Wong_Tai_Sin_station Knowpia

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Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙
Wong Tai Sin; 黃大仙
MTR rapid transit station
	Platforms 1 and 2 (2021)
Chinese name
Chinese	黃大仙
Cantonese Yale	Wòngdaaihsīn
Literal meaning	Wong the Great Immortal
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huángdàxiān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wòngdaaihsīn
Jyutping	wong4daai6sin1
General information
Location	Lung Cheung Road near Temple Mall, Wong Tai Sin; Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E / 22.3417°N 114.1939°E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	WTS
History
Opened	1 October 1979; 44 years ago
Previous names	Chuk Un
Services
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Location
	Wong Tai Sin Location within the MTR system

Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: 黃大仙; Cantonese Yale: Wòngdaaihsīn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.

Livery edit

The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (黃), which means "yellow".^[1]

History edit

Wong Tai Sin station opened simultaneously with the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.

Station layout edit

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

G	Ground level	Exits
L1 Concourse	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops, vending machines
		Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines
L2 Platforms	Platform 1	→ Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Diamond Hill) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	← Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Lok Fu)

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Entrances/exits edit

A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North
C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
C2: Ching Tak Street
D1: San Po Kong
D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
D3: Temple Mall South^[3]

Incidents edit

On September 7, 2023, the station experienced severe flooding due to a torrential rainstorm, causing most of the Kwun Tong Line to be temporarily suspended.^[4]

Gallery edit

Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022
Lift access for Exit D (2020)
Paid area of the concourse (2020)
Concourse, near Exit A (2019)
Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014)
Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)

References edit

^ Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.
^ "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ "Massive flooding at MTR Wong Tai Sin Station causes significant Disruption on Kwun Tong Line, multiple station entrances closed".

[scmp104875-1] Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.

[2] "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[3] "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[4] "Massive flooding at MTR Wong Tai Sin Station causes significant Disruption on Kwun Tong Line, multiple station entrances closed".

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