Austin Station (MTR)

Austin 柯士甸
MTR rapid transit station
Exterior of station building in 2011
Chinese name
Chinese	柯士甸
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kēshìdiàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping o1 si6 din1
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)	West Rail Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Kowloon Station (out-of-station interchange) Bus, minibus
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 East Tsim Sha Tsui towards Hung Hom West Rail Line Nam Cheong towards Tuen Mun
Location
Austin Location within the MTR system

Austin (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. 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.

The station has two tracks and one island platform. The surface station building is divided into two parts by Wui Cheung Road. It was located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices until that structure was demolished in 2011. 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. 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.