page_title: East Tsim Sha Tsui station
section_title: Station layout
hierarchical_section_title: East Tsim Sha Tsui station / Station layout
caption_attribution_description: 中文: 港鐵尖東站大堂（近K出口） English: MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station concourse (near Exit K)
context_page_description: East Tsim Sha Tsui is a station of the Mass Transit Railway system of Hong Kong. It is currently an intermediate station on the West Rail line.
  The station was built to alleviate surface traffic jams and passenger congestion at Kowloon Tong station. The distance from Hung Hom to the station is about one kilometre with the journey time of around two minutes.
  This station is linked with Tsim Sha Tsui station of the Tsuen Wan line by subways.
context_section_description: Passengers heading towards the Tsuen Wan Line ride the escalator up to the concourse and leave the West Rail Line system. Then they walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach Tsim Sha Tsui station at exits L2 and M3, respectively.
  Although the stations are connected by subway, the fare gates for East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui Stations are separated. Single journey ticket passengers transferring from the West Rail Line to the Tsuen Wan Line must purchase a second ticket at Tsim Sha Tsui Station as the ticket is withdrawn once the passengers exit through the turnstiles at East Tsim Sha Tsui station. In contrast, Octopus card users who transfer between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui stations within thirty minutes without making any other transport related purchases or more than nine non-transport related purchases in between stations are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly. Also, MTR City Saver users who transfer between East Tsim Sha Tsui and Tsim Sha Tsui stations within thirty minutes are considered to have taken a single journey and are charged accordingly.
caption: Concourse
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