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Austin
柯士甸
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Appearance of Austin Station

Appearance of Austin Station
Line      West Rail Line
Code AUS
Service hours 0546-0059
District Yau Tsim Mong
Area Kwun Chung
Map MTR Website
Coordinates 22°18′17″N 114°09′59″E / 22.304600°N 114.166459°E / 22.304600; 114.166459Coordinates: 22°18′17″N 114°09′59″E / 22.304600°N 114.166459°E / 22.304600; 114.166459
Opened 16 August 2009
Type of station Underground
Type of platforms Island
No. of platforms 2
No. of exits 7
No. of escalators 19
No. of lifts 6

Station location

Hong Kong MTR system map

Austin Station[1] (Chinese: 柯士甸站),formerly known as Canton Road or West Kowloon Station, is an underground MTR railway station on the West Rail Line in Hong Kong, situated perpendicular to Wui Cheung Road and Austin Road West, and formerly Jordan Road Ferry Pier Bus Terminus.[2] It is part of the Kowloon Southern Link which connects the West Rail Line to East Rail Line. Construction was finished in July 2009 and the station opened on 16 August 2009.

The surface station building is divided into two parts by Wui Cheung Road.[3] It is located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices.[4]

During early construction stages, the station was temporarily named "West Kowloon Station" (Traditional Chinese: 九龍西站). The construction contract KDB200 (West Kowloon Station and Tunnels - Jordan Road to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station) was awarded to the Leighton-Balfour Beatty-Kumagai-John Holland Joint Venture (renamed to Link 200 Joint Venture on 9 August 2005) at an estimated contract sum of HK$ 2.018 billion. This station is part of this contract.

By interchanging between Kowloon and Austin Stations, Airport Express passengers using Octopus cards can connect to the MTR urban lines for free, right before or after the Airport Express journey[5]. Airport Express passengers can travel around the two stations by walking through Exit B5 of this station or using the complimentary Airport Express shuttle bus service. However, it only provides out-of-system connection to Kowloon Station for Tung Chung Line passengers.

Contents

Station layout

1
First Floor		 Northern concourse Exit B5, footbridge to Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Elements, Kowloon Station
Southern concourse Staff-only area
G
Ground		 Northern Concourse Exit B, Wui Cheung Road
Southern Concourse Exit D, Wui Man Road, transport interchange, taxi stand
S
Subway		 Austin Road West
subway		 Exit F, subway to Austin Road, Austin Road West, Canton Road, The Victoria Towers, China Ferry Terminal
C
Concourse		 Concourse Customer services, MTR Shops, toilets, Exit A
Jordan Road
subway		 Subway to Canton Road, Jordan Road, Ferry Street
P
Platforms		 Platform 2      West Rail Line towards Hung Hom
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1      West Rail Line towards Tuen Mun

Entrances/Exits

Northern concourse
  • A: Jordan Road Wheelchair user access
  • B1/B2: Wui Cheung Road Wheelchair user access
  • B5: Elements Wheelchair user access
Southern concourse

Gallery

Platforms

Concourse

Most of the stores are vacant

Exit A

Exit B1

Exit B5

Exit D2

Exit F

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hung Hom
 West Rail Line
towards Tuen Mun

References

  1. ^ "Projects - Kowloon Southern Link". MTR Corporation Limited. 2008. http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/projects/hk_klns.html#p3. Retrieved 2008-11-07. 
  2. ^ Jordan Road Ferry Concourse
  3. ^ http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_0982004/HTML/23573-10-index.htm
  4. ^ Press release "Kowloon Southern Link to open in third quarter 2009", 10 July 2009
  5. ^ West Rail Line Extension Passenger Guide, MTR

External links

Hong Kong MTR stations and Light Rail stops
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Island Line ■
Tung Chung Line ■
Airport Express ■
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West Rail Line ■
Ma On Shan Line ■
Disneyland Resort Line ■
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(System of 11 routes)
Fare zone 1
Fare zone 2
Fare zone 3
Fare zone 4
Fare zone 5A
Fare zone 5
 
Lines under planning / proposed
South Island Line (east) ■ (Planning)
East-west Line ■1 after
Sha Tin to Central Link is built (Planning)
North-south Line ■2 after
Sha Tin to Central Link is built (Planning)
South Island Line (west) ■ (Proposed)
Tung Chung Line ■3 after
North Island Line plan (Proposed)
Tseung Kwan O Line ■4 after
North Island Line plan (Proposed)
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong
Express Rail Link (Hong Kong Section)5

West Kowloon ■■ · (to and from Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou)

1 If East-west Line proposal is implemented, this will use the existing tracks of Ma On Shan Line, the track of Sha Tin to Central Link which is under construction and the existing West Rail Line
2 If North-south proposal is implemented, this will use the existing tracks of East Rail Line and the track of Sha Tin to Central Link which is under construction.
3 If North Island Line proposal is implemented, it will take up Island Line stations east of Fortress Hill
4 If North Island Line proposal is implemented, it will take up Island Line stations west of Tin Hau
5 Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link ‎(Hong Kong Section) will be commissioned in 2014.
Stations or station extensions that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.







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