Tsim Sha Tsui Station

Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the Tsuen Wan&nbsp;Line. The station, originally opened in 1979 on the Kwun Tong&nbsp;Line, serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui. About 500,000 passengers (including those who use single journey tickets and Octopus cards) use this station daily<!--, making this station the busiest in the entire MTR system-->.

East Tsim Sha Tsui Station on the West Rail&nbsp;Line, opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station. The station now serves as the interchange station between the Tsuen Wan and West Rail Lines.

Tsim Sha Tsui Station was featured in a brief chase sequence featuring Brigitte Lin in Wong Kar-wai's 1994 film, Chungking Express.

Tsim Sha Tsui Station was also featured in Clifton Ko's 1987 film, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Station layout

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same island platform. An out of system access to the West Rail Line is provided at the concourse through exits F or G and a walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach East Tsim Sha Tsui Station.

Although the stations are connected by subway, the fare gates for Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations are separate. Single journey holders transferring from the to the must purchase a second ticket at East Tsim Sha Tsui Station. Octopus card users who transfer between Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui Stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport related purchases or more than eight non-transport...
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