Island line no relation Central
Modified Initial System and opening
The station first opened as Chater station on 12 February 1980 as the terminus of the Modified Initial System (MIS, now Kwun Tong line). Only a portion of the station came into operation as the Island line had not been opened yet.
The station was named Chater in English but 中環 (Central) in Chinese. This would be misleading as many thought that the Chinese name would be 遮打, a transliteration and the Chinese name of the namesake road. When the Island line between Admiralty and Chai Wan opened on 31 May 1985, MTR renamed Chater to Central together with the renaming of some other stations on the Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan lines.
Construction for the Island line was carried out in early 1983 and connected the new platforms with the original structure. The Island line began servicing Central on 23 May 1986 when it was extended beyond Admiralty to Sheung Wan and the Island line platforms came into service.
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