Whampoa station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Hong Kong English Template:Infobox station Whampoa (Template:Zh) is the western terminus of the Template:Lnl of the MTR in Hong Kong. It is located in Hung Hom, Kowloon City District within the developed area of Whampoa Garden immediately adjacent to the stern of The Whampoa, a symbol of identity for the area and its history.

The station was named after Whampoa Garden, which was built on the former site of Whampoa Dockyard.

History

Whampoa station was constructed under the HK$856 million Kwun Tong Line Extension Contract 1002, which was awarded in 2011 to a joint venture comprising Hong Kong contractors Chun Wo and Hip Hing Construction. This contract covered both the station as well as the overrun tunnel beyond it.<ref name="HKIE2011">Template:Cite journal</ref>

The two station concourses were constructed using the cut-and-cover method, while the platform tunnel in between was built using the "drill-and-split" method. The use of tunnel boring machines was not preferred due to the lack of staging space in the densely built-up area, while drill-and-blast was not used at Whampoa Station in response to local concerns regarding safety and noise.<ref name="HKIE2016">Template:Cite journal</ref>

The station was originally due to open in 2015, but due to delays during the construction of the underground portion of the station, it opened on 23 October 2016.

Station layout

File:Whampoa Station platform 1.jpg

View down the platform in October 2016

The station consists of a platform tunnel between two separate concourses and is mainly underground except for the entrances and ventilation shafts. The western concourse is located at the junction of Hung Hom Road and Tak Man Street while the eastern concourse is located along Tak On Street and is crossed by Shung King and Tak Ting Streets.<ref name=lay>Template:MTRsource</ref>

As with the stations at Template:STN and Template:STN, this is a terminal station with a single side platform.<ref name=lay/><ref>Kwun Tong Line Extension, Projects - MTR official site</ref> Due to the fact that the single track at Whampoa cannot accommodate all Kwun Tong line trains during Monday to Friday peak hours (07:00 to 09:30, 16:30 to 19:00), Saturdays (07:15 to 20:00) as well as Sundays and public holidays (08:40 to 20:00), half of Kwun Tong line trains terminate at the preceding Ho Man Tin station. As a result, trains serve Whampoa at four-minute intervals, twice as long as the other stations.

G	Street level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer service, MTRShops
L2 Platform	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	← Template:Rcb towards Template:STN (Template:STN)

Exits

• A: Man Siu Street, Hung Hom<ref name=map>Template:MTRsource</ref><ref name=info>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• B: Hung Hom Road, Tak Man street, Royal Peninsula, Harbour Place<ref name=map/><ref name=info/><ref name=info2/>
• C1/C2: Shung King Street, Whampoa Garden, Stars by the Harbour<ref name=map/><ref name=info/><ref name=info2/>Wheelchair user access
• D1/D2: Tak On Street, Laguna Verde, The Harbourfront Landmark<ref name=map/><ref name=info/><ref name=info2/>

Connections

The station is adjacent to the Whampoa Garden Bus Terminus. It is also a short walk away from the Hung Hom Ferry Pier.<ref name=map/>

File:Whampoa Station platform 1 (panorama).jpg

Panorama of the single platform in October 2016

Gallery

• Whampoa Station 2020 12 part1.jpg

  Whampoa Station Art (December 2020)

• Whampoa Station 2020 12 part2.jpg

  Whampoa Station Art (December 2020)

• Whampoa Station platforms to east concourse 2021 08 part2.jpg

  Access to the western concourse from the platform (August 2021)

• Whampoa Station platforms to west concourse 2021 08 part1.jpg

  Access to the eastern concourse from the platform (August 2021)

• Whampoa Station platforms 2021 07 part2.jpg

  Platform (July 2021)

• Whampoa Station platforms 2021 07 part1.jpg

  Platform (July 2021)

• Whampoa Station Exit A 2021 07 part1.jpg

  Exit A entrance (July 2021)

• Whampoa Station Exit D2 2021 07 part2.jpg

  Exit D2 entrance below Site 5 Block 3 of the Whampoa Garden housing estate

• Whampoa Station east concourse 2021 07 part2.jpg

  Eastern concourse (July 2021)

• Whampoa Station west concourse 2021 07 part1.jpg

  Western concourse (July 2021)

• East underground concourse of Whampoa Station under construction in May 2016.jpg

  Construction of the Eastern concourse (May 2016)

• West construction site of Whampoa Station.JPG

  Construction of the Western concourse (April 2013)

• Entrance and exit A of Whampoa Station under construction in January 2016.jpg

  Construction of Exit A (January 2016)

• Entrance and exit A of Whampoa Station under construction in October 2015.jpg

  Construction of Exit A (October 2015)

• Entrance and exit B of Whampoa Station under construction in February 2015.jpg

  Construction of Exit B (February 2015)

• Entrance and exit C2 of Whampoa Station under construction in January 2016.jpg

  Construction of Exit C2 (January 2016)

External links

• Legislative Council - MTR Kwun Tong Line extension plan