Central Terminus (), formerly Garden Road (), is the lower terminus of the

Peak Tram The Peak Tram is a funicular railway in Hong Kong, which carries both tourists and residents to the upper levels of Hong Kong Island. Running from Garden Road Admiralty to Victoria Peak via the Mid-Levels, it provides the most direct route and o ...

line. It is located on the bottom floor of the St. John's Building on Garden Road, Central,

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, 33m

above sea level Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level ...

, 28m before renovation. The current station comprises a single track, with platforms on both sides. One platform is used for boarding, the other for exiting the tram. As the Peak Tram is a major Hong Kong tourist attraction, long queues are common in front of the turnstiles at Central Terminus.

History

The Garden Road station for the Peak Tram opened on 30 May 1888. In 1935, a new terminus was built along with the St John's Apartments: a reinforced concrete building, with eight studio flats and a two-bedroom penthouse. In 1964, the apartments were demolished to make way for a modern 14-storey commercial and residential building. This building was in turn replaced by the current 22-storey building. Under the Peak Tram Upgrade Project, the terminus was temporarily closed on 23 April 2019, with temporary platforms, located 70 metres uphill from the former platforms, opened on 22 July, and again closed on 28 June 2021. The renovated station, with platforms at the then temporary site, was reopened and renamed to "Central Terminus" on 27 August 2022.

Neighbouring landmarks

Central Government Offices The Central Government Complex has been the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong since 2011. Located at the Tamar site, the complex comprises the Central Government Offices, the Legislative Council Complex and the Office of the Chi ...

* U.S. Consulate General * St. John's Cathedral *

Hong Kong Park Hong Kong Park is a public park next to Cotton Tree Drive in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong. Built at a cost of Hong Kong dollar, HK$398 million and opened on 23 May 1991, it covers an area of and is an example of modern des ...

Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) is one of the oldest zoological and Botanical garden, botanical centres in the world, and the oldest park in Hong Kong. Founded in 1864, its first stage was opened to the public in 1871.

* St. Joseph's College *

Murray Building The Murray Hong Kong was a government office building on 22 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong. It has 27 stories and housed some of the key decision making bureaus of the Government of Hong Kong, Hong Kong governmen ...

* Bank of China Tower

Feeder transport

NWFB Route 15C is operated between Central Ferry Piers and Garden Road Peak Tram Terminus with only single decker buses, and previously open-top double decker buses. The fare is exactly HK$4.2. and

Central station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

Exit J2 or Admiralty station Exit C

References

Central, Hong Kong Peak Tram stations Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1889 {{tram-stub