Austin Station (MTR)

Austin
柯士甸
MTR
MTR rapid transit station

Exterior of station building in 2011
Chinese name
Chinese 柯士甸
General information
Location Wui Cheung Road × Wui Man Road, Kwun Chung
Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°18′17″N 114°09′59″E / 22.3046°N 114.1665°E / 22.3046; 114.1665Coordinates: 22°18′17″N 114°09′59″E / 22.3046°N 114.1665°E / 22.3046; 114.1665
Owned by KCR Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (1 island platform)
Tracks 2
Connections
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code AUS
History
Opened
  • 16 August 2009 (2009-08-16)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hung Hom
West Rail Line
towards Tuen Mun
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Austin
Location within the MTR system

Austin[1] (Chinese: 柯士甸) is an underground MTR rapid transit station on the West Rail Line in Hong Kong, situated perpendicular to Wui Cheung Road and Austin Road West, and formerly adjacent to Jordan Road Ferry Pier Bus Terminus.[2] It is the only intermediate station along the Kowloon Southern Link project, built to connect the West Rail Line and East Rail Line. Construction was finished in July 2009 and the station opened on 16 August 2009.

Station layout

Track layout
Legend
to Nam Cheong
1
2
to East Tsim Sha Tsui
1 Northern concourse Exit B5, footbridge to Jordan Road, Lin Cheung Road, Elements, Kowloon Station
Southern concourse Staff-only area
G Northern concourse Exit B, Wui Cheung Road
Southern concourse Exit D, Wui Man Road, transport interchange, taxi stand
S Austin Road West subway Exit F, subway to Austin Road, Austin Road West, Canton Road, The Victoria Towers, China Ferry Terminal
C Concourse Customer services, MTR Shops, toilets, Exit A
Jordan Road subway Subway to Canton Road, Jordan Road, Ferry Street
P Platform 1      West Rail Line towards Tuen Mun (Nam Cheong) →
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 2 ←      West Rail Line towards Hung Hom (East Tsim Sha Tsui)
Platform 1
Concourse
Exit A
Exits B1 and B2

The station has two tracks and one island platform.[3] The surface station building is divided into two parts by Wui Cheung Road.[4] It was located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices until that structure was demolished in 2011.[5] As of 2014, construction on an MTR residential property development, The Austin, is well underway on the site of the former government offices.

During early construction stages, the station was temporarily named "West Kowloon Station" (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, immediately before or after the Airport Express journey.[6] 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.

The station design includes provision for a direct connection to the West Kowloon Terminus, which is presently under construction.

Entrances/exits

Northern concourse[7]
Southern concourse[7]

Transport interchange

KMB[7]
Cross-harbour buses[7]
Minibus[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Projects – Kowloon Southern Link". MTR Corporation Limited. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  2. ↑ Jordan Road Ferry Concourse
  3. ↑ "Austin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_0982004/HTML/23573-10-index.htm
  5. ↑ Press release "Kowloon Southern Link to open in third quarter 2009", 10 July 2009
  6. ↑ West Rail Line Extension Passenger Guide, MTR
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Austin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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