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Kowloon Bay (Chinese: 九龍灣, Jyutping: gau2 lung4 waan1, Pinyin: Jiǔlóngwān) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. The headquarters of the MTR Corporation Limited and the depot for the Kwun Tong Line are both located at this station. It is located between Choi Hung station and Ngau Tau Kok station. The station was opened in 1978. Jyutping (Traditional Chinese: 粵拼; Simplified Chinese: 粤拼; pinyin: yuèpÄ«n; Yale: yuhtpÄ«ng; sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to... This is a list of the stations of the Hong Kong metro system known as the MTR. Names are in both English and Cantonese. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... The Kwun Tong Line (Chinese: 觀塘綫) is one of the seven lines of the MTR network in Hong Kong. ... For MTR as a metro system, see MTR. This article is about the operator of the system. ... A Depot is usually a centralised store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies. ... Jump to: navigation, search Choi Hung (彩虹, Jyutping: coi2 hung4, pinyin: CÇŽihóng; same as the word for rainbow) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. ... Ngau Tau Kok (牛頭角, Jyutping: ngau4 tau4 gok3, pinyin: NiútóujiÇŽo) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong Line. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...


Kowloon Bay is one of the five MTR stations on the Kwun Tong Line located above ground. As such, it has no platform screen doors. The first residential property to be developed by the MTR Corporation, Telford Garden, is located above the depot in Kowloon Bay station. Platform screen doors are doors for screening the platform and trains at train or subway stations. ... For MTR as a metro system, see MTR. This article is about the operator of the system. ...

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Platforms

  • Platform 1: Kwun Tong Line to Tiu King Leng
  • Platform 2: Kwun Tong Line to Yau Ma Tei

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform.


Exits and Other transportations

Exits

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Stations of the MTR of Hong Kong MTR Logo
Kwun Tong Whampoa Garden | Ho Man Tin | Yau Ma Tei | Mong Kok | Prince Edward | Shek Kip Mei | Kowloon Tong | Lok Fu | Wong Tai Sin | Diamond Hill | Choi Hung | Kowloon Bay | Ngau Tau Kok | Kwun Tong | Lam Tin | Yau Tong | Tiu Keng Leng
Tsuen Wan Central | Admiralty | Tsim Sha Tsui | Jordan | Yau Ma Tei | Mong Kok | Prince Edward | Sham Shui Po | Cheung Sha Wan | Lai Chi Kok | Mei Foo | Lai King | Kwai Fong | Kwai Hing | Tai Wo Hau | Tsuen Wan
Island Kennedy Town | University | Sai Ying Pun | Sheung Wan | Central | Admiralty | Wan Chai | Causeway Bay | Tin Hau | Fortress Hill | North Point | Quarry Bay | Tai Koo | Sai Wan Ho | Shau Kei Wan | Heng Fa Chuen | Chai Wan | Siu Sai Wan
Tung Chung Tung Chung | Sunny Bay | Tsing Yi | Lai King | Nam Cheong | Olympic | Kowloon | Hong Kong | Tamar | HKCEC | Fortress Hill
Airport Express AsiaWorld-Expo | Airport | Tsing Yi | Kowloon | Hong Kong
Tseung Kwan O Tin Hau | North Point | Quarry Bay | Yau Tong | Tiu Keng Leng | Tseung Kwan O | Hang Hau | Po Lam | Pak Shing Kok | Dream City
Disneyland Resort Sunny Bay | Disneyland Resort

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BIGpedia - MTR - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (3205 words)
Construction of the MTR was prompted by a government-commissioned study released in 1967.
MTR Corporation has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits (although the rail lines are profitable themselves); many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes.
The MTR system in general is disabled-friendly — the trains have dedicated wheelchair space, the stations have special floor tiles to guide the blind safely on the platforms, and there are extra wide entry/exit gates for wheelchairs to pass through.
Kowloon Bay (MTR) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (270 words)
Kowloon Bay (Chinese: 九龍灣, Jyutping: gau2 lung4 waan1, Pinyin: Jiǔlóngwān) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR
The headquarters of the MTR Corporation Limited and the depot for the Kwun Tong Line are both located at this station.
Kowloon Bay is one of the five MTR stations on the Kwun Tong Line located above ground.
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