Kai Tak station

Kai Tak (Chinese: 啟德) is an underground MTR rapid transit station located on the Tuen Ma line, in the Kai Tak Development area of Hong Kong (near the old east apron of the former Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon City District). The station was opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It will provide access to the multi-purpose Kai Tak Sports Park, currently under construction, as well as other facilities. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL).^[1]

Kai Tak 啟德
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	啟德
Simplified Chinese	启德
Cantonese Yale	Káidāk
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qǐdé Wade–Giles Ch'i3-te2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Káidāk Jyutping Kai2dak1
General information
Location	Concorde Road, Kai Tak Development Area Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′49″N 114°11′58″E
Owned by	KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tuen Ma line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KAT
History
Opened	14 February 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-14)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Sung Wong Toi towards Tuen Mun Tuen Ma line Diamond Hill towards Wu Kai Sha Diamond Hill Terminus East Kowloon line (1970 scheme) Ma Tau Wai towards Rumsey
Route map Legend To Diamond Hill Reversing siding Kai Tak Nullah To Sung Wong Toi
Location Kai Tak Location within the MTR system

History

The contract to construct Kai Tak station (and the approach tunnels), valued at HK$1,422,000,000, was awarded on 25 April 2013 to the Kaden-Chun Wo joint venture.^[2] The station was built using the cut-and-cover method. A topping-out ceremony was held on 16 July 2015. It was the second SCL station to be topped out, after Hin Keng.^[3]

The station opened on 14 February 2020. It acted as the southern terminus for the Ma On Shan line (renamed Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 on the same day) until the entire Tuen Ma line opened on 27 June 2021.^[4]

The station was temporarily closed on 17 July 2020 after a wartime bomb was found nearby.^[5] The station reopened on the morning of the next day.

Features

The station includes an artwork within the adit leading to Exit A. Entitled Memories of Kai Tak – 1925–1998, the piece comprises a display of more than 30 photos and other materials related to the former Kai Tak Airport. It was designed by Cliff Dunnaway, author of two books about Hong Kong's aviation history.^[6]

Station layout

The station has two levels: a concourse level above a lower level with an island platform.^[7]

G	Ground level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops
L2 Platforms	Siding	No passenger service[8]
	Platform 1	←      Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Sung Wong Toi)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→      Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (Diamond Hill) →

^[9]

Exits

• A: Kai Ching Estate
• B: Muk Yuen Street
• C: AIRSIDE and Kai Tak Underground Shopping Street (opened 28 September 2023^[10])
• D: OASIS KAI TAK

Gallery

• 
  Concourse
• 
  Exit A
• 
  Exit D

References

1. "Scandal-hit HK$99 billion Sha Tin-Central rail link set for 2020 opening". South China Morning Post. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
2. "MTR – Shatin to Central Link – Construction – Major Contracts Awarded". mtr-shatincentrallink.hk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Main Structure of Shatin to Central Link's Kai Tak Station Completed" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 16 July 2015.
4. "MTR opens phase one of the Tuen Ma Line". RTHK. 14 February 2020.
5. "Police dismantle 45kg US wartime bomb at Kai Tak – RTHK". RTHK. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
6. "Time Tunnel at MTR Kai Tak Station Takes Passengers Back to Old Kai Tak" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 20 April 2020.
7. 九龍城區區議會沙中綫區議會諮詢文件 (in Chinese), MTR Corporation, 1 June 2009.
8. 沙中線環評報告 197/2011號 (PDF) (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
9. "Kai Tak Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
10. "New Entrance/Exit C at MTR Kai Tak Station Opens Today More Convenient Access between Station and Kai Tak and San Po Kong" (PDF). MTR. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.