Kennedy Town station

Not to be confused with Kennedy Road stop, Kennedy station, or Kennedy Town Terminus.

Kennedy Town (Chinese: 堅尼地城) is the western terminus of the Island line. The station serves the Kennedy Town area on the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Kennedy Town 堅尼地城
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	堅尼地城
Simplified Chinese	坚尼地城
Literal meaning	Kennedy City
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiānnídì Chéng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization gin1 nei4 dei6 sing4 IPA [kʰíːn lȅi tʰèi ɕɪ̏ŋ] Jyutping gin1 nei4 dei6 sing4
General information
Location	Smithfield/Forbes Street, Kennedy Town Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′52″N 114°07′43″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Farrells
Other information
Station code	KET
History
Opened	28 December 2014; 10 years ago (2014-12-28)[1]
Previous names	Kennedy
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Terminus Island line HKU towards Chai Wan
Track layout Legend 2 1 to HKU
Location Kennedy Town Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Kennedy Town Kennedy Town (Hong Kong Island) Show map of Hong Kong Island

History

Planning

When the station first appeared in Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies plan in 1970, it was simply known as Kennedy (堅尼地; gin1 nei4 dei6). It was to be built as part of the Island line in the 1980s, but construction of the line did not commence westwards beyond Sheung Wan, on account of contractors citing inadequate passenger numbers and technical difficulties.

Under the latest proposal as of June 2005, Kennedy Town would be served by West Island line as an extension of the Island line, a heavy rail system, instead of being served by a medium capacity rail shared by commuters from Southern District, after pressure from local community groups.

Construction

The station was designed by TFP Farrells.^[2] The contract to construct the station and overrun tunnel was awarded to Gammon Construction (half owned by Balfour Beatty) for HK$1.34 billion.^[3] The overrun tunnel is 650 metres in length.^[3] Construction commenced in 2010 and was completed in 2014. Demolition of the swimming pool, which occupied the bulk of the station site, was underway by 2011. The re-provisioning contract for the new Kennedy Town Swimming Pool was awarded to Paul Y. Construction Company Ltd in July 2009 and was finished in 2011 near the Kennedy Town seafront.^[4]

Kennedy Town station opened on 28 December 2014.

Station layout

The station is located under the site of the previous Kennedy Town Swimming Pool located on Smithfield.^[5] There is a public transport interchange at the ground level of the station.

West of the station, the two tracks merge into one track and there is a siding for Island line trains to change direction.

G	Ground level	Exits/Entrances, public transport interchange
C	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRShops
P Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→      Island line towards Chai Wan (HKU) →
	Wall
	Platform 2	←      End of the Island line，terminate platform
Side platform, doors will open on the left

^[6]

Entrances/exits

• A : Smithfield (Minibus terminus)
• B : Rock Hill Street, North Street
• C: Forbes Street, Smithfield, Kennedy Town Playground^[7][8]

• 
  Platform 2 (termination platform)
• 
  Exit A
• 
  Exit B
• 
  Exit C

Community facilities

• 
  Kennedy Town Community Complex
• 
  Kennedy Town Kai-Fong Welfare Association
• 
  New Kennedy Town Swimming Pool opened in 2011