Airport (MTR)
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Airport is a railway station on the Airport Express
Airport Express (MTR)
The Airport Express is one of the lines of the Mass Transit Railway serving Hong Kong. It links the principal urban areas of Hong Kong to Hong Kong International Airport and the associated AsiaWorld-Expo exhibition and convention centre....

 of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

's MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

. It serves the Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , being built on the island of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from its predecessor, the closed Kai Tak Airport.The airport opened for commercial...

, 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
Terminal Station
Terminal Station is a 1953 film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman. The film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.-Production:...

 station of the line until the opening of the AsiaWorld-Expo
AsiaWorld-Expo (MTR)
AsiaWorld-Expo is a station on the Airport Express of Hong Kong's 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....

 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
Hong Kong SkyCity
Hong Kong SkyCity is a large business and entertainment complex adjacent to the Hong Kong International Airport, and is built on land owned by the Airport Authority Hong Kong...

 and Terminal 2. The new platform started operations on 28 February 2007, 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.

Station layout

L7
Departure Hall
Departure Hall HKIA Terminal 2, Skyplaza
Customer Service, ticket machines
Side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

, doors will open on the right
Platform 3 towards AsiaWorld-Expo
AsiaWorld-Expo (MTR)
AsiaWorld-Expo is a station on the Airport Express of Hong Kong's 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....

Platform 1
Side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

, doors will open on the left
Departure Hall HKIA Terminal 1
Customer Service, ticket machines
L5
Arrival Hall
Platform 2 towards Hong Kong
Hong Kong (MTR)
Hong Kong Station is the eastern terminus of the Tung Chung Line and Airport Express of the Hong Kong MTR metro system, situated between Man Cheung Street and Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong Island, and sits underneath the International Finance Centre...

Side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

, doors will open on the right
Arrival Hall HKIA Arrival Hall
Customer Service, ticket machines, vending machine
Vending machine
A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....

s

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 the 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
AsiaWorld-Expo
The AsiaWorld-Expo is one of the two major convention and exhibition facilities in Hong Kong along with Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was opened on 21 December 2005 by Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and it is operated by AsiaWorld-Expo Management Limited...

, Tsing Yi
Tsing Yi (MTR)
Tsing Yi is an interchange station on the Tung Chung Line of MTR and Airport Express on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. On the Tung Chung Line, it is located between Sunny Bay Station and Lai King Station. On the Airport Express, it is between Airport Station and Kowloon Station. The livery of...

, Kowloon
Kowloon (MTR)
Kowloon is a station on the Tung Chung Line and the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR. Only about 10,000 passengers use this station daily due to its inconvenient location west of the heart of Kowloon, making it one of the least used stations in the MTR system.This station provides an in-town...

 or Hong Kong
Hong Kong (MTR)
Hong Kong Station is the eastern terminus of the Tung Chung Line and Airport Express of the Hong Kong MTR metro system, situated between Man Cheung Street and Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong Island, and sits underneath the International Finance Centre...

 stations.

Entrances/exits

  • Trains to AsiaWorld Expo: Departure level of Terminal 1 (7/F), Departure level of Terminal 2 (6/F)
  • Trains to city: Arrival level of airport (5/F)


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
Citybus (Hong Kong)
Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both franchised and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-harbour routes , Ocean Park, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport...

  • A10- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Ap Lei Chau Estate
  • A11- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ North Point Ferry
  • A12 - Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Siu Sai Wan (Island Resort)
  • A21- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Hung Hom Station
  • A22- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Lam Tin Station
  • E11- 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 Po Lam
  • E23- 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
Long Win Bus
Long Win Bus Company Limited provides bus service to northern Lantau Island and the Hong Kong International Airport...

  • A31- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tsuen Wan (Discovery Park)
  • A33- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tuen Mun Station (Rush Time Service)
  • A41- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Sha Tin Yu Chui Court
  • A41P- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Ma On Shan Yiu On
  • A43- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Fanling Luen Wo Hui
  • E32- AsiaWorld-Expo ↔ Kwai Fong Station
  • E33- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tuen Mun Central
  • E34- Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) Bus Terminus ↔ Tin Shui Wai Town Centre
  • 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
New Lantao Bus
The New Lantao Bus Company Limited – known as New Lantao Bus, or NLB – is a franchised bus company operating in Hong Kong.-History:...

  • A35- Mui Wo ↔ Airport (Terminal 1)

Neighbouring stations

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