Current condition
In use
Mapping Hong Kong shows this as 'Yau Ma Ti Station' on maps dated 1924 and 1947. On these maps the small station building is a little further south than we expect today - if you project Mong Kok Road eastwards til you meet the railway line, the station building stood about there.
The 1964 map just shows "Sta.", then on the 1990 map it has its current name, Mong Kok Station.
When the MTR took over the KCR in 2007, it meant they had two stations named "Mong Kok Station". This station has since been renamed to "Mong Kok East Station".
Photos that show this Place
1910s
1910s
1945
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mongkok kcr open date
This is a picture of mongkok kcr station in the 1970s showing luen wan road which goes down from the station to Argyle street. Along the road on the left were the kcr staff quarters. There were a lot of hawkers selling goldfish too.
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Another one taken in 1977
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The station was demolished around 1981 and the current new station was opened on 1982-5-4 according to following news report
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detailed history of Mongkok kcr station
Mong Kok Station is a historical station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (English section). It has been replaced by the electrified Mong Kok Station (now Mong Kok East Station) after the original site was rebuilt.
Station history
Mong Kok Station was originally called "Yaumati Station" , which is the same location as Mong Kok East Station today. It was opened on October 1, 1910 with the opening of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (English section). At that time, it was an open-air station with two side platforms. Later on January 1, 1969, it was renamed "Mong Kok Station" at the suggestion of the resident Huang Mingzhou based on the correct name of the area, and the opening ceremony was held at 4:10 pm on the same day ( It was officiated by Lin Baohan, then director of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Bureau) and a tea party was held to celebrate the occasion. Later, some upper cover was added to part of the platform, so that passengers waiting for the train would be protected from the sun and rain.
In the early 1980s, the Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) underwent modernization and electrification projects. As the Mong Kok station failed to cope with the modernization project, it needed to be rebuilt. Mong Kok Station was relocated on August 17, 1980 to be located between Waterloo Road and Argyle Street (parallel to Yim Po Fong Street and Tai Ping Road (peace ave)). The platform of the temporary station was built of wood. The rebuilt electrified Mong Kok Station (now Mong Kok East Station) was opened on May 4, 1982 after they moved back to this original site.
(google translation of https://hkrail.fandom.com/wiki/%E6%97%BA%E8%A7%92%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99)
1963 photos of the street side of station
Captures from a 1963 Cantonese movie of the side of Mong Kok kcr station facing the street.
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From 1970s to 2016
Photo showing the evolution of Mongkok station from the 1970s to 2016.
A=buildings on Argyle street
F=Mong Kok District Food and Environmental Office (has been demolished in 2023)
Station was rebuilt during electrification of the system in early 1980s.
KCR was taken over by MTR in Dec 2007.
Railway sidings at the Mong Kok Satation
Hi, was wondering if anyone could please help with some information about the Railway sidings at the Mong Kok station area. My old Kung Fu master (Wong Cheung / 黃祥 ) had a gym at this site from the 1950s until 1980. On some early photos there is no fence to section off the railway sidings and then sometime in the 1970s a fence was added. (I even think it was done in 2 stages /)
Can anyone help with information about this please