Fortress Hill station

Fortress Hill

炮台山
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Fortress Hill station
Chinese name
Chinese炮台山
Hanyu PinyinPàotáishān
Cantonese YalePaautòisāan
Literal meaningBattery Hill
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPàotáishān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationPaautòisāan
JyutpingPaau3toi4saan1
General information
LocationFortress Metro Tower, King's Road, Fortress Hill
Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′17″N 114°11′37″E / 22.2881°N 114.1936°E / 22.2881; 114.1936
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Island line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes (with staff assistance from street to concourse)
Other information
Station codeFOH
History
Opened31 May 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-31)
Previous namesCauseway Bay East
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Tin Hau
towards Kennedy Town
Island line North Point
towards Chai Wan
Track layout
1
2
Location
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Location within the MTR system
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Fortress Hill (Hong Kong urban core)
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Fortress Hill (Hong Kong Island)
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Fortress Hill (Chinese: 炮台山; pinyin: Pàotáishān; Cantonese Yale: Paautòisāan, literally Barbette Hill) is a station on the Island line of the Hong Kong MTR system. The station is located in the Fortress Hill section of Hong Kong on the eponymous island. Like all MTR stations, Fortress Hill has a unique colour scheme; its livery is dark green. The distance between this station and Tin Hau to the west is approximately 480 metres, the second-closest stations after Mong Kok and Prince Edward.