Shek Kip Mei station

Shek Kip Mei (Chinese: 石硤尾; Cantonese Yale: Sehk gip méih) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is located in Shek Kip Mei.

Shek Kip Mei

石硤尾
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Shek Kip Mei station in February 2021
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese石硤尾
Simplified Chinese石硖尾
JyutpingSek6 gip3 mei5
Hanyu PinyinShíxiáwěi
General information
LocationUnder Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei
Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′55″N 114°10′07″E
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, public light bus
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeSKM
History
Opened
  • 1 October 1979 (1979-10-01)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Prince Edward
towards Whampoa
 Kwun Tong line Kowloon Tong
towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout
to Kowloon Tong
1
2
to Prince Edward
Location
Shek Kip Mei
Location within the MTR system

History

The station served as a terminus in the very early phase of the Kwun Tong line when it was the 2nd phase of the Modified Initial system (Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong, 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1979). The very first train departed from this station on 1 October 1979.

Station layout
G Ground level Exits
L1 Concourse Customer service, MTRshops
Vending machines, automatic teller machines
L2
Platform		 Platform 1 →      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Kowloon Tong) →
Island platforms, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Prince Edward)
Shek Kip Mei station Concourse in December 2007

[1]

Entrances and exits
  • A: Nam Cheong Street
  • B1: Woh Chai Street
  • B2: Woh Chai Street
  • C: Wai Chi Street [2]

References
  1. "Shek Kip Mei Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "Shek Kip Mei Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.


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