Central station (MTR) instance of station located underground
Central (Chinese: 中環; Cantonese Yale: Jūngwàan) is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red but brown on the Tsuen Wan line platforms. The station is the southern terminus of the Tsuen Wan line, a stop on the Island line, and connects to Hong Kong station, which serves the Tung Chung line and the Airport Express.
The station was originally named Chater. It was initially conceived to cater for 330,000 passengers daily and was planned to be 380 m (1,250 ft) long – one of the longest stations in the world. More than 200,000 passengers use this station daily. The longest distance between two exits is approximately 700m.Station layout
Central station has four platforms on three levels.
The top level includes platform 3 and is built beneath Des Voeux Road Central at the intersection of Pedder Street, stretching from World-Wide House to Alexandra House, on the northern side of the road. The platform serves Chai Wan-bound trains on the Island line and this level includes the connecting walkway to Hong Kong station.
The middle level includes platforms 1 and 2 using a shared island. They serve the Tsuen Wan line and were built directly under Chater Road, extending from Des Voeux Road Central to Club Street.
The bottom level, two levels from the top level, is platform 4, for Island line trains in the direction of Kennedy Town.
Passengers from platform 3 transferring to platforms 1 or 2 use the regular escalators on the Chater Road concourse. There are designated escalators from platforms 1 and 2 to platform 4 for the sole purpose of transfer.The Tsuen Wan line platforms are straight and were built by cut-and-cover. Most of the length of the Island line platforms is the same, although the eastern part (towards Admiralty) is curved and the gap is large, as they are located in sections of bored tunnels and have the curved walls typical of most other stations on the Island line.Entrances and exits
Central station stretches underneath Chater Road from Statue Square in the east and underneath Des Voeux Road to Li Yuen Street East in the west. The distance between the easternmost and westernmost exits is approximately 700m. There are 13 entrances, connecting buildings, shopping malls, main roads and ground transport facilities nearby.
Pedder Street ConcourseA : Connaught Road Central, Central Pier
B: World-wide House, Hang Seng Bank Headquarters
C: Li Yuen Street (East & West)
D1: Pedder Street
D2: Queens Road Central, Lan Kwai FongChater Road ConcourseE: Chater House
F: St George's Building, Mandarin Oriental Hotel
G: The Landmark
H: Alexandra House
J1: Court of Final Appeal
J2: Chater Garden, Bank of China Tower, Peak Tram station, Cheung Kong Center
J3: AIA Central, Bank of America Tower
K: Statue Square, HSBC Main Building, Standard Chartered Bank Building
L : CCB Tower
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