Kennedy Town () is the western terminus of the . The station serves the Kennedy Town area on the northwestern end of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Its livery is pale turquoise.
History
Planning
When the station first appeared in Hong Kong Mass Transit: Further Studies plan in 1970, it was simply known as Kennedy (). It was to be built as part of the Island line in the 1980s, but construction of the line did not commence westwards beyond , on account of contractors citing inadequate passenger numbers and technical difficulties.
Under the latest proposal as of June 2005, Kennedy Town would be served by West Island line as an extension of the Island line, a heavy rail system, instead of being served by a medium capacity rail shared by commuters from Southern District, after pressure from local community groups.
Construction
The station was designed by TFP Farrells. The contract to construct the station and overrun tunnel was awarded to Gammon Construction (half owned by Balfour Beatty) for HK$1.34 billion. The overrun tunnel is 650 metres in length.
Kennedy Town station opened on 28 December 2014.
Station layout
The station is located under the site of the previous Kennedy Town Swimming Pool located on Smithfield. There is a public transport interchange at the ground level of the station.
West of the station, the two tracks merge into one track and there is a siding for Island line trains to change direction.
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Entrances/exits
- A : Smithfield (Minibus terminus)
- B : Rock Hill Street, North Street
- C: Forbes Street, Smithfield, Kennedy Town Playground
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File:Kennedy Town Station Exit A 2023 11 part2.jpg|Entrance & Exit A
File:Kennedy Town Station Exit B 2023 11 part1.jpg|Entrance & Exit B
File:Kennedy Town Station Exit C 2023 11 part1.jpg|Entrance & Exit C
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Community facilities
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File:HK_KennedyTownCommunityComplex.JPG|Kennedy Town Community Complex
File:Association_Of_HK_Western_District.jpg|Kennedy Town Kai-Fong Welfare Association
File:堅尼地城泳池.jpg|New Kennedy Town Swimming Pool opened in 2011
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Gallery
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File:Kennedy Town Station 2014 part4.JPG|Platform 2 (termination platform)
File:Tsui Piu Displacing Photo in Kennedy Town MTR Station.jpg|Tsui Piu - Displacing
File:HK MTR 堅尼地城站 Kennedy Town Station concourse July 2024 R12S 01.jpg|Concourse
File:Kennedy Town Station concourse 2022 05 part1.jpg
File:Kennedy Town Station concourse 2022 05 part2.jpg|Concourse art
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