Central Station (MTR)

Central 中環
MTR rapid transit station
Platforms 1 and 2 on the Tsuen Wan Line
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中環
Simplified Chinese	中环
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuán Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization jung1 waan4 Jyutping zung1 waan4
General information
Location	Des Voeux Road Central/Chater Road, Central Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′55″N 114°09′27″E / 22.2820°N 114.1576°E / 22.2820; 114.1576Coordinates: 22°16′55″N 114°09′27″E / 22.2820°N 114.1576°E / 22.2820; 114.1576
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan Line      Island Line
Platforms	4 (island platform (Tsuen Wan Line), 2 split level side platforms (Island Line))
Connections	Hong Kong Station, bus, public light bus, tram, ferry, Peak Tram
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	3
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CEN
History
Opened	12 February 1980 (1980-02-12) (Kwun Tong Line) 23 May 1986 (1986-05-23) (Island Line)
Previous names	Chater
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Terminus Tsuen Wan Line Admiralty towards Tsuen Wan Sheung Wan towards Kennedy Town Island Line Admiralty towards Chai Wan Terminus Airport Express Transfer at: Hong Kong Kowloon towards AsiaWorld–​Expo Tung Chung Line Transfer at: Hong Kong Kowloon towards Tung Chung
Location
Central Location within the MTR system

Central (Chinese: 中環) is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red but brown on the Tsuen Wan Line platforms. The station is the southern terminus of the Tsuen Wan Line, a stop on the Island Line, and connects to Hong Kong Station, which serves the Tung Chung Line and the Airport Express.

The station was originally named Chater Station. It was initially conceived to cater for 330,000 passengers daily and was planned to be 380 metres (1,250 ft) long – one of the longest stations in the world. More than 200,000 passengers use this station daily. The longest distance between two exits is approximately 700m.

Central Station was included in the Hong Kong Mass Transport Study, a system proposed in September 1967. Together with Western Market Station, it was to serve as an interchange station of the Kwun Tong Line and Island Line. In the recommended system, the Tsuen Wan Line would end at Admiralty. The station was originally planned to be located under Des Voeux Road Central between Jubilee Street and Pedder Street.

In 1970, in the Hong Kong Mass Transit Further Studies, the station was proposed as two separate but connected stations: Chater Station (遮打站) under Chater Road and Pedder Station (必打站) under Pedder Street), which would serve the Kong Kow Line (now Tsuen Wan Line) and Island Line respectively.