Yau Tong () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR and the . It is the only station of the Tseung Kwan O line located in Kowloon. The livery of the station is golden yellow.
The train platforms are constructed above ground level, which are sealed from the outside with concrete walls to prevent the noise of trains disturbing the nearby residents of Yau Tong Estate.
History
Yau Tong station was originally built as a part of the MTR Tseung Kwan O extension to make a cross-platform interchange between and the newly built Tseung Kwan O line, and to provide nearby residents in Lei Yue Mun and Sze Shan () convenient access to the MTR system. The construction project was awarded to Kumagai Gumi and was valued at HK$457 million.
There was discussions over whether the interchange should be built in a new station by redirecting the original route, or by utilising existing stations such as Lam Tin or Kwun Tong. Ultimately the interchanges were built in two new stations, Yau Tong and Tiu Keng Leng. This resulted in certain routings needing to change trains twice when crossing the Victoria Harbour.
The station opened on 4 August 2002. The new station extended travel times between Lam Tin and Quarry Bay by four minutes.
The station was built without public toilets, like most other MTR stations at the time. New toilets and a babycare room were commissioned at the station on 29 May 2019.
Station layout
thumb|left|Three-level interchange at [[Tiu Keng Leng station|Tiu Keng Leng and Yau Tong stations]]
thumb|left|The multiple cross-platform-interchange system between [[Tiu Keng Leng station|Tiu Keng Leng and Yau Tong stations]]
Yau Tong station has three main levels: the concourse, the upper platforms, and the lower platforms.
The upper platform level consists of Platforms 2 and 3. Passengers crossing the harbour on the Tseung Kwan O line towards the Kowloon side can cross over to Platform 2 to change to the Kwun Tong line to get to most destinations in East Kowloon.
The lower platform level contains Platforms 1 and 4. Passengers travelling on the Kwun Tong line travelling towards Tiu Keng Leng can cross over to Platform 4 to change to the Tseung Kwan O line to cross the harbour to North Point.
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;width:500px;vertical-align:top;"|Exits, footbridge to Yau Tong Estate/Lei Yue Mun Plaza
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|Customer Service, MTR Shops
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|← towards Whampoa <small>(Lam Tin)</small>
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"| towards Po Lam or LOHAS Park <small>(Tiu Keng Leng)</small> →
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| Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng <small>(Terminus)</small> →
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|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← Tseung Kwan O line towards North Point <small>(Quarry Bay)</small>
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Entrances and exits
- A1: Yau Tong Estate, Domain, Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Lei Yue Mun Estate, Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery, public transport interchange
- A2: Lei Yue Mun Municipal Services Building, Jockey Club Lei Yue Mun Plus
- B1: Yau Lai Estate, St. Antonius Primary School
- B2: Cha Kwo Ling Road
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File:Yau Tong Station Exit A 2022 12 part1.jpg|Exits A1 and A2
File:Yau Tong Station Exit B 2022 12 part2.jpg|Exit B1 and B2
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Nearby facilities
A new shopping centre, Domain, opened on in 2012. It was the second shopping mall in Yau Tong. The first one was Lei Yue Mun Plaza, which opened in 2001.
On 2 July 2012, Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange was opened; bus and public light bus routes serving the previous Yau Tong Station Temporary Bus Terminus were moved to the new location. The transport interchange can be accessed via exit A2.