Airport station (MTR)

Airport is a rapid transit station on the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR system. It serves the Hong Kong International Airport, and is integrated with the passenger terminal. It is also the westernmost railway station in Hong Kong.

This article is about Airport Station of the MTR. For the line, see Airport Express (MTR).

Airport

機場
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese機場
Cantonese YaleGēichèung
General information
LocationCheong Tat Road, Chek Lap Kok
Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°18′58″N 113°56′12″E
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms3 (3 side platforms)
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus, Hong Kong International Airport
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAIR
History
Opened6 July 1998 (1998-07-06)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Tsing Yi
towards Hong Kong
 Airport Express AsiaWorld–Expo
Terminus
Track layout
to AsiaWorld–Expo
L7 (upper)
1
3
2
L5 (lower)
to Tsing Yi
Location
Airport
Location within the MTR system

History

The station was built at the same time as the new Hong Kong International Airport, constructed on a platform of reclaimed land in order to replace Kai Tak Airport in the urban core.

In October 1993, the Airport Authority Hong Kong appointed Ove Arup and Partners to develop the concept design for the new airport's Ground Transportation Centre (GTC), which includes Airport Station. Arup, Foster and Partners, and Anthony Ng Architects completed the detailed design of the GTC. Construction began in 1995. The main contractor was Nishimatsu Construction.[1]

The station was opened in July 1998 at the same time as the airport, and served as the western terminus station of the line until the opening of the AsiaWorld-Expo station on 20 December 2005.

Platform 3 was constructed opposite to platform 1 to enable access to SkyPlaza and Terminal 2. The new platform began operations on 28 February 2007,[2] when the additional check-in facilities opened at Terminal 2. Until Terminal 2 was closed for expansion on 28 November 2019, Airport Express trains stopping at the station opened its two doors simultaneously for both platforms—doors on the left opened for Terminal 1, and doors on the right opened for Terminal 2 and SkyPlaza.

Station layout
L7 Departure Hall HKIA Terminal 2, Skyplaza
Customer Service, ticket machines
Side platform, closed, reopening 2024
Platform 3 ↑ / 1 ↓ ←      Airport Express towards AsiaWorld–Expo (Terminus)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Departure Hall HKIA Terminal 1
Customer Service, ticket machines
L5 Side platform, not in service
Platform 2 →      Airport Express towards Hong Kong (Tsing Yi) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Arrival Hall HKIA Arrival Hall
Customer Service, ticket machines, vending machines

[3]

Facilities

Due to the integration with the airport, no exit or entry gates are installed for the convenience of the travellers. Therefore, travellers can walk straight into the terminal building through the exit for their check-in procedures (if they have not completed In-Town Check-in). Ticket baskets are provided on the departure level for the travellers to dispose of their used tickets in. A souvenir shop is also found there.

Although no entry gates are provided at Airport Station, travellers must still buy tickets from the ticket machines located in the Arrivals Hall or on platform 1 of the Airport Station before boarding the train. Otherwise, they may not be able to get out through the exit gates at AsiaWorld–Expo, Tsing Yi, Kowloon or Hong Kong stations.

Entrances/exits
  • Trains to AsiaWorld–Expo: Departure level of Terminal 1 (7/F), Departure level of Terminal 2 (L6)[3]
  • Trains to city: Arrival level of airport (L5)[3]

Travellers who arrive at the Airport can immediately enter the terminal with any baggage they have and walk into the passenger terminal. No exit gates are provided.

Transport Interchange
Citybus
  • A10 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Ap Lei Chau Estate
  • A11 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ North Point Ferry (Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port)
  • A12 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)
  • A21, A20 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Hung Hom Station (A21 Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port, West Kowloon; A20 Via Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan and Lai Chi Kok)
  • A22 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Lam Tin Station (Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port)
  • A26 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Yau Tong
  • A29 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Po Lam (Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port)
  • A29P - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tseung Kwan O Station
  • E11, E11A - AsiaWorld–Expo ↔ Tin Hau Station
  • E21 - AsiaWorld–Expo ↔ Tai Kok Tsui Island Harbourview
  • E22 - AsiaWorld–Expo ↔ Lam Tin (North)
  • E22A - AsiaWorld–Expo ↔ Tseung Kwan O (Hong Sing Garden)
  • E22P, E22X - AsiaWorld-Expo ↔ Yau Tong (Both Peak Only, E22P Via Kwun Tong Middle Hill, E22X Via Laguna City)
  • E23, E23A - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) ↔ Tsz Wan Shan (South)
  • S1 - Tung Chung Station ↺ Airport (Terminal 1)
  • S56 - Tung Chung Station ↺ Airport (Terminal 1)
Long Win Bus
  • A31 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tsuen Wan (Nina Tower) (Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port)
  • A33, A33P, A33X- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Yuet Wu Villa (A33), From Chung Uk Village (A33P) & Fu Tai Estate (A33X) (A33P & A33X Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port, A33 Via Tuen Mun Highway Interchange Station, Golden Coast)
  • A36 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Long Ping Station (Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port)
  • A37 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Hung Shui Kiu (Hung Yuen Road)
  • A41 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Sha Tin Yu Chui Court (Via Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port)
  • A41P - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Wu Kai Sha Station
  • A43 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Fanling Luen Wo Hui
  • A43P - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Fanling Luen Wo Hui (Via Lok Ma Chau Interchange Station)
  • E32 - AsiaWorld–Expo ↔ Kwai Fong Station
  • E33 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tuen Mun Central
  • E33P - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Termius ↔ Siu Hong Station
  • E34A - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
  • E34B - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Yuen Long
  • E41 - AsiaWorld–Expo ↔ Tai Po Tau
  • E42 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Sha Tin Pok Hong
  • S1 - Tung Chung Station ↺ Airport (Terminal 1)
  • S64 - Yat Tung ↺ Airport (Terminal 1)
New Lantao Bus
  • A35 - Mui Wo ↔ Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Hong Kong Port


References
  1. Burrows, John; Chow, Alice; Hussain, Naeem; Kirk, Martin; Taylor, Ian; Thomas, Graham (1999). "Ground Transportation Centre". The Arup Journal. 1: 25–27.
  2. MTR (27 February 2007). "Airport Station New Platform Opens for Operation" (PDF) (Press release).
  3. "Airport Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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