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{{short description|MTR station in Kowloon, Hong Kong}}
{{distinguish|East Tsim Sha Tsui station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date = May 2025}}
{{Infobox station
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| native_name        = 尖沙咀
| native_name_lang   = zh-Hant
| style              = MTR
| style2             = Tsuen Wan
| symbol_location    = hk
| symbol             = MTR
| type               = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station
| image              = Tsim Sha Tsui Station platforms 2022 12 part1.jpg
| image_caption      = Tsim Sha Tsui station platforms in December 2022
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| address            = [[Nathan Road]]
| borough            = [[Tsim Sha Tsui]], [[Hong Kong]]
| country            = [[China]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|22.2973|114.1722|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation          = 
| line               = {{rcb|MTR|Tsuen Wan|croute}}
| connections        = {{plainlist|
* {{ric|MTR}} {{STN|East Tsim Sha Tsui|x}}: <small>(out-of-station interchange)</small>
* {{nbsp|6}}{{rcb|MTR|Tuen Ma|croute}}
*{{rint|bus}} [[Bus services in Hong Kong|Bus]], [[public light bus|minibus]]
*{{rint|ferry}} [[Star Ferry]]
}}
| distance           = 
| structure          = Underground
| platform           = 2 (1 [[island platform]])
| depth              = 
| levels             = 1
| tracks             = 2
| parking            = 
| bicycle            = 
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| opening            = 
| closed             = 
| rebuilt            = 
| electrified        = 
| accessible         = Yes
| code               = TST
| owned              = 
| operator           = [[MTR Corporation]]
| zone               = 
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| map_type           = Hong Kong MTR#Hong Kong urban core
| map_alt            = Hong Kong MTR system map
| map_caption        = Location within the [[MTR]] system
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'''Tsim Sha Tsui''' is an [[MTR]] [[List of MTR stations|station]] on the {{lnl|MTR|tw}}. The station, originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the {{lnl|MTR|tw}}, serves the area of [[Tsim Sha Tsui]].

[[East Tsim Sha Tsui station]] on the {{lnl|MTR|tml}}, which opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station by underground pedestrian passages. The two stations serve as an interchange point between the Tsuen Wan and Tuen Ma lines.

==History==
The station was built underneath Nathan Road in the late 1970s. The site of Exit A1 was once the vehicular entrance to Kowloon Park, which was relocated to Haiphong Road.<ref>{{cite web|title=Effect of Tsim Sha Tsui Mass Transit railway Station on Kowloon Park and roadside trees|url=https://mmis.hkpl.gov.hk///c/portal/cover?c=QF757YsWv59%2F7w9HmQIJTerucaCKOdIq|publisher=Urban Council|date=16 April 1974}}</ref> The contracts for the construction of this station, along with Jordan station and tunnels, were awarded to Nishimastu Construction. The station opened on 16 December 1979 as part of the [[Kwun Tong line]]. Service was extended southward, across the [[Victoria Harbour|harbour]], on 12 February 1980. Before the Tsuen Wan Extension opened, the single line of the MTR traveled from Central to Kwun Tong (whereas today all northbound trains from Tsim Sha Tsui go to Tsuen Wan). The station concourse was renovated in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|title=MTR station work starts|work=South China Morning Post|date=1 September 1986|page=22}}</ref>

Tsim Sha Tsui station was featured in [[Clifton Ko]]'s 1987 film, ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World]]''. It also appeared in the 1988 film ''[[Police Story 2]]'', The Station appeared while spy's following a terrorist, The film also shows the stations interior. It also appeared in a brief chase sequence featuring [[Brigitte Lin]] in [[Wong Kar-wai]]'s 1994 film, ''[[Chungking Express]]''.

Modification work were undertaken from 2002 to 2005 to facilitate new pedestrian subway connections between this station and the new East Tsim Sha Tsui station, built nearby by the [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCR Corporation]]. The contractor was [[Kumagai Gumi]]. The work involved reconfiguration of the concourse and various station upgrades.

Exit A1 was rebuilt from 2014 to 2016 to provide a new lift and enlarge the access.<ref>{{cite web|title=Entrance A1 at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Making Way for New "Crystal Cube" and External Lift|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/PR-14-004-E.pdf|publisher=MTR Corporation|date=15 January 2014}}</ref> During construction a temporary exit was provided. The permanent exit reopened on 7 May 2016 with a "crystal cube" design, replacing the old concrete structure, that houses the lift, two escalators, and stairs.<ref>{{cite web|title="Crystal Cube" Becomes a New Landmark for MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Entrance A1|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-16-039-E.pdf|publisher=MTR Corporation|date=6 May 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Tsim Sha Tsui Station platform.jpg|alt=Platform of Tsim Sha Tsui station|thumb|Tsim Sha Tsui Station Platform]]In December 2013, construction began on a redesigned Exit D. A new passage was built to connect to the [[K11 (Hong Kong)|K11 shopping centre]], aiming to relieve congestion in the southern end of the station concourse as well as the Mody Road Subway. The new passageway opened on 30 November 2018.<ref name="newpedestriansubway">{{cite web |title=New Pedestrian Subway and Entrance at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Enhance Connections |url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-18-102-E.pdf |publisher=MTR Corporation |date=30 November 2018}}</ref>

On 10 February 2017, a Tsuen Wan-bound train was the site of an arson attack in which 19 people were injured. A 60-year-old man suffering from mental illness shouted, "My son was killed. I shall burn with you all," and set himself ablaze in the packed train. He had a son from his first marriage, who had died in an incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.takungpao.com.hk/hkol/topnews/2017-02/3420303.html|title=港鐵縱火案4危14傷 狂徒曾高叫一鑊熟|publisher=大公報|date=2017-02-11|access-date=2018-03-07|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211095617/http://news.takungpao.com.hk/hkol/topnews/2017-02/3420303.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170211/s00001/1486823999296|title=【港鐵縱火】疑犯80年代來港 曾有暴力行為確診患妄想症 與前妻所生兒子已離世 |access-date=2018-03-07 |publisher=明報 |date=2017-02-11}}</ref> The train operator drove the train to Tsim Sha Tsui for evacuation. The station was closed after the incident and was reopened next morning.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Blundy|first1=Rachel|title=Mhan charged with arson after Hong Kong MTR attack leaves 19 commuters injured|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2070217/man-charged-arson-after-hong-kong-mtr-attack-leaves-19|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=12 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201702/11/P2017021100148.htm|title=Arson in Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station|date=2017-02-11|website=www.info.gov.hk|access-date=2017-11-25}}</ref> The suspect died from organ failure three months later and was the only casualty.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hd.stheadline.com/news/realtime/hk/902886/ |title=消息指港鐵縱火案被告 留院3月後今晨不治 |publisher=頭條日報 |date=2017-05-14 |access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>

==Station layout==
[[File:Tsim Sha Tsui Station Concourse 201002.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Concourse of Tsim Sha Tsui station in February 2010]]
[[File:Tsim_Sha_Tsui_Station_Exit_H_201809.jpg|thumb|Exit H in Tsim Sha Tsui station in September 2018]]
 {{multiple image
 | width = 150
 | footer = Exit A reconstruction
 | image1 = MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit A1 200907.jpg
 | alt1 = Before
 | caption1 = Before (July 2009)
 | image2 = Entrance and exit A1 of Tsim Sha Tsui Station after renovation.jpg
 | alt2 = After
 | caption2 = After (May 2016)
 }}

Platforms 1 and 2 share the same [[island platform]]. Out-of-system access to the Tuen Ma line is provided at the concourse through exits F or G and a walk along the Middle Road or Mody Road subway system respectively to reach East Tsim Sha Tsui station.<ref name="area map">{{MTRsource|map|tst|Tsim Sha Tsui|30 July 2014}}</ref>

{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray; border-top:solid 1px gray;width:50px;"|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;"|Ground level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray; border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exits/Entrances
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=2|'''L1'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Concourse
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Customer service center, shops, vending machines, ATMs, Octopus promotion machine
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Passages
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Passages to {{STN|East Tsim Sha Tsui|x}} ({{rcb|MTR|tml|yes}})
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" rowspan=3|'''L2'''
|Platform {{MTR platform|Tsuen Wan|1}}
|{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|twl|yes}} towards {{STN|Tsuen Wan|x}} ({{STN|Jordan|x}})→
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]], doors will open on the right
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|Tsuen Wan|2}}
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|MTR|twl|box}} Tsuen Wan line towards {{STN|Central|x|MTR}} ({{STN|Admiralty|x|MTR}})
|}<ref>{{MTRsource|layout|tst|Tsim Sha Tsui|30 July 2014}}</ref>
Although Tsim Sha Tsui station and East Tsim Sha Tsui station are connected, the fare gates of these two station are separated. Single journey ticket passengers transferring from Tsuen Wan line to Tuen Ma line must purchase a second ticket at East Tsim Sha Tsui station as the first ticket is withdrawn, without refunding the remaining value in the ticket, once the passengers exit through the turnstiles at Tsim Sha Tsui station. In contrast, Octopus card users who transfer between Tsim Sha Tsui and East 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 no extra journey will be charged.

==Entrances/exits==
Tsim Sha Tsui station is linked with East Tsim Sha Tsui station through the Mody Road and Middle Road subways. Though the stations are independent from one another, they share a common exit naming scheme to avoid confusion.

There's no exits I or O because of the confusion with 1 and 0 respectively.

===In Tsim Sha Tsui station===
* '''A1''': [[Kowloon Park]], [[Kowloon Park Sports Centre]], [[Kowloon Park Swimming Pool]], [[China Hong Kong City]], [[Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre]], [[Harbour City (Hong Kong)|Harbour City]], [[Xiqu Centre]]{{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''A2''': Humphreys Avenue
* '''B1''': [[Nathan Road]], [[The ONE]]
* '''B2''': [[Cameron Road]]
* '''C1''': Nathan Road {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''C2''': [[Peking Road]]
* '''D1''': Nathan Road
* '''D2''': [[Carnarvon Road]]
* '''D3''': [[K11 Art Mall]]
* '''E''': Kowloon Hotel
* '''H''': [[iSQUARE]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''R''': [[iSQUARE]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}<ref name="area map"/>

===In East Tsim Sha Tsui station===
* '''J''': [[Victoria Dockside]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''K''': [[Middle Road, Hong Kong|Middle Road]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''L1''': Hermes House
* '''L3''': [[The Peninsula Hong Kong|Peninsula Hotel]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''L4''': Kowloon Hotel
* '''L5''': [[Peking Road]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''L6''': [[Salisbury Road, Hong Kong|Salisbury Road]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''N1''': [[Mody Road]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''N2''': Hanoi Road
* '''N3''': K11 Musea 
* '''N4''': K11 Musea 
* '''N5''': [[Nathan Road]]
* '''P1''': Wing On Plaza {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''P2''': Tsim Sha Tsui East {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''P3''': [[Chatham Road|Chatham Road South]] {{Access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}<ref name="area map"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Commons-inline}}

{{Tsuen Wan Line navbox}}
{{Tuen Ma line navbox}}

[[Category:MTR stations in Kowloon]]
[[Category:Tsuen Wan line]]
[[Category:Tsim Sha Tsui]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1979]]