Wong Tai Sin station

Wong Tai Sin (Chinese: 黃大仙; Cantonese Yale: Wòngdaaihsīn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.

Wong Tai Sin 黃大仙
MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 and 2 (2021)
Chinese name
Chinese	黃大仙
Cantonese Yale	Wòngdaaihsīn
Literal meaning	Wong the Great Immortal
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huángdàxiān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòngdaaihsīn Jyutping wong4daai6sin1
General information
Location	Lung Cheung Road near Temple Mall, Wong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′30″N 114°11′38″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	WTS
History
Opened	1 October 1979; 44 years ago (1979-10-01)
Previous names	Chuk Un
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Lok Fu towards Whampoa Kwun Tong line Diamond Hill towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout Legend to Lok Fu 2 1 to Diamond Hill
Location Wong Tai Sin Location within the MTR system

Livery

The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (黃), which means "yellow".^[1]

History

Hip Hing Construction Limited won Contract 204 for the station's construction.^[2] Wong Tai Sin station opened simultaneously with the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.

G	Ground level	Exits
L1 Concourse	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops, vending machines
		Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machines
L2 Platforms	Platform 1	→      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Diamond Hill) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Lok Fu)

^[3]

Entrances/exits

• A/E: Lung Cheung Road (West Exit)
• B1/B2: Lung Cheung Road (East Exit)
• B3: Wong Tai Sin Temple, Temple Mall North
• C1: Ching Tak Street/Lung Cheung Road Junction
• C2: Ching Tak Street
• D1: San Po Kong
• D2: Ching Tak Street, Bus Terminus
• D3: Temple Mall South^[4]

Incidents

On September 7, 2023, the station experienced severe flooding due to a torrential rainstorm, causing most of the Kwun Tong Line to be temporarily suspended.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  Platforms 1 (right) and 2 (left), 2022
• 
  Lift access for Exit D (2020)
• 
  Paid area of the concourse (2020)
• 
  Concourse, near Exit A (2019)
• 
  Platform 1 of Wong Tai Sin station (2014)
• 
  Wong Tai Sin station Concourse (2008)

References

1. Ben Pang (17 November 2016). "Why are Hong Kong's MTR stations different colours? Central is red for a reason, and why Prince Edward is purple might surprise you". South China Morning Post.
2. 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
3. "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
4. "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
5. "Massive flooding at MTR Wong Tai Sin Station causes significant Disruption on Kwun Tong Line, multiple station entrances closed".