Kwun Tong () is a station on the MTR in Hong Kong. The station opened on 1 October 1979 as the eastern terminus of the first phase of the Kwun Tong line until the Eastern Harbour Crossing to Quarry Bay opened on 6 August 1989. It is located in the Kwun Tong area, between and stations.
The station is elevated and open-air, unlike almost every other station on the line. Only Ngau Tau Kok and stations are like this. Due to difficulties in installing platform screen doors (PSDs) in above ground stations, the MTR decided not to install PSDs in this station, instead installing automatic platform gates (APGs) on the station's platforms in 2011.
A shopping centre and office tower, named apm Millennium City 5, are connected to the station. Beneath the station building is a road tunnel which diverts traffic along Kwun Tong Road from the roundabout around the station.
History The construction of the station under Contract 212 was awarded to Far East/Coignet joint venture.
Kwun Tong station was opened when the Kwun Tong line was opened on 1 October 1979, and act as the terminus of the system, until Kwun Tong line was extended to Quarry Bay on 6 August 1989.
Station layout
Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform, and it is curved, so the gap is large. Before Lam Tin station was opened, platform 1 was also used for departing westbound trains. After midnight, platform 1 is the termination platform of the Kwun Tong line, so trains can return to Kowloon Bay Depot. Before 07:01, platform 2 is the boarding platform of the Kwun Tong line after trains depart from Kowloon Bay Depot.
U2PlatformsPlatform towards () →Island platform, doors will open on the rightPlatform ← Kwun Tong line towards ()U1ConcourseCustomer service, MTRshopsHang Seng Bank, vending machines, automatic teller machinesOctopus promotion machineGGround levelExits--Kwun Tong Road Tunnel
Entrances/exits A1: Yue Man Square A2: Millennium City 5, APM Mall B1: Kwun Tong Ferry Pier Harbourfront B2: Kwun Tong Plaza B3: Crocodile Center C1: Yuet Wah Street C2: Lei Yue Mun Road C3: Hip Wo Street D1: Bus Terminus D2: Hip Wo Street D3: Hoi Yuen Road D4: Kwun Tong Industrial Centre
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