Tai Koo station

Tai Koo

太古
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinTàigǔ
Cantonese YaleTaaigú
Literal meaningMost historic
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTàigǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTaaigú
JyutpingTaai3Ku2
General information
LocationKornhill, King's Road, Quarry Bay
Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′05″N 114°12′58″E / 22.2846°N 114.2161°E / 22.2846; 114.2161
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Island line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeTAK
History
Opened31 May 1985; 39 years ago (1985-05-31)
Previous namesThornhill
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Quarry Bay
towards Kennedy Town
Island line Sai Wan Ho
towards Chai Wan
Track layout
1
2
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tai Koo
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tai Koo
Tai Koo (Hong Kong Island)

Tai Koo (Chinese: 太古; pinyin: Tàigǔ; Cantonese Yale: Taaigú) is a station on the Island line of the Hong Kong MTR system. The station is located in Kornhill, Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island and serves the area including Kornhill, Kornhill Gardens and Taikoo Shing. Tai Koo has a unique crimson livery and is one of the busiest stations in the system.[not verified in body]

The station was named for Taikoo Shing, the large-scale residential development built on the former site of Taikoo Dockyard, a Swire company, "Taikoo" being the Romanisation of the latter's Chinese name.