Shek Kip Mei station

Shek Kip Mei 石硤尾
Platform 2 of Shek Kip Mei station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	石硤尾
Simplified Chinese	石硖尾
Cantonese Yale	Sehk gip méih
Literal meaning	Gorge End
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shíxiáwěi Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sehk gip méih IPA [sɛk̚˨ kip̚˧ mej˨˧] Jyutping Sek6 gip3 mei5
General information
Location	Under Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′55″N 114°10′07″E
System	MTR rapid transit station
Owner	MTR Corporation
Operator	MTR Corporation
Line	Kwun Tong line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	yes
Other information
Station code	SKM
History
Opened	1 October 1979 (1979-10-01)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Prince Edward towards Whampoa Kwun Tong line Kowloon Tong towards Tiu Keng Leng
Track layout to Kowloon Tong 1 2 to Prince Edward
Location Shek Kip Mei Location within MTR

Shek Kip Mei (Chinese: 石硤尾; Cantonese Yale: Sehk gip méih) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Kwun Tong line. It is located in Shek Kip Mei.

History

The station's construction under Contract 202 was given to Maeda Corporation.

The station served as a terminus of the 2nd phase of the Kwun Tong line (then known as the part of the Modified Initial System) until the services was extended to Tsim Sha Tsui station on 16 December 1979. (Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong, 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1979). The first train departed from this station on 1 October 1979.

Livery

The station's livery for the platforms is mainly green and white on the downwards end. For the concourse it is mainly white on both sides of the walls and green for short walls and lift cover. for the exits, green is the only color used.

Station layout

G	Ground level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer service, MTRshops
		Vending machines, automatic teller machines
L2 Platform	Platform 1	→      Kwun Tong line towards Tiu Keng Leng (Kowloon Tong) →
	Island platforms, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Kwun Tong line towards Whampoa (Prince Edward)

Entrances and exits

• A: Nam Cheong Street, Shek Kip Mei Market
• B1: Woh Chai Street, Tai Hang Tung Estate
• B2: Woh Chai Street, Nam Shan Estate
• C: Wai Chi Street, Shek Kip Mei Park, Shek Kip Mei Park Sports Centre, Shek Kip Mei Estate

• 
  Exit A
• 
  Exit B1
• 
  Exit B2
• 
  Exit C

Gallery

• 
  Platforms (2022)
• 
  Concourse, near Exit A (2021)
• 
  New white panels installed after refurbishment (2021)
• 
  Lift access to the station (2020)
• 
  Shek Kip Mei station Concourse in December 2007