Kowloon station (MTR)

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Kowloon 九龍
MTR rapid transit station
Exits D2 (left) and C2 (right), in Union Square
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	九龍
Simplified Chinese	九龙
Cantonese Yale	Gáulùng
Literal meaning	Nine dragons
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǔlóng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gáulùng IPA [kɐ̌ulʊ̏ŋ] Jyutping Gau2lung4
General information
Location	Union Square, West Kowloon Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°18′18″N 114°09′41″E / 22.3049°N 114.1615°E / 22.3049; 114.1615
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tung Chung line Airport Express
Platforms	4 (1 island platform on Tung Chung line and 2 side platforms on Airport Express)
Tracks	4
Connections	Austin (out-of-station interchange):     Tuen Ma line West Kowloon Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Farrells
Other information
Station code	KOW
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 names	West Kowloon (During planning)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Hong Kong Terminus Airport Express Tsing Yi towards AsiaWorld–Expo 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 Following station Futian towards Guangzhou South Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL transfer at West Kowloon Terminus
Track layout Legend to Tsing Yi to Olympic 1 3 L4 2 4 L2 to Hong Kong
Location Kowloon Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Kowloon Kowloon (Hong Kong urban core) Show map of Hong Kong urban core Kowloon Kowloon (Hong Kong Island) Show map of 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.