Wong Tai Sin station

Track layout
	Legend

Wong Tai Sin

黃大仙
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
Hanyu Pinyin
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 / 22.3417°N 114.1939°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
Previous names	Chuk Un
Services
Track layout
Track layout
	Legend
Location
	Wong Tai Sin Location within the MTR system

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.

Livery[edit]

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

History[edit]

Wong Tai Sin station opened simultaneously with the Kwun Tong line on 1 October 1979.

Station layout[edit]

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)

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Entrances/exits[edit]

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^[3]

Incidents[edit]

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.^[4]

Gallery[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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.
^ "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ "Massive flooding at MTR Wong Tai Sin Station causes significant Disruption on Kwun Tong Line, multiple station entrances closed".

[scmp104875-1] 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] "Wong Tai Sin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[3] "Wong Tai Sin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[4] "Massive flooding at MTR Wong Tai Sin Station causes significant Disruption on Kwun Tong Line, multiple station entrances closed".

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