Preceding station	MTR		Following station
East Tsim Sha Tsui towards Wu Kai Sha		Tuen Ma line	Nam Cheong towards Tuen Mun
Transfer at Kowloon
Hong Kong Terminus		Tung Chung line transfer at Kowloon	Olympic towards Tung Chung
Hong Kong Terminus		Airport Express transfer at Kowloon	Tsing Yi towards AsiaWorld–Expo
Transfer at West Kowloon
Preceding station	China Railway High-speed		Following station
Futian towards Guangzhou South		Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL transfer at West Kowloon	Terminus
Futian towards Beijing West		Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway transfer at West Kowloon	Terminus

Former services

Preceding station	MTR			Following station
East Tsim Sha Tsui towards Hung Hom		West Rail line		Nam Cheong towards Tuen Mun

Route map

					ToNam Cheong




			1
			2
					ToEast Tsim Sha Tsui

Location
Austin Location within the MTR system Show map of MTR Austin Austin (Hong Kong urban core) Show map of Hong Kong urban core

Austin is an underground MTR rapid transit station on the Tuen Ma lineinHong Kong, situated perpendicular to Wui Cheung Road and Austin Road West, and formerly adjacent to Jordan Road Ferry Pier Bus Terminus.^[1]

History[edit]

Austin station was built as part of the Kowloon Southern Link project, built to connect the West Rail line and East Rail line. KCR Corporation originally planned two stations along the new section of line: Austin and Canton Road stations. The latter station was cancelled due to failed negotiations with private landowners. As a result, Austin was the only new station built as part of the Kowloon Southern Link scheme. It is also the first KCR-owned station to be opened after the MTR took over operations of the KCR network.

During the planning and early construction stages, the station was called "West Kowloon station" (Chinese: 九龍西站).^[2] The construction contract KDB200 (West Kowloon Station and Tunnels – Jordan Road to East Tsim Sha Tsui Station) was awarded to the Leighton-Balfour Beatty-Kumagai-John Holland Joint Venture (renamed to "Link 200 Joint Venture" on 9 August 2005) for an estimated contract sum of HK$2.018 billion. This station is part of this contract. Construction was finished in July 2009 and the station opened on 16 August that year. It was named after Austin Road as Austin

It was located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices until that structure was demolished in 2011.^[3] An MTR residential property development, The Austin, was subsequently constructed on the site of the former government offices.

A direct connection between Austin station and the West Kowloon Terminus was opened on 23 September 2018.

A new underground pedestrian link between Austin station and Xiqu Centre, a Chinese opera house, was opened on 21 March 2021.

On 27 June 2021, the West Rail line officially merged with the Ma On Shan line (which was already extended into the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 at the time) in East Kowloon to form the new Tuen Ma line, as part of the Shatin to Central link project. Hence, Austin was included in the project and is now an intermediate station on the Tuen Ma line.

Station layout[edit]

1	Northern concourse	Exit B4, B5, footbridge to Jordan Road, Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station, Elements, Kowloon station
1	Southern concourse	Exit D4, footbridge to Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station, Staff-only area
G	Northern concourse	Exit B, Wui Cheung Road
G	Southern concourse	Exit D, Wui Man Road, transport interchange, taxi stand
S	Austin Road West subway	Exit F, subway to Austin Road, Austin Road West, Canton Road, The Victoria Towers, China Ferry Terminal
C	Concourse	Customer services, MTR Shops, toilets, Exit A, C, E
C	Jordan Road subway	Subway to Canton Road, Jordan Road, Ferry Street
P	Platform 1	→ Tuen Ma line towards Tuen Mun (Nam Cheong) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	← Tuen Ma line towards Wu Kai Sha (East Tsim Sha Tsui)

Platform 1 of Austin station in April 2014

Platform 1 of Austin station in July 2017

Platform 1 of Austin station in June 2021

Platform 1 of Austin station in December 2023

The station has two tracks and one island platform.^[4] The surface station building is divided into two parts by Wui Cheung Road.^[5]

By interchanging between Kowloon and Austin stations, Airport Express passengers using Octopus cards can connect to the MTR urban lines for free, immediately before or after the Airport Express journey.^[6] Airport Express passengers can travel around the two stations by walking through Exit B5 of this station or using the complimentary Airport Express shuttle bus service. However, it only provides out-of-system connection to Kowloon station for Tung Chung line passengers with gate charges.

Exits A and F are respectively connected with the pedestrian subways at the Jordan Road and the Austin Road junctions with Canton Road. But unlike cases like the subway at the Ngau Tau Kok station, the other exits of these two subways connected to Austin are not numbered.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Entrances/exits[edit]

Northern concourse^[11]

A: Jordan Road
B1/B2: Wui Cheung Road
B3: The Austin
B4: Hong Kong West Kowloon
B5: Elements, Kowloon Station
C: Hong Kong West Kowloon Station

Southern concourse^[11]

D1/D2: Austin Road West and West Kowloon Cultural District
D3: Grand Austin
D4: Hong Kong West Kowloon Station
E: Xiqu Centre
F: China Ferry Terminal and Austin Road

References[edit]

^ "GAKEI.com – Jordan Road Ferry Bus Terminus 佐敦道碼頭巴士總站". gakei.com.

^ "Projects – Kowloon Southern Link". MTR Corporation Limited. 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.

^ "Press release 'Kowloon Southern Link to open in third quarter 2009', 10 July 2009" (PDF).

^ "Austin Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

^ "EIA report index". Government of Hong Kong.

^ "West Rail Line Extension Passenger Guide". MTR.

^ "Austin Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation.

^ "Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters relating to Railways: Pedestrian Connectivity of Austin Station with neighbouring areas" (PDF). 香港特別行政區立法會 (Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region). 16 January 2009.

^ "ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE" (PDF). 香港特別行政區立法會 (Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region). 8 January 2018.

^ "Ngau Tau Kok Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation.