Sustainability features of Kowloon Station

Lau et al.’s chapter 
about Multiple and 
Intensive Land Use 
(MILU) highlights the
sustainability of the
urban form and strategic planning. 
In addition, the efficiency of 
the transportation itself makes 
a significant contribution to 

the overall sustainability of the project. 
Along the rail axis, 34 escalators and 71 staircases descend 
14 metres, through a grand escalator hall, from ground level
 to the Tung Chung mass  transit railway (MTR) Line 
platforms at the station’s lowest level. 
This will be the most intensively used space, with
 43,500 passengers  arriving and departing from 
the platforms at peak hours.
This project demonstrates how a very highdensity 
transit  development zone can be achieved.