Kowloon station (MTR)

Kowloon

九龍
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Exits D2 (left) and C2 (right), in Union Square
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese九龍
Simplified Chinese九龙
Cantonese YaleGáulùng
Literal meaningNine dragons
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiǔlóng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGáulùng
IPA[kɐ̌ulʊ̏ŋ]
JyutpingGau2lung4
General information
LocationUnion Square, West Kowloon
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′18″N 114°09′41″E / 22.3049°N 114.1615°E / 22.3049; 114.1615
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (1 island platform on Tung Chung line and 2 side platforms on Airport Express)
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
ArchitectFarrells
Other information
Station codeKOW
History
Opened
  • 22 June 1998; 26 years ago (1998-06-22) (Tung Chung line)
  • 6 July 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07-06) (Airport Express)
Previous namesWest Kowloon (During planning)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Hong Kong
Terminus
Airport Express Tsing Yi
Tung Chung line Olympic
towards Tung Chung
Transfer at Austin
Nam Cheong
towards Tuen Mun
Tuen Ma line
transfer at Austin
East Tsim Sha Tsui
towards Wu Kai Sha
Transfer at West Kowloon
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Futian Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL
transfer at West Kowloon
Terminus
Track layout
1
3
L4
2
4
L2
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Kowloon
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Kowloon
Kowloon (Hong Kong urban core)
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Kowloon
Kowloon (Hong Kong Island)

Kowloon is a station on the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR. It is one of the two Airport Express stations providing in-town check-in services for passengers departing from Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in the Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei areas.

The station is located less than two hundred meters west of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section West Kowloon Terminus, five hundred meters west of Austin on the Tuen Ma line and a kilometre west of Jordan station on the Tsuen Wan line.

Escalators link Elements directly with the station concourse.