Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station information
Railway station in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Not to be confused with Kowloon station, an adjacent MTR station in Hong Kong. For the station which went by the name Kowloon West during its planning and construction stages, see Austin station.
Hong Kong West Kowloon
香港西九龍
High-speed rail station
West Kowloon station (2018)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
香港西九龍站
Simplified Chinese
香港西九龙站
Cantonese Yale
Hēunggóng Sāi Gáulùhng Jaahm
Jyutping
hoeng1 gong2 sai1 gau2 lung4 zaam6
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xiānggǎng Xī Jiǔlóng Zhàn
Wade–Giles
Hsiang1-kang2 Hsi1 Chiu3-lung2 Chan4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Hēunggóng Sāi Gáulùhng Jaahm
Jyutping
hoeng1 gong2 sai1 gau2 lung4 zaam6
General information
Other names
West Kowloon
Location
3 Austin Road West Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong
Owned by
KCR Corporation
Operated by
MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL
Platforms
21 (14 in use)
Long-haul: 6 (2 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Short-haul: 8 (3 island platforms and 2 side platforms in Spanish solution)[1][2]
Tracks
15 (10 in use)
Long-haul: 6
Short-haul: 4[1]
Train operators
MTRC (only to Guangzhou South)
CR Guangzhou
Connections
Kowloon:
Tung Chung line
Airport Express
Austin:
Tuen Ma line
Construction
Structure type
Underground
Platform levels
1
Accessible
Yes
Architect
Aedas
Other information
Status
In operation
Station code
MTR code: WEK
Immigration Department: XRL
TMIS code: 65896
Telegraph code: XJA
Pinyin code: XGL
History
Opened
23 September 2018; 5 years ago (2018-09-23) (initial opening) 15 January 2023; 15 months ago (2023-01-15) (reopening)
Closed
30 January 2020 – 14 January 2023 (2020-01-30 – 2023-01-14) (temporary, due to COVID-19 pandemic)[3]
Electrified
25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead lines)
Passengers
2018
5.3 million (annual, service began on 23 September)[4]
2019
16.9 million (annual)[5] 219.2%
2020
1 million (annual, service suspended from 30 January)[6][3] 93.9%
2021
0 (annual, no service)[7] 100%
Services
Preceding station
China Railway High-speed
Following station
Futian
towards Beijing West
Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway
Terminus
Transfer at Kowloon
Preceding station
MTR
Following station
Hong Kong
Terminus
Tung Chung line
transfer at Kowloon
Olympic
towards Tung Chung
Airport Express
transfer at Kowloon
Tsing Yi
towards AsiaWorld–Expo
Transfer at Austin
Nam Cheong
towards Tuen Mun
Tuen Ma line
transfer at Austin
East Tsim Sha Tsui
towards Wu Kai Sha
Track layout
Legend
to Futian
Engineering platform (non-Mainland Port Area)
R
D
A
D
A
D
L
R
A = ArrivalsD = Departures L = Long-haulR = ReservedShort platforms are 8 cars Long platforms are 16 cars All tracks are underground
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West Kowloon station[8] (abbreviated WEK), also known as Hong Kong West Kowloon,[9] is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangshengang XRL. The station connects to China's high-speed rail (HSR) network across the border through dedicated tunnels and includes a Mainland Port Area where the laws of (Mainland) China are enforced. It was constructed by the MTR Corporation Limited as the project manager[10] commissioned by the Hong Kong Government, through subcontractors.
The station terminal is located in Jordan, Kowloon Peninsula, north of the West Kowloon Cultural District between the Airport Express and Tung Chung line's Kowloon station and the Tuen Ma line's Austin station. The footprint of the new station extends into the underground level of the West Kowloon Cultural District.[11]
The station closed between 30 January 2020 and 15 January 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Limited services resumed in 15 January 2023, with full services resumed in 1 April 2023.[12][13]
^ ab"Hong Kong West Kowloon Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^File:HK 香港西九龍站 MTR West Kowloon Station January 2019 SSG 84.jpg
^ ab"Hong Kong to suspend high-speed rail service in bid to halt spread of coronavirus". CNBC. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2022. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the high-speed rail service between the city and mainland China would be suspended from Jan. 30.
^"Annual Report 2018: Connecting Communities" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 7 March 2019. p. 7. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^"Annual Report 2019: Keep Moving" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 5 March 2020. p. 17. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^"Annual Report 2020: Keep Cities Moving" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 11 March 2020. p. 9. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^"Annual Report 2021: Excellence in Motion" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 10 March 2022. p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Co-Location Arrangement(PDF) (Poster), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government – via www.thb.gov.hk
^"A worker walks past signage for platform 5 of the West Kowloon..." Getty Images. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^"Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
^MTR (April 2008). Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Project Profile (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Department, The Government of Hong Kong SAR.
^Local. "Hong Kong's high-speed rail link to resume full service in April: sources". The Standard HK.
^"China, Hong Kong resume high-speed rail link after 3 years of Covid curbs". CNBC. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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