Fortress Hill station

Fortress Hill (Chinese: 炮台山; pinyin: Pàotáishān; Cantonese Yale: Paautòisāan, literally Barbette Hill) is a station on the Island line of the Hong Kong MTR system. The station is located in the Fortress Hill section of Hong Kong on the eponymous island. Like all MTR stations, Fortress Hill has a unique colour scheme; its livery is dark green. The distance between this station and Tin Hau to the west is approximately 480 metres, the second-closest stations after Mong Kok and Prince Edward.

Fortress Hill 炮台山
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 of Fortress Hill station
Chinese name
Chinese	炮台山
Hanyu Pinyin	Pàotáishān
Cantonese Yale	Paautòisāan
Literal meaning	Battery Hill
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pàotáishān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Paautòisāan Jyutping Paau3toi4saan1
General information
Location	Fortress Metro Tower, King's Road, Fortress Hill Eastern District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°17′17″N 114°11′37″E
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Island line
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Tram Bus, minibus
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes (with staff assistance from street to concourse)
Other information
Station code	FOH
History
Opened	31 May 1985 (1985-05-31)
Previous names	Causeway Bay East
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tin Hau towards Kennedy Town Island line North Point towards Chai Wan
Track layout to North Point 1 2 to Tin Hau
Location Fortress Hill Location within the MTR system Fortress Hill Fortress Hill (Hong Kong urban core) Fortress Hill Fortress Hill (Hong Kong Island)

History

On 31 May 1985, Fortress Hill station opened with the first phase of the Island line. The station was built by Paul Y. Construction (now Paul Y. Engineering).

Station layout

Fortress Hill is laid out in a manner similar to many other MTR stations. Passengers enter on the ground level and take escalators down to the concourse. From the concourse level they take another escalator ride down to the platform.

Platforms 1 and 2 are arranged in an island platform layout. In a similar manner to the deep-level London Underground stations, each track and platform is in a separate tube shaft with a common entrance and exit point between the two tubes. Each platform is equipped with platform screen doors for safety and ventilation reasons. As with most of the Island Line platforms, the platform walls are curved.

There are only four escalators that connect the concourse and the platforms; they are some of the longest in the MTR system.

G	Ground level	Exits
L1	Concourse	Customer service, MTR shops
		ATM
L3 Platform	Platform 1	→      Island line towards Chai Wan (North Point) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Entrance/exit vestibule
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 2	←      Island line towards Kennedy Town (Tin Hau)

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  The longest escalators in the MTR system

Entrances and exits

There are two exits at Fortress Hill station. Both are located on the same side of King's Road (英皇道) but on opposite ends of the Fortress Metro Tower, a high-rise residential complex.

• A: for the AIA Tower and Citicorp Centre
• B: for the Olympia Plaza and Electric Centre