Mong Kok Station

Mong Kok 旺角
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 4
Chinese name
Chinese
Cantonese Yale	Wohng gok
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngjiǎo
Literal meaning	Flourishing corner
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngjiǎo Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wohng gok IPA [wɔ̀ːŋkɔ̄ːk̚] Jyutping Wong6 gok3
General information
Location	Nathan Road × Argyle Street, Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3192°N 114.1694°E / 22.3192; 114.1694Coordinates: 22°19′09″N 114°10′10″E / 22.3192°N 114.1694°E / 22.3192; 114.1694
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong Line      Tsuen Wan Line
Platforms	4 (island platforms)
Connections	Bus, Red Minibus (紅van), Green Minibus (綠van)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	MOK
History
Opened	31 December 1979 (1979-12-31) (Kwun Tong Line) 10 May 1982 (1982-05-10) (Tsuen Wan Line)
Previous names	Argyle
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Yau Ma Tei towards Central Tsuen Wan Line Prince Edward towards Tsuen Wan Yau Ma Tei towards Whampoa Kwun Tong Line Prince Edward towards Tiu Keng Leng
Location
Mong Kok Location within the MTR system

Mong Kok (Chinese: 旺角; Cantonese Yale: Wohng gok) is a rapid transit station on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan Lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong. One of the first stations of the network to open, it is now used by more than 200,000 passengers daily. The colour scheme for Mong Kok is dim red. It was first opened as Argyle, after Argyle Street.

Mong Kok Station is located in the neighbourhood of the same name in Kowloon, along Nathan Road at the intersection with Argyle Street. Important nearby places include the Grand Century Place, Langham Place, and the Pioneer Centre.Mong Kok East Station is about 500 metres to the northeast.

Mong Kok Station opened on 31 December 1979, originally as part of the Kwun Tong Line. When the Tsuen Wan Line opened in 1982, this station became an interchange station between the two lines.

The station was originally named Argyle after Argyle Street, a major thoroughfare crossing over the station, during the planning stage and the first few years of operation. The name was changed to Mong Kok on May 31, 1985, when the Island Line was opened.

Mong Kok Station serves as a cross-platform interchange for passengers changing between the Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line for stations in the same direction. Opposite-direction interchange of the same two lines takes place at Prince Edward and Yau Ma Tei.

There are five exits at Mong Kok Station, all located within one block north and south of the intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street. Langham Place, a major shopping mall, is accessed through a short underground passage at exit C3.