History
This station was opened in 1974 because the old Kowloon station at Tsim Sha Tsui was too small, had no room for expansion and was therefore demolished in the same year (although the clock tower still stands). This new Kowloon station, later renamed Hung Hom station, served as the terminus for East Rail Line until 24 October 2004, when East Rail Line was extended to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station at Tsim Sha Tsui. After the Kowloon Southern Link opened, however, it again served as the terminus for East Rail Line and also became the terminus for West Rail Line. The expanded part of the concourse in Hung Hom station was opened in 2001.
Before the relocation of Kowloon terminus from Tsim Sha Tsui to Hung Hom in 1974, a station named Hung Hom was located at Chatham Road South, next to the then coastline of Hung Hom Bay and near Gun Club Hill Barracks.
Hung Hom and its surrounding roads and areas continued to display signage referring to the Hung Hom transport interchange as a "Railway Terminus", even though East Rail Line was temporarily extended to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station (it was, of course, still the terminus for cross-border services). Now, after the opening of the Kowloon Southern Link on August 16, 2009, Hung Hom is once again the terminus for domestic services as well.
Since Hung Hom Station is located near the Cross Harbour Tunnel, it serves as an important transport interchange for passengers heading to and from Hong Kong Island.
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