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Kowloon Tong station

1979 establishments in Hong KongEast Rail lineEngvarB from July 2014Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stationsKowloon Tong
Kwun Tong lineMTR stations in KowloonRailway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1979
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Kowloon Tong is a station on MTR's Kwun Tong line and East Rail line in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station serves Kowloon Tong and its vicinity, including Yau Yat Tsuen, the Festival Walk shopping centre, City University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Baptist University. It is in both Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District.This station serves as one of the three interchange stations for the East Rail line, leading up to the New Territories and entry point to mainland China. Therefore, it is one of the busiest stations in the system (the other interchange Tsim Sha Tsui/East Tsim Sha Tsui is less convenient).

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Kowloon Tong station
Kent Road, Kowloon Kowloon Tong (Kowloon City District)

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Kent Road
Kowloon, Kowloon Tong (Kowloon City District)
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