Tsim Sha Tsui (MTR)

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Tsim Sha Tsui (Chinese: 尖沙咀, Jyutping: Zim1 Sa1 Zeoi2, Pinyin: Jiānshāzuǐ) is an MTR station on the . The station, originally opened in 1979 on the , serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui. About 500,000 passengers (including those who use single-journey tickets and Octopus cards) use this station daily.

East Tsim Sha Tsui Station on the KCR East Rail, opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this MTR station. The station now serves as the interchange station between the East Rail, and was once planned to be the future interchange to the once-proposed Canton Road Station of the Kowloon Southern Link - an extension of the KCR West Rail.

Contents

1 Platforms
2 Entrances/exits

2.1 In Tsim Sha Tsui Station
2.2 In East Tsim Sha Tsui Station

3 Transport Connections

3.1 Tsim Sha Tsui Bus Terminus (Exit E)
3.2 KCR East Rail (Exit F and G)
3.3 Star Ferry (Exit E)

4 Neighbouring stations

Platforms

Platform 1: Tsuen Wan Line to Tsuen Wan
Platform 2: Tsuen Wan Line to Central

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. Passengers wishing to change to the East Rail should take the escalator up to the concourse, and leave the MTR system. Then they have to exit through Exit F or G, and walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach the East Tsim Sha Tsui station.

Entrances/exits

Tsim Sha Tsui Station is linked with East Tsim Sha Tsui KCR Station through the Mody Road and Middle Road Subways. When both stations' exits are combined, the total number of exits outnumber even that of Central. East Tsim Sha Tsui Station has the honor of having the exit with the highest letter of all rail stations in Hong Kong!

In Tsim Sha Tsui Station

A1: Nathan Road (by Kowloon Mosque)
A2: Humprey's Avenue
B1: Nathan Road/Cameron Road Junction
B2: Cameron Road
C1: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong (South Exit)
C2: Hyatt Regency Hong Kong (North Exit)
D1: Nathan Road (by Number 58)
D2: Bristol Avenue
E: Kowloon Hotel
F: Middle Road Subway (Connected to KCR Exit L2)
G: Mody Road Subway (Connected to KCR Exit M3)

In East Tsim Sha Tsui Station

J: New World Centre
K: Middle Road
L1: Hermes House
L2: (Connected to MTR Exit F)
L3: Peninsula Hotel
L4: Kowloon Hotel
M2: Holiday Inn Golden Mile
M3: (Connected to MTR Exit G)
N1/N2: Hanoi Road
P1: Wing On Plaza
P2: Mirror Tower
P3: Chatham Road South

Transport Connections

Tsim Sha Tsui Bus Terminus (Exit E)

To Chuk Yuen:

To Sau Mau Ping:

To So Uk:

To Choi Hung:

To Kowloon City:

To Tsz Wan Shan (Central):

To Mei Foo:

To Lai Chi Kok:

To Lok Fu:

To Kowloon MTR Station:

To Ping Shek:

KCR East Rail (Exit F and G)

The station can be reached through Exit F and G.

Star Ferry (Exit E)

The Star Ferry is a ferry service that has been in operation for over a century. It provides routes to Central and Wanchai. Not only that it is one of Hong Kong's symbols (hence another popular tourist attraction), it is also a very cheap method to cross Victoria Harbour.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		Following station
Tsim Sha Tsui Station (MTR)
Admiralty	Tsuen Wan Line	Jordan
East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (KCR)
Terminus	East Rail	Hung Hom

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