Whampoa station

Whampoa 黃埔
MTR rapid transit station
Exterior of Whampoa Station exit A
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃埔
Simplified Chinese	黃埔
Cantonese Yale	Wòngbou
Hanyu Pinyin	Huángpǔ
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huángpǔ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòngbou IPA [wɔ̏ːŋpōu] Jyutping Wong4bou3
General information
Location	Tak On Street & Hung Hom Road, Hung Hom Kowloon City District Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°18′18″N 114°11′23″E / 22.3050°N 114.1896°E / 22.3050; 114.1896Coordinates: 22°18′18″N 114°11′23″E / 22.3050°N 114.1896°E / 22.3050; 114.1896
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line
Platforms	1 (1 side platform)
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	WHA
History
Opened	23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Terminus Kwun Tong line Ho Man Tin towards Tiu Keng Leng
Route map to Ho Man Tin Reversing siding Bidirectional track
Location
Whampoa Location within the MTR system

Whampoa (Chinese: 黃埔; Cantonese Yale: Wòngbou) is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line of the MTR in Hong Kong. It is located in Hung Hom, Kowloon City District within the developed area of Whampoa Garden immediately adjacent to the stern of The Whampoa, a symbol of identity for the area and its history.

The station was named after Whampoa Garden, which was built on the former site of Whampoa Dockyard.

The station was originally due to be open in 2015, but due to delays during the construction of the underground portion of the station, it opened on 23 October 2016.

History

Whampoa Station was constructed under the HK$856 million Kwun Tong Line Extension Contract 1002, which was awarded in 2011 to a joint venture comprising Hong Kong contractors Chun Wo and Hip Hing Construction. This contract covered both the station as well as the overrun tunnel beyond it.^[2] The two station concourses were constructed using the cut-and-cover method, while the platform tunnel in between was built using the "drill-and-split" method. The use of tunnel boring machines was not preferred due to the lack of staging space in the densely built-up area, while drill-and-blast was not used at Whampoa Station in response to local concerns regarding safety and noise.^[3]

Station layout

View down the platform

The station consists of a platform tunnel between two separate concourses and is mainly underground except for the entrances and ventilation shafts. The West Concourse is located at the junction of Hung Hom Road and Tak Man Street while the East Concourse is located along Tak On Street and be crossed by Shung King and Tak Ting Streets.^[4]

As with the stations at Po Lam and Disneyland Resort, this is a terminal station with a single side platform.^[4][5] Due to the fact that the single track at Whampoa cannot accommodate all Kwun Tong Line trains during Monday to Friday peak hours (07:00 to 09:30, 16:30 to 19:00), Saturdays (07:15 to 20:00) as well as Sundays and public holidays (08:40 to 20:00), half of Kwun Tong Line trains terminate at the preceding Ho Man Tin Station. As a result, trains serve Whampoa at four-minute headways.

Connections

The station is adjacent to the Whampoa Garden Bus Terminus. It is also a short walk away from the Hung Hom Ferry Pier.^[6]

Panorama of the single platform

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whampoa Station.

• Legislative Council - MTR Kwun Tong Line extension plan