Airport Station (MTR)

This article is about Airport Station of the MTR. For the line of the same name, see Airport Express (MTR).
Airport
機場
MTR rapid transit station

Platform 1
Location Cheong Tat Road, Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island
Islands District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°18′58″N 113°56′12″E / 22.3160°N 113.9366°E / 22.3160; 113.9366Coordinates: 22°18′58″N 113°56′12″E / 22.3160°N 113.9366°E / 22.3160; 113.9366
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 3 (side platform (Platform 2), spanish solution (Platforms 1 & 3))
Tracks 2
Connections Bus, Hong Kong International Airport
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 2
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code AIR
History
Opened
  • 6 July 1998 (1998-07-06)
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hong Kong
Airport Express
Terminus
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Airport
Location within the MTR system
Airport Station
Traditional Chinese 機場
Simplified Chinese 机场
Literal meaning airport
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Airport is a rapid transit station on the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR. It serves the Hong Kong International Airport, and is integrated with the passenger terminal. 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. It is also the westernmost railway station in Hong Kong.

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

Timetable

Line Destination First train Last train
Airport ExpressAsiaWorld–​Expo06:1501:13
Hong Kong05:5400:48
Source: MTR[2]

Station layout

L7
Departure Hall		 Departure Hall HKIA Terminal 2, Skyplaza
Customer Service, ticket machines
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 3 ↑ ←      Airport Express towards AsiaWorld–Expo (Terminus)
Platform 1 ↓
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Departure Hall HKIA Terminal 1
Customer Service, ticket machines
L5
Arrival Hall		 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 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

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
Long Win Bus
New Lantao Bus

References

  1. ↑ http://mtr.com.hk/eng/corporate/file_rep/PR-07-012-E.pdf Press Release for Platform 3 opening
  2. ↑ "Airport Station timetable" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Airport Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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