Yau Tong station

Yau Tong station
Ground level
Platform 3
General information
Line(s)	Kwun Tong
Connections	Bus, Minibus
Other information
Station code	YAT
Services
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Yau Tong station
Chinese	油塘
Literal meaning	Oily Pond
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yóutáng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization yau4 tong4 Jyutping jau4 tong4

the multiple cross-platform-interchange system between Tiu Keng Leng and Yau Tong stations

Yau Tong Station A exit

Yau Tong is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line and the Tseung Kwan O Line. It is the only station of the Tseung Kwan O Line to be located in Kowloon. The livery of the station is yellow. Although the train platforms are constructed above ground level, they are sealed from the outside with concrete walls to prevent the noise of trains from disturbing the nearby residents of Yau Tong Estate.

The station opened on 4 August 2002 so that passengers could interchange between the two lines. The new station made travel times on the Kwun Tong Line four minutes longer.

History

The Yau Tong Station was originally built as a part of the MTR Tseung Kwan O extension, to make a Cross-platform interchange between Kwun Tong Line and the newly built Tseung Kwan O Line, and to provide nearby residents in Lei Yue Mun and Sze Shan (四山, lit. Mount Four) convenient access to the MTR system.

There was debate over whether the interchange should be built in a new station, redirecting the original route or by utilising existing stations such as Lam Tin or Kwun Tong. Ultimately the interchanges were built in 2 brand new stations - Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng. This resulted in complaints from passengers because the new arrangement forced them to change trains twice when crossing Victoria Harbour.

Station layout

U3 Concourse	Concourse	Exits, footbridge to Yau Tong Estate/Lei Yu Mun Plaza
		Customer Service, MTR Shops
		Vending machines, ATMs
U2 Upper Platforms	Platform 2	← Template:HK-MTR box towards Yau Ma Tei (Lam Tin)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 3	→ Template:HK-MTR box towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park (Tiu Keng Leng) →
U1 Ground Lower Platforms	Platform 1	→ Template:HK-MTR box towards Tiu Keng Leng (Terminus) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 4	← Template:HK-MTR box towards North Point (Quarry Bay)

Yau Tong Station has three main levels: the concourse, the upper platforms, and the lower platforms.

The upper platform level consists of Platforms 2 and 3. Passengers crossing the harbour on the Tseung Kwan O Line towards the Kowloon side can cross over to Platform 2 to change to the Kwun Tong Line to get to most destinations in East Kowloon.

The lower platform level contains Platforms 1 and 4. Passengers travelling on the Kwun Tong Line travelling towards Tiu Keng Leng can cross over to Platform 4 to change to the Tseung Kwan O line to cross the harbour to North Point.

Inside the station

Shops and self-service stations

Station shop 7-Eleven Maxim's Cakes Hung Fook Tong Health Express 759 Store

Self-service Hang Seng Bank ATM Bank of China (Hong Kong) ATM

Entrances/exits

• A1: Yau Tong Estate/Public Transport Interchange /

Domain/Lei Yue Mun Plaza/Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery

• A2: Lei Yue Mun Municipal Services Building/Jockey Club Lei Yue Mun Plus
• B1: Yau Lai Estate /St.Antonius Primary School
• B2: Cha Kwo Leng Road

Transport Connections

Bus Routes

• 14 Yau Tong ↔ China Ferry Terminal @Exit A1
• 14B Lam Tin (Kwong Tin Estate) ↔ Ngau Tau Kok @Exit A1
• 14D Yau Tong ↔ Choi Hung (Rush Hour Service) @Exit A1
• 14S Yau Tong ↔ Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery (Circular) (Ching Ming & Chung Yeung Festival Service) @Exit A1
• 14X Lei Yue Mun ↔ China Ferry Terminal @Exit A1
• 62X Yau Tong ↔ Tuen Mun Town Centre @Exit A1
• 216M Lam Tin Railway Station ↔ Yau Tong Railway Station (Circular) @Exit A1
• 259D Yau Tong ↔ Tuen Mun (Lung Mun Oasis) @Exit A1
• 603 Ping Tin ↔ Central Ferry Piers @Exit A1

Minibus Routes

• 23C Lam Tin Station (Leguna City) ↔ Yau Tong Station @Exit B2
• 24 Kai Tin Estate ↔ Lei Yue Mun @Exit A1
• 24M Yau Tong Station (Domain) ↔ Lam Tin (Pik Wan Road) @Exit A1
• 63M Yau Tong Station (Domain) ↔ Kwong Tin Estate @Exit A1
• 76B Yau Tong Station (Domain) ↔ United Christian Hosptial @Exit A1

Nearby Facilities

New shopping mall Domain opened in 1 December 2012. It is the second shopping mall in Yau Tong. The previous one is Lei Yue Mun Plaza opened in 2001. In 2 July 2012, located in the Domain Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange is enabled, the previous Yau Tong Station Temporary bus Terminus routes and three mini-bus lines were moved to the new location. Passengers can cross the MTR interchange and take the other transportation via exit A2.