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Central station
Platforms 1 and 2 on the Template:Tsuen Wan Line.
General information
Line(s)Island
ConnectionsBus, Minibus, Tram, Ferry, Peak Tram
Other information
Station codeCEN
Central Station Sign
The station is located near the Legislative Council Building
Platform 3 on the Template:Island Line.

Central (Chinese: 中環, Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) station is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red, except for the station's Template:Tsuen Wan Line platform where its livery is dark brown. The station is the southern terminus for the Tsuen Wan Line and also connects with the Template:Island Line, and also the Template:Tung Chung Line and the Template:Airport Express via Hong Kong station.

The Station was once known as two stations, Pedder Station and Chater Station.

More than 200,000 passengers use this station daily.

History

The Central Station was in the recommended system of 1967 study[1]. It, together with Western Market Station, is served as the interchange station of Kwun Tong Line and Island Line. In the recommended system, Tsuen Wan Line would end in Admiralty rather than Central. Its designated position was originally under Des Voeux Road Central between Jubilee Street and Pedder Street (between Queen Victoria Street and Theatre Lane).

The Central Station was once named as two separate stations in English: Chater and Pedder for Tsuen Wan Line and Island Line respectively. In Chinese, however, the name remained ubiquitous as "中環".

In 1982, the station opened as services of the Tsuen Wan Line commenced. The part serving the line (Platforms 1 and 2) was called Chater after Chater Road. The part serving the Island Line (Platforms 3 and 4) opened in 1986, and was known as Pedder after Pedder Street. Later both names were superseded by the name Central.

Station Layout

Central Station has 4 platforms on three levels, excluding those of Hong Kong Station. Hong Kong Station and Central Station are linked by a pedestrian passage.

Connections to Airport Railway

As part of the Airport Core Programme ([1]) during the 1990s, an underground passage was built between Central and Hong Kong stations to allow transfers from the Island Line and Tsuen Wan Line to the Airport Express and Tung Chung Line. The passage opened in 1998 with the opening of these two new lines of the MTR.

Panorama of Platform 4 on the Template:Island Line towards Sheung Wan.

Platforms

Ground - Exits
Penthouse Chater Rd Concourse -
L1
Concourse 		Pedder St Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
Hang Seng Bank, vending machines
Octopus promotion machine
Chater Rd Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
ATM
L2
Platforms 		Chater Rd Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
Hang Seng Bank, vending machines
Pedder St Concourse Customer Service, MTRShops
Subway Template:Tung Chung Line Hong Kong Station
Octopus promotion machine, i-centre internet service
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 3 Template:Island Line towards Chai Wan
L3
Platforms 		Platform 1 Template:Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right
Platform 2 Template:Tsuen Wan Line towards Tsuen Wan
L4
Platform
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 4 Template:Island Line towards Sheung Wan

Platforms 1 and 2 are situated on a shared Island platform on the middle level. They are served by the Tsuen Wan Line and were built directly under Chater Road, extending from Des Voeux Road Central to Club Street. These platforms make up the southern terminus of the Tsuen Wan Line.

Platforms 3 and 4 are built beneath Des Voeux Road Central at the intersection of Pedder Street, stretching from World-Wide House to Alexandra House. Platform 3 is situated on the upper level, whilst platform 4 is on the lowermost level, and they sandwich Platforms 1 and 2. They are side platforms built on the northern side of the road, with Platform 3 on top of Platform 4. Escalators are provided between the 3 levels, to facilitate passengers who interchange.

Central Station Exit D2
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A Central Station passenger concourse

Exits

Central Station stretches across the entire length of Central. Hence it is not surprising to find it having a large number of exits. The distance between the easternmost (Exit C) and the westernmost exits (Exit J) is approximately 700m. There is no Exit "I", to avoid being mistaken for the number one.

Transport Connections

Central is also one of the transport hubs of Hong Kong. The area around Central (and Hong Kong stations) has a wide range of transport options that includes tramways, buses, ferries, minibuses and more. These are all the connections the commuter can refer to when travelling to areas not served by the MTR network from Central.

The area is a major transport hub for Hong Kong (see also Transport in Hong Kong).

Neighbouring Stations

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  1. ^ Freeman, Fox, Wilbur Smith & Associates (1967), Hong Kong Mass Transport Study, as shown in map above mentioned.
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