North Point station

North Point (Chinese: 北角; Cantonese Yale: Bākgok) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Island line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O line, located in North Point on Hong Kong Island. The livery of the station is tomato orange.

North Point 北角
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 3
Chinese name
Chinese	北角
Hanyu Pinyin	Běijiǎo
Cantonese Yale	Bākgok
Literal meaning	North Corner
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Běijiǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Bākgok Jyutping Bak1gok3 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Pak-kak
General information
Location	Near Roca Centre, King's Road, North Point Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′27″N 114°12′03″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island line      Tseung Kwan O line
Platforms	4 (island platforms)
Connections	Bus, public light bus, tram, ferry
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	NOP
History
Opened	31 May 1985 (Island line) 27 September 2001 (Kwun Tong line)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Fortress Hill towards Kennedy Town Island line Quarry Bay towards Chai Wan Terminus Tseung Kwan O line Quarry Bay towards Po Lam Tseung Kwan O line Rush hours only Quarry Bay towards LOHAS Park Former Quarry Bay towards Yau Ma Tei Kwun Tong line 2001–2002 Terminus Planned (North Island line extension) Causeway Bay North towards Tamar Tseung Kwan O line North Island line Quarry Bay towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park
Track layout to Quarry Bay 2 1 L3 4 3 L2 to Fortress Hill
Location
North Point Location within the MTR system

History

This station was opened on 31 May 1985 upon the completion of the Island line. Until 2001, the station was only used by that line, and the layout of the station at that time featured a stacked side platform arrangement with trains running towards Sheung Wan station operating on the level above trains running towards Chai Wan station. Between 2001 and 2002, this station was expanded to facilitate a cross-platform interchange with the Kwun Tong line. A new platform was constructed on each level opposite the existing platform and the station served as the temporary terminus of Kwun Tong line. On 4 August 2002, the section of Tseung Kwan O line from this station to Yau Tong was opened to allow passengers to develop familiarity with the new cross-harbour interchange arrangement. Since 18 August 2002, this station serves as an interchange station between the two lines as well as the terminus of Tseung Kwan O line.

In 2001, an artwork by architect Tao Ho and local schoolchildren called North Point, My Neighbourhood was installed in the station. It is an illustrated mural depicting familiar sights from around North Point.

Station layout

G	-	Exits
Walkway	Walkway	Exits, walkway to all exits
Walkway	Walkway	MTRshops Walkway to all exits
C	Concourse	Customer Service, MTRshops Vending machines, Automatic teller machines Octopus Promotion Machine
Upper Level Platforms	Platform 2	←      Island line towards Kennedy Town (Fortress Hill)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for Island line, right for Tseung Kwan O line
	Platform 4	←      Tseung Kwan O line termination platform
Lower Level Platforms	Platform 1	→      Island line towards Chai Wan (Quarry Bay) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right for Island line, left for Tseung Kwan O line
	Platform 3	→      Tseung Kwan O line towards Po Lam (Quarry Bay) → →      Tseung Kwan O line towards LOHAS Park peak hours only (Quarry Bay) →

[1]

Compared to cross-platform arrangements at other MTR stations, the transfer distance is longer here; however, it is nevertheless much more convenient for commuters to transfer than passing through the corridors in Quarry Bay station, which provides no cross-platform arrangement.

Entrances/exits

All exits are located on King's Road and the side streets nearby.[2]

• A1/A4: Java Road
• A2: Marble Road
• A3: Odeon Plaza
• B1/B2/B3: King's Road
• B4: Tsat Tze Mui Road

Transport connections

North Point is the home of a large bus terminus, situated at the North Point Ferry Pier. (Exit A1) At the same time, other modes of transport like buses, trams and taxis are accessed at King's Road, which can be reached through Exits B1 and B3.

Ferry

The North Point Ferry Pier (entrance/exit A1) provides services to Hung Hom, Kowloon City and Kwun Tong. Passengers who wish to take the ferry should leave North Point station at entrance/exit A1, and follow Shu Kuk Street until they reach the seashore.

Special train

To relieve overcrowding of the Kennedy Town-bound platform in morning peak hour, a number of trains from Chai Wan Depot run empty and are placed into service at North Point.[3]

Future development

North Point will become an intermediate station on the Tseung Kwan O line once the North Island line project is completed. Tseung Kwan O line North Point-bound train will run towards Tamar via Causeway Bay North and Exhibition Centre stations, paralleling the Island line. This will significantly relieve the overcrowding on Kennedy Town-bound trains of the Island line during the morning rush hour.

Gallery

• 
  Long passageway between two platforms
• 
  Platform 1 (Towards Chai Wan)
• 
  Platform 2 (Towards Kennedy Town)
• 
  Platform 4 (termination platform)

See also

• North Island line

References

1. "North Point Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
2. "North Point Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
3. "Scheduled train service level". MTR Service Update.