Shek Kip Mei station

Shek Kip Mei (Chinese: 石硤尾; Cantonese Yale: Sehk gip méih) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is located in Shek Kip Mei.

Shek Kip Mei 石硤尾
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Shek Kip Mei station
Chinese name
Chinese	石硤尾
Cantonese Yale	Sehk gip méih
Literal meaning	Gorge End
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shíxiáwêi Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sehk gip méih Jyutping Sek6gip3mei5
General information
Location	Under Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′55″N 114°10′07″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Kwun Tong line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	SKM
History
Opened	1 October 1979; 45 years ago (1979-10-01)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Prince Edward towards Whampoa Kwun Tong line Kowloon Tong towards Tiu Keng Leng Transfer at Sham Shui Po Prince Edward towards Central Tsuen Wan line transfer at Sham Shui Po Cheung Sha Wan towards Tsuen Wan
Track layout Legend to Kowloon Tong 1 2 to Prince Edward
Location Shek Kip Mei Location within the MTR system

History

The station's construction under Contract 202 was given to Maeda Corporation.^[1][2]

The station served as a terminus of the 2nd phase of the Kwun Tong line (then known as the part of the Modified Initial System) until the services was extended to Tsim Sha Tsui station on 16 December 1979. (Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong, 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1979). The very first train departed from this station on 1 October 1979.

Livery

The station's livery is green and white only seen in concourse and at both ends of the platforms

Station layout

G	Ground level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops
		Vending machines, automatic teller machines
L2 Platform	Platform 1	→      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Kowloon Tong) →
	Island platforms, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Prince Edward)

^[3]

Entrances and exits

• A: Nam Cheong Street
• B1: Woh Chai Street
• B2: Woh Chai Street
• C: Wai Chi Street ^[4]

Gallery

• 
  Platforms (2022)
• 
  Concourse, near Exit A (2021)
• 
  New white panels installed after refurbishment (2021)
• 
  Exit C (2021)
• 
  Lift access to the station (2020)
• 
  Exit A (2020)
• 
  Shek Kip Mei station Concourse in December 2007

References

1. "1978-07 Tunnelling methods in the Hong Kong MTR (The Quantity Surveyor July 1978)" (PDF).
2. 地下鐵路 首日通車紀念特刊. 地下鐵路公司. 1979.
3. "Shek Kip Mei Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
4. "Shek Kip Mei Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 29 July 2014.