Shek Kip Mei station

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
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 to Kowloon Tong 1 2 to Prince Edward
Location
Shek Kip Mei Location within the MTR system

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.

History

The station served as a terminus of the 2nd phase of the Kwun Tong line until the Kwun Tong line 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 both ends of the platforms

Station layout

Entrances and exits

• A: Nam Cheong Street
• B1: Woh Chai Street
• B2: Woh Chai Street
• C: Wai Chi Street

Gallery

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