just outside Kowloon Tong station towards Shek Kip Mei. The space was originally designed to allow the Metro Cammell EMUs to be transferred to the Kwun Tong line when they were unloaded at Hung Hom, but the track was never built as the MTR decided to use lorries to carry all of its train carriages to the Kowloon Bay Depot.[5]

Note that the platforms for both the East Rail line and the Kwun Tong line are called platforms 1 and 2.

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A pedestrian walkway connects the station with Festival Walk, a major shopping centre.[7]

Kwun Tong line concourse

• A1: Suffolk Road
• A2: Hong Kong Baptist Hospital/Hong Kong Baptist University
• B: Suffolk Road
• C1: Hong Kong Productivity Council
• C2: Festival Walk/City University of Hong Kong
• E: EDB Education Services Centre[7]

East Rail line southern concourse

• D: Public Transport Interchange [7]

East Rail line northern concourse

• F: Kent Road [7]

East Rail line platform 2 (ground level)

• G1: To Fuk Road
• G2: Festival Walk[7]

East Rail line platform 1 (ground level)

• H: Hong Kong Productivity Council [7]

Exit H is also accessible from the East Rail line northern concourse. It is possible to walk between Exit A and E in the vicinity of the station without entering the paid area. The same goes for Exit B, C, F and H.

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  Kwun Tong line platforms (2022)
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  Kwun Tong line Platforms 2 (left) and 1 (right) (2021)
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  East Rail line northern concourse (2021)
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  Exterior of Exit F (2021)
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  Paid area of the Kwun Tong line side concourse (2021)
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  Transfer passage way between the Kwun Tong and East Rail line platforms (2021)
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  East Rail line southern concourse (2021)
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  Exit C1 entrance (2021)
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  Exit C2 entrance (2021)
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  Exit E entrance (2021)
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  Exit D entrance (2021)
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  Ground level of Kowloon Tong station in February 2009