Shek Kip Mei station explained

Style:MTR
Shek Kip Mei
Native Name:石硤尾
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Symbol Location:hk
Mlanguage:
C:石硤尾
L:Gorge End
J:Sek6gip3mei5
Y:Sehk gip méih
P:Shíxiáwêi
Showflag:y
Address:Under Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei
Borough:Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.332°N 114.1687°W
Connections:
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 (1 island platform)
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Accessible:yes
Code:SKM
Owned:MTR Corporation
Operator:MTR Corporation
Map Type:Hong Kong MTR
Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map
Map State:expanded

Shek Kip Mei is a station on the Hong Kong MTR . It is located in Shek Kip Mei.

History

The station's construction under Contract 202 was given to Maeda Corporation.[1] [2]

The station served as a terminus of the 2nd phase of the Kwun Tong line (then known as the part of the Modified Initial System) until the services was extended to Tsim Sha Tsui station on 16 December 1979. (Shek Kip Mei to, 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1979). The very first train departed from this station on 1 October 1979.

Livery

The station's livery is green and white only seen in concourse and at both ends of the platforms

Station layout

GGround levelExits
L1ConcourseCustomer service, MTRshops
Vending machines, automatic teller machines
L2
Platform
Platform 1 towards
Island platforms, doors will open on the right
Platform 2← Kwun Tong line towards

Entrances and exits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1978-07 Tunnelling methods in the Hong Kong MTR (The Quantity Surveyor July 1978) .
  2. Book: 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. . 1979 . 地下鐵路公司.