Mong Kok East station

Mong Kok East

旺角東
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Station exterior (from Yim Po Fong Street) in March 2021
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese旺角
Simplified Chinese旺角
JyutpingWong6 gok3 dung1
Cantonese YaleWohng gok dūng
Hanyu PinyinWàngjiǎodōng
Literal meaningBustling Corner East
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWàngjiǎodōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWohng gok dūng
IPA[wɔŋ˨kɔk̚˧tʊŋ˥]
JyutpingWong6 gok3 dung1
General information
LocationLuen Wan Street / Argyle Street, Mong Kok
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′20″N 114°10′22″E / 22.3222°N 114.1728°E / 22.3222; 114.1728
Owned byKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)East Rail line
Platforms3 (1 island platform and 1 side platform)
Tracks3
Connections
Construction
Structure typeon embankment
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMKK
History
Opened1 October 1910; 114 years ago (1910-10-01)
Rebuilt4 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-04)
Electrified6 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-06)
Previous namesYaumati, Mong Kok
Key dates
1910Station opens as Yaumati
1969Renamed to Mong Kok
1982Station is rebuilt
2007Renamed to Mong Kok East on the day of the MTR-KCR merger
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Hung Hom
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Kowloon Tong
towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau
Terminus East Rail line
Some rush hour trips
Former services
Preceding station KCR Following station
Hung Hom
towards Kowloon
KCR British section Sha Tin
towards Lo Wu
Track layout
Up arrow Kowloon Tong
Prince Edward
Road West
Mong Kok
freight yard
1
2
3
Luen Wan
Street
Argyle Street
Waterloo Road
Down arrow Hung Hom
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Mong Kok East
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Mong Kok East
Mong Kok East (Hong Kong urban core)

Mong Kok East station – formerly Mong Kok railway station and Yaumati railway station (during KCR period)  – is a station on Hong Kong's East Rail line. Only out-of-system interchange is available with Kwun Tong line and Tsuen Wan line at Mong Kok station via a footbridge. The station is connected to Grand Century Place, a large shopping mall.

The station is within walking distance of Mong Kok station, but there are no direct paths linking the stations; passengers wishing to transfer between the stations must use above-ground roads or transfer at Kowloon Tong.