Kowloon Tong station

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Kowloon Tong 九龍塘
MTR rapid transit station
East Rail line Platforms 1 and 2 (2022)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	九龍塘
Simplified Chinese	九龙塘
Jyutping	Gau2lung4tong4
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiǔlóngtáng
Literal meaning	Nine Dragons Pond
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǔlóngtáng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gáulùngtòng IPA [kɐw˧˥lʊŋ˩tʰɔŋ˩] Jyutping Gau2lung4tong4
General information
Location	Suffolk Road / To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong Kowloon City District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°20′13″N 114°10′34″E / 22.3370°N 114.1762°E / 22.3370; 114.1762
Owned by	Kwun Tong line: MTR Corporation   East Rail line: KCR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line East Rail line
Platforms	4 (1 island platform on Kwun Tong line and 2 side platforms on East Rail line)
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Kwun Tong line: Underground   East Rail line: At-grade
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	KOT
History
Opened	Tsuen Wan line: 1 October 1979; 44 years ago (1979-10-01)   East Rail line: 4 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-04)
Electrified	East Rail line
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Shek Kip Mei towards Whampoa Kwun Tong line Lok Fu towards Tiu Keng Leng Mong Kok East towards Admiralty East Rail line Tai Wai towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau Mong Kok East Terminus East Rail line Some rush hour trips
Track layout Legend Tai Wai Beacon Hill Tunnel Lok Fu Shek Kip Mei Mong Kok East
Location Kowloon Tong Location within the MTR system

Kowloon Tong is a station on MTR's Kwun Tong line and East Rail line in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station serves Kowloon Tong and its vicinity, including Yau Yat Tsuen, the Festival Walk shopping centre, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University.

The station straddles the boundary between Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District.^[1][2]

This station serves as one of four interchange stations for the East Rail line, leading up to the New Territories and entry point to mainland China. Therefore, it is one of the busiest stations in the system.