AsiaWorld–Expo

博覽館
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1 of AsiaWorld–Expo station in 2017
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese博覽館
Cantonese Yalebok láahm gún
Literal meaningExpo hall
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBólǎnguǎn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationbok láahm gún
Jyutpingbok3 laam5 gun2
General information
LocationAsiaWorld–Expo, Airport Expo Boulevard, Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island
Islands District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′18″N 113°56′28″E / 22.3218°N 113.9412°E / 22.3218; 113.9412
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)Airport Express
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRonald Lu and Partners
Other information
Station codeAWE
History
Opened20 December 2005 (2005-12-20)
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Airport
towards Hong Kong
 Airport Express Terminus
Route map
not in regular service
Down arrow To Airport
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
AsiaWorld–Expo
Location within the MTR system

AsiaWorld–Expo is the western terminus of the Airport Express of the Hong Kong MTR. It serves the AsiaWorld–Expo in the northeast corner of Chek Lap Kok, the island on which the Hong Kong International Airport is located.

The AsiaWorld–Expo is an exhibition centre designed to host large scale events located adjacent to Hong Kong International Airport. The Airport Express was extended with a new station at AsiaWorld–Expo to accommodate visitors and organisers.[1]

History

Tracks were already laid to the site of the AsiaWorld–Expo station when Airport Express inaugurated on 6 July 1998, trains had to terminate at Airport but they were originally used as a turn back siding before the station was built. The station opened on 20 December 2005 together with the exhibition centre, allowing it to be accessible by rail from the central business district and other MTR stations.[1]

Station layout

U1 Concourse Exits (AsiaWorld–Expo), Customer Service, automatic teller machines
G Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1      Airport Express towards Hong Kong (Airport) →
Island platform, not in regular service
Not in regular service

[2]

Like the other stations on the Airport Express, AsiaWorld–Expo contains platform screen doors. However, the screen doors at this station are different from on other stations of the Airport Express (except the now closed Terminal 2 platforms of Airport station), as they are designed for the trains of Tung Chung line as well, so those trains can also be used to run services from and to the station in order to increase passenger flow when large exhibitions or concerts are being held.

Entrances/exits

  • A: AsiaWorld–Expo East Entrance[2]
  • B: AsiaWorld–Expo West Entrance[2] (opens only during large-scale events)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to AsiaWorld-Expo Station.
  1. 1 2 "Executive management's report: Railway operations" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "AsiaWorld–Expo Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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