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Tiu Keng Leng station

Coordinates: 22°18′15″N 114°15′09″E / 22.3042°N 114.2524°E / 22.3042; 114.2524
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Tiu Keng Leng

調景嶺
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Tiu Keng Leng station in December 2022
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese調
Simplified Chinese调景岭
JyutpingTiu4 ging2 leng5 / Tiu4 ging2 ling5
Cantonese YaleTìuhgíngléhng / Tìuhgínglíhng
Hanyu PinyinTiáojǐnglǐng
Literal meaningAdjust Ridge
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiáojǐnglǐng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationTìuhgíngléhng / Tìuhgínglíhng
IPA[tʰiw˩kɪŋ˧˥lɛŋ˩˧]
JyutpingTiu4 ging2 leng5 / Tiu4 ging2 ling5
General information
LocationMetro Town, 8 King Ling Road, Tiu Keng Leng
Sai Kung District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′15″N 114°15′09″E / 22.3042°N 114.2524°E / 22.3042; 114.2524
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
ArchitectAedas
Other information
Station codeTIK
History
Opened18 August 2002; 22 years ago (2002-08-18)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Yau Tong
towards Whampoa
Kwun Tong line Terminus
Yau Tong
towards North Point
Tseung Kwan O line Tseung Kwan O
towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park
Track layout
L1 (upper level)
to upper level
3
Yau Tong
2
to lower level
to lower level
4
Tiu Keng Leng
2
from lower level
L2 (lower level)
to upper level
4
Yau Tong
1
to upper level
from upper level
1
Tiu Keng Leng
3
to upper level
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Tiu Keng Leng
Location within the MTR system

Tiu Keng Leng station is an MTR station located in Tiu Keng Leng. The station features cross-platform interchange between the Tseung Kwan O line and the Kwun Tong line, 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

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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

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The multiple cross-platform interchange system between Tiu Keng Leng and Yau Tong

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.

G Concourse Exits, transport interchange
Customer service, MTR shops
Vending machines, automatic teller machines
L1
Upper Platforms
Platform 2      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Yau Tong)
Island platform, doors will open on the left for Kwun Tong line, right for Tseung Kwan O line
Platform 4      Tseung Kwan O line 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 terminating trains, alighting only→

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Entrances and exits

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References

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  1. ^ "MTRC hands $997m contract for new station to consortium". South China Morning Post. 11 May 1999.
  2. ^ "New Babycare Room and Toilet Facilities at Tiu Keng Leng Station" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Tiu Keng Leng Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b c "Tiu Keng Leng Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 February 2015.