Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, Hong Kong, China

Visit duration: 30 min Editorial visit time estimate

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower

The Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower stands in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It was built in 1915 as part of the Kowloon terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, whose construction began in 1913; the terminus opened in 1916. When the terminus moved to Hung Hom in 1975, the old station was demolished in 1978, but the tower was kept as a landmark and a reminder of Hong Kong's early railway history. It was declared a monument in 1990.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

What's inside

The tower is built of red brick and granite in the Edwardian Classical Revival style. It rises 44 metres and is topped by a seven-metre lightning rod. Its upper part is an octagonal, domed belfry of red brickwork, which contrasts with the white-painted classical details below: scroll-shaped buttresses, columns and cornices. The tower is all that survives of the railway terminus complex that once stood on this site.

Checked 2026-11-10 · Source

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How tall is the Clock Tower?

44 metres, topped by a seven-metre lightning rod.

Where it is

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