North Point station

North Point
北角
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 3
Chinese name
Chinese 北角
Hanyu Pinyin Běijiǎo
Cantonese Yale Bākgok
Literal meaning North Corner
General information
Location Near Roca Centre, King's Road, North Point
Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°17′27″N 114°12′03″E / 22.2909°N 114.2007°E / 22.2909; 114.2007Coordinates: 22°17′27″N 114°12′03″E / 22.2909°N 114.2007°E / 22.2909; 114.2007
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (island platforms)
Connections Bus, public light bus, tram, ferry
Construction
Structure type Underground
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code NOP
History
Opened
  • 31 May 1985 (1985-05-31) (Island Line)
  • 27 September 2001 (2001-09-27) (Kwun Tong Line)
Services

Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Fortress Hill
towards Kennedy Town
 Island line Quarry Bay
towards Chai Wan
Terminus Tseung Kwan O line Quarry Bay
towards Po Lam
Tseung Kwan O line
Rush hours only
 Quarry Bay
towards LOHAS Park
Former
Quarry Bay
towards Yau Ma Tei
 Kwun Tong line
2001–2002
 Terminus
Planned (North Island Line extension)
Causeway Bay North
towards Tamar
 Tseung Kwan O line Quarry Bay
towards Po Lam
Tseung Kwan O line
Rush hours only
 Quarry Bay
towards LOHAS Park
Route map
to Quarry Bay
2
1
L3
4
3
L2
to Fortress Hill
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
North Point
Location within the MTR system

North Point (Chinese: 北角; Cantonese Yale: Bākgok) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island Line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O Line, located in North Point on Hong Kong Island. The livery of the station is tomato orange.

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.

In 2001, an artwork by architect Tao Ho and local schoolchildren called North Point, My Neighbourhood was installed in the station. It is an illustrated mural depicting familiar sights from around North Point.

Station layout

G - Exits
Walkway Walkway Exits, walkway to all exits
Walkway Walkway MTRshops
Walkway to all exits
C Concourse Customer Service, MTRshops
Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
Octopus Promotion Machine
Upper Level
Platforms		 Platform 2 ←      Island line towards Kennedy Town (Fortress Hill)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Island Line, right for Tseung Kwan O Line
Platform 4 ←      Tseung Kwan O line termination platform
Lower Level
Platforms		 Platform 1      Island line towards Chai Wan (Quarry Bay) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right for Island Line, left for Tseung Kwan O Line
Platform 3      Tseung Kwan O line towards Po Lam (Quarry Bay) →
     Tseung Kwan O line towards LOHAS Park peak hours only (Quarry Bay) →

[1]

Compared to cross-platform arrangements at other MTR stations, the transfer distance is longer here; however, it is nevertheless much more convenient for commuters to transfer than passing through the corridors in Quarry Bay Station, which provides no cross-platform arrangement.

Entrances/exits

All exits are located on King's Road and the side streets nearby.[2]

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.

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 seashore.

Special train

In order to relieve overcrowding of the Kennedy Town-bound platform in morning peak hour, a number of trains from Chai Wan Depot run empty and are placed into service at North Point.[3]

Future development

North Point will become an intermediate station on the Tseung Kwan O Line once the North Island Line project is completed. Tseung Kwan O Line North Point-bound train will run towards Tamar via Causeway Bay North and Exhibition Centre stations, paralleling the Island Line. This will significantly relieve the overcrowding on Kennedy Town-bound trains of the Island Line during the morning rush hour.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "North Point Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "North Point Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Scheduled train service level". MTR Service Update.
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