Tsim Sha Tsui Station

Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙咀
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Chinese	尖沙咀
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiānshāzuǐ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization jim1 sa1 jeui2 Jyutping zim1 saa1 zeoi2
General information
Location	Nathan Road Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′50″N 114°10′20″E / 22.2973°N 114.1722°E / 22.2973; 114.1722Coordinates: 22°17′50″N 114°10′20″E / 22.2973°N 114.1722°E / 22.2973; 114.1722
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Tsuen Wan Line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Connections	West Rail Line East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (out-of-station interchange), bus, public light bus, ferry
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	TST
History
Opened	16 December 1979 (1979-12-16) (Kwun Tong Line)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Admiralty towards Central Tsuen Wan Line Jordan towards Tsuen Wan Hung Hom Terminus West Rail Line Transfer at: East Tsim Sha Tsui Austin towards Tuen Mun
Location
Tsim Sha Tsui Location within the MTR system

Tsim Sha Tsui (Chinese: 尖沙咀) is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan Line. The station, originally opened in 1979 on the Kwun Tong Line, serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui.

East Tsim Sha Tsui Station on the West Rail Line, which opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station by underground pedestrian tunnels. The two stations serve as an interchange point between the Tsuen Wan and West Rail Lines.

The station was built underneath Nathan Road in the late 1970s. The site of Exit A1 was once the vehicular entrance to Kowloon Park, which was relocated to Haiphong Road. The station opened on 16 December 1979 as part of the Modified Initial System. Service was extended southward, across the harbour, on 12 February 1980. Before the Tsuen Wan Extension opened, the single line of the MTR traveled from Central to Kwun Tong (whereas today all northbound trains from Tsim Sha Tsui go to Tsuen Wan). The station concourse was renovated in 1986.

Tsim Sha Tsui Station was featured in Clifton Ko's 1987 film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World. It also appeared in a brief chase sequence featuring Brigitte Lin in Wong Kar-wai's 1994 film, Chungking Express.

Modification works were undertaken from 2002–2005 to facilitate new pedestrian subway connections between the station and the nearby East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. The contractor was Kumagai Gumi. The work involved reconfiguration of the concourse and various station upgrades.

Exit A1 was rebuilt from 2014-16 to provide a new lift and enlarge the access. During construction a temporary exit was provided. The permanent exit reopened on 7 May 2016 with a "crystal cube" design, replacing the old concrete structure, that houses the lift, two escalators, and stairs.