- Causeway Bay Station
MTR infobox
livery=736773
namecolour=White
line=Island
caption=The station platform, towards Sheung Wan
district=Wanchai
area=Causeway Bay
open=May 31, 1985
type=Underground
platformtype=Side
platformno=2
exitno=9
liftno=2
esculatorno=27
shopno=8
code=CAB
hours=0601/0103
connections= Bus, Minibus, Tram
engname=Causeway Bay
chiname=銅鑼灣
coordinatesN=22.280210
coordinatesE=114.183482 Chinese
t=銅鑼灣
s=铜锣湾
l=Copper Gong Bay
i=IPA|/tʰəʊŋ11 l11 wan55/
j=tung4 lo4 waan1
y=tung4 lo4 waan1
p=TóngluówānCauseway Bay is a station on
MTR 's Island line onHong Kong Island ,Hong Kong .It serves
Causeway Bay and its vicinity.tation layout
The platforms of Causeway Bay station are constructed in a stacked arrangement, with Platform 1 above Platform 2.
Entrances/exits
Causeway Bay is a primary shopping district in Hong Kong with exits from the MTR leading directly into major outlets such as
Sogo and Times Square, which can be accessed through a long, upward sloping pedestrian walkway at Exit A.Unlike other MTR stations, there are three different councourses in Causeway Bay station. After exiting the paid areas through the
turnstile s, the other two concourses are inaccessible underground. Therefore passengers are advised to check carefully before passing through the exit gates.The west and east concourses were opened on
31 May 1985 with the opening of the station, while the south concourse and Exit A were opened in1994 with the opening of Times Square.outh concourse
In the basement of Times Square:
*A: Times SquareWest concourse
In the basement of Causeway Bay Plaza (Phase 1):
*B: Causeway Bay Plaza
*C: Sino PlazaEast concourse
In the basement of
Sogo Department Store:
*D1/D2/D3/D4:Sogo Department Store
*E: Great George Street, (Next to Body Shop)
*F: FormerMitsukoshi Department Store SiteTransport Connections
Bus Routes
These are the bus routes found in the vicinity of Causeway Bay station that provide connections with other areas not served by the MTR.To Aberdeen/
Wah Kwai Estate ,Braemar Hill , Happy Valley,Jardine's Lookout ,Kennedy Town ,Lai Tak Tsuen , Lei Tung Estate, Park Road, Sham Wan/Wong Chuk Hang ,Nam Cheong Station /Hoi Lai Estate,South Horizons , The Peak, Tin Wan,Tsing Yi /Cheung On,Wah Fu .Hong Kong Tramways (Exit A)
Hong Kong Island's tramway system consists of an inner loop branching out at Causeway Bay towards Happy Valley. Racegoers or local residents can walk through a winding passageway inside the station to reach Exit A at Times Square. There, they should walk along Matheson Street to reach Leighton Road, and the tram stop is found at the junction with Wong Nai Chung Road, next to the Crickengower Cricket Club.
Plans to expand Causeway bay MTR Station
In
November 2006 , MTR announced they will build anunderground shopping mall and expand the current Causeway Bay station. The station will add 5 new exits:
*E1:East Point Road
*E2: Great George Street at Hong Kong Building
*F1: FormerHennessy Center
*F2:Yee Wo Street at McDonald's Building
*F3:Paterson Street and the current Exit E(Great George Street next toBody Shop ) will be cancelled. The plan also triples the current station size.Neighbouring stations
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