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Shek Kip Mei station

Coordinates: 22°19′55″N 114°10′07″E / 22.3320°N 114.1687°E / 22.3320; 114.1687
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Shek Kip Mei

石硤尾
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Shek Kip Mei station
Chinese name
Chinese石硤尾
Cantonese YaleSehk gip méih
Literal meaningGorge End
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShíxiáwêi
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSehk gip méih
JyutpingSek6gip3mei5
General information
LocationUnder Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei
Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′55″N 114°10′07″E / 22.3320°N 114.1687°E / 22.3320; 114.1687
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Kwun Tong line
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeSKM
History
Opened1 October 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-01)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Prince Edward
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong line Kowloon Tong
Transfer at ‹See TfM›Sham Shui Po
Prince Edward
towards Central
Tsuen Wan line
transfer at Sham Shui Po
Cheung Sha Wan
towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout
1
2
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Shek Kip Mei
Location within the MTR system

Shek Kip Mei (Chinese: 石硤尾; Cantonese Yale: Sehk gip méih) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is located in Shek Kip Mei.

History

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The station's construction under Contract 202 was given to Maeda Corporation.[1][2]

The station served as a terminus of the 2nd phase of the Kwun Tong line (then known as the part of the Modified Initial System) until the services was extended to Tsim Sha Tsui station on 16 December 1979. (Shek Kip Mei to ‹See TfM›Kwun Tong, 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1979). The very first train departed from this station on 1 October 1979.

Livery

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The station's livery is green and white only seen in concourse and at both ends of the platforms

Station layout

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G Ground level Exits
L1 Concourse Customer service, MTRshops
Vending machines, automatic teller machines
L2
Platform
Platform 1      Kwun Tong line towards ‹See TfM›Tiu Keng Leng (‹See TfM›Kowloon Tong)
Island platforms, doors will open on the right
Platform 2      Kwun Tong line towards ‹See TfM›Whampoa (‹See TfM›Prince Edward)

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Entrances and exits

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  • A: Nam Cheong Street
  • B1: Woh Chai Street
  • B2: Woh Chai Street
  • C: Wai Chi Street Wheelchair user access[4]
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References

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  1. ^ "1978-07 Tunnelling methods in the Hong Kong MTR (The Quantity Surveyor July 1978)" (PDF).
  2. ^ 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
  3. ^ "Shek Kip Mei Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Shek Kip Mei Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.