Yau Ma Tei (MTR)

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Yau Ma Tei (Chinese: 油麻地, Jyutping: jau4 ma4 dei6, colloquially jau4 ma4 dei2; pinyin: Yóumádì), formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It is the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line, and is also located on the Tsuen Wan Line.

Yau Ma Tei is an interchange station, yet it is used less frequently for this purpose than nearby Mong Kok station since the platforms are not designed for cross-platform interchange. The Kwun Tong Line platforms are thus beneficial mostly to local travellers. This station is used by many students during commuting hours, since it is in the vicinity of many large schools.

The station's livery colour is grey, with red, white, and blue stripes. The stripes, however, are being removed as part of current renovation works as of October 2005. Helvetica, the original typeface used in station name signs, is also being replaced by Myriad under the scheme.

Platforms

Upper Level

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

Lower Level

Platforms 3 & 4: Kwun Tong Line to Tiu Keng Leng

It is more convenient for passengers on the Tsuen Wan Line to change to the Kwun Tong Line in Mong Kok. Therefore, when Tsuen Wan Line trains approach Yau Ma Tei, the public address system will not mention Yau Ma Tei as an interchange station to the Kwun Tong Line. Passengers who board the Kwun Tong Line trains in Yau Ma Tei are usually people who entered this station from the street in the first place. In the future, the Kwun Tong Line will be extended towards the Whampoa Gardens via Ho Man Tin. Therefore the status of Yau Ma Tei as the western terminus of the Kwun Tong Line is only temporary.

Entrances/exits

A1/A2: Pitt Street
B1: Nathan Road
B2: Portland Street
C: Man Ming Lane (for Temple Street)
D: Waterloo Road

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	MTR			Following station
Jordan		Tsuen Wan Line		Mong Kok
Terminus		Kwun Tong Line		Mong Kok

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