AsiaWorld–Expo station

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

AsiaWorld–Expo

博覽館
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese博覽館
Cantonese Yalebok láahm gún
Literal meaningExhibition hall
General information
LocationAsiaWorld–Expo, Airport Expo Boulevard, Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island
Islands District, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°19′18″N 113°56′28″E
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms1 (1 side platform)
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels1
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAWE
History
Opened
  • 20 December 2005 (2005-12-20)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Airport
towards Hong Kong
 Airport Express Terminus
Track layout
1
not in service
to Airport
Location
AsiaWorld–Expo
Location within the MTR system

AsiaWorld–Expo is an exhibition centre designed to host large-scale trade fairs, exhibitions, conventions and concerts. It is located adjacent to Hong Kong International Airport. To better serve the travelling needs of exhibitors and visitors, the Airport Express was extended with a new station at AsiaWorld–Expo.

History

The track near AsiaWorld–Expo station opened when Airport Express inaugurated on 6 July 1998, but the station was not built and only act as a turn back siding. The station opened on 20 December 2005, in time for the opening of the new exhibition centre on the same date. The extension provides rail access to the exhibition centre from the central business district and other stations on the MTR network.

Station layout
L1 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 service
Platform 2 No regular service

[1]

The platform 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 the screen doors 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[1]
  • B: AsiaWorld–Expo West Entrance[1] (opens only during large-scale events)
  • AsiaWorld–Expo station Exit A
  • AsiaWorld–Expo station Exit B

References
  1. "AsiaWorld–Expo Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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