Central station (MTR)

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Central 中環
MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 and 2 on the Tsuen Wan line in January 2018
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中環
Simplified Chinese	中环
Cantonese Yale	Jūngwàan
Literal meaning	Central ring
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuán Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jūngwàan Jyutping Zung1waan4
General information
Location	Des Voeux Road Central/Chater Road, Central Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′55″N 114°09′27″E / 22.2820°N 114.1576°E / 22.2820; 114.1576
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan line Island line
Platforms	4   Tsuen Wan line : 1 island platform   Island line : 2 split-level side platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Hong Kong:       Tung Chung line       Airport Express Peak Tram Tram Bus, minibus Ferries to Tsim Sha Tsui and Outlying Islands
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	3
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	CEN
History
Opened	Kwun Tong line : 12 February 1980; 44 years ago (1980-02-12)   Island line : 23 May 1986; 38 years ago (1986-05-23)
Previous names	Chater (Tsuen Wan line) Pedder (Island line)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Terminus Tsuen Wan line Admiralty towards Tsuen Wan Sheung Wan towards Kennedy Town Island line Admiralty towards Chai Wan Transfer at Hong Kong Terminus Airport Express transfer at Hong Kong Kowloon towards AsiaWorld–Expo Tung Chung line transfer at Hong Kong Kowloon towards Tung Chung
Track layout Legend to Admiralty 03/2019 collision accident 1 3 L2 (uppermost) 2 L3 4 L4 (lowest) to Sheung Wan
Location Central Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Central Central (Hong Kong urban core) Show map of Hong Kong urban core Central Central (Hong Kong Island) Show map of Hong Kong Island

Central (Chinese: 中環; Cantonese Yale: Jūngwàan) is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red but brown on the Tsuen Wan line platforms. The station is the southern terminus of the Tsuen Wan line, a stop on the Island line, and connects to Hong Kong station (via an underground passageway), which serves the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express.

The station was originally named Chater Station (due to its location near Chater Road). It was initially conceived to cater to 330,000 passengers daily and was planned to be 380 m (1,250 ft) long – one of the longest stations in the world.^[1] More than 200,000 passengers use this station daily. The longest distance between two exits is approximately 700m.