It is located adjacent to the Canton Road Government Offices,[1] close to Kowloon station of Tung Chung line and Airport Express.

The tracks between Hung Hom and East Tsim Sha Tsui station had opened in 2004 as the Tsim Sha Tsui Extension, to alleviate surface traffic jams and congestion at Kowloon Tong station caused by passengers transferring between the KCR East Rail and the MTR by acting as a second interchange between the two system.

At the same time both the East Rail and West Rail lines were altered to terminate in the south at Hung Hom station, with the platform and tracks at Hung Hom being rearranged to provide cross-platform interchange between the two lines (it forms two sets of island platforms).

Originally KCRC requested The Wharf to fully or partially fund the construction of the station for HKD 1.8 billion.

The Wharf disagreed, questioning if it was reasonable for a private enterprise to undertake the construction cost of public facilities.