Everything tagged: KCR Station

Built on Kowloon Marine Lot 74. In about 1904, when the reclamation at Kowloon Point was finished, the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company built a twin-gabled godown on this lot.

Contrary to my original opinion these were not used as temporary terminus, The temporary terminus was further to the west near the old TST Post Office.

After the opening of the permanent station building, the godowns were demolished. Demolition date is unknown, possibly before the Peninsula Hotel was built (1920 is a guess). See this photo from 1927.

Site of the old Tai Po Station, later renamed Tai Po Kau Station, and later again demolished.

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".

Hong Kong Railway Museum is located in the old Tai Po Market Train station, built in 1913.

The museum is marked as Key Point 2 on the route info.