Tiu Keng Leng station explained

Style:MTR
Tiu Keng Leng
Native Name:調景嶺
Native Name Lang:zh-Hant
Mlanguage:
L:Adjust(able) View Ridge
S:调景岭
P:Tiáojǐnglǐng
Showflag:jyp
J:Tiu4 ging2 leng5 / Tiu4 ging2 ling5
Y:Tìuhgíngléhng / Tìuhgínglíhng
Address:Metro Town, 8 King Ling Road, Tiu Keng Leng
Borough:Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.3042°N 114.2524°W
Line:
    Connections:
    Structure:Underground
    Platform:4 (2 island platforms)
    Levels:2
    Tracks:4
    Architect:Aedas
    Code:TIK
    Owned:MTR Corporation
    Operator:MTR Corporation
    Map Type:Hong Kong MTR
    Map Alt:Hong Kong MTR system map
    Map State:expanded

    Tiu Keng Leng station is an MTR station located in Tiu Keng Leng. The station features cross-platform interchange between the and the, and serves as the eastern terminus of the Kwun Tong line and the western terminus of the Tseung Kwan O line for LOHAS Park shuttle. It is located between Tseung Kwan O and Yau Tong stations on the Tseung Kwan O line, and proceeds to Yau Tong station on the Kwun Tong line. It is the only station on the Kwun Tong line located in the New Territories. The livery of the station is yellow-green.

    The station is situated next to the developments of Kin Ming Estate and Choi Ming Court. Its main entrance is located on Chui Ling Road. There is a public transport area outside the station for interchange to ground-level transport.

    History

    Tiu Keng Leng station was built under the Tseung Kwan O Extension contract 602, which was awarded in 1999 to the Paul Y-CREC Joint Venture.[1] The station opened on Sunday, 18 August 2002, the day the new Tseung Kwan O line fully opened for service.

    Public toilets and a babycare room opened within the paid area on 20 February 2019 as part of an MTR initiative to install such facilities at interchange stations.[2]

    Station layout

    Passengers from Tseung Kwan O who wish to travel to other destinations in Kowloon can ride the Tseung Kwan O line to Tiu Keng Leng, where they can interchange at the opposite platform for the Kwun Tong line.

    Passengers on the Kwun Tong line can ride on the line to the Tiu Keng Leng terminus where they can alight and walk over to the opposite platform to change to Tseung Kwan O line trains for Po Lam or LOHAS Park.

    GConcourseExits, transport interchange
    Customer service, MTR shops
    Vending machines, automatic teller machines
    L1
    Upper Platforms
    Platform 2← towards Whampoa (Yau Tong)
    Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tseung Kwan O line
    Platform 4← towards North Point (Yau Tong)
    L2
    Lower Platforms
    Platform 3 Tseung Kwan O line towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park (Tseung Kwan O)
    Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tseung Kwan O line
    Platform 1 Kwun Tong line termination platform →

    Entrances and exits

    Notes and References

    1. News: MTRC hands $997m contract for new station to consortium . South China Morning Post . 11 May 1999.
    2. Web site: New Babycare Room and Toilet Facilities at Tiu Keng Leng Station . MTR Corporation . 19 February 2019.