AsiaWorld–Expo is the
western terminus of the of the
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
MTR. It serves the
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, the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong, a ...
in the northeast corner of
Chek Lap Kok
Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the island for the current Hong Kong International ...
, the island on which the
Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport is Hong Kong's main airport, built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or ''Chek Lap Kok Airport'', to distinguish ...
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.
History
Tracks were already laid to the site of the AsiaWorld–Expo station when Airport Express inaugurated on 6th July, 1998, but they were originally used as a turn back siding before the station was built. The station opened on 20th December, 2005 together with the exhibition centre, allowing it to be accessible by rail from the central business district and other MTR stations.
Station layout
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
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), as they are designed for the trains of
Tung Chung line
The Tung Chung line is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. A part of the Tung Chung line was built along with the Kap Shui Mun Bridge and the Tsing Ma Bridge. The line c ...
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
*B: AsiaWorld–Expo West Entrance
(opens only during large-scale events)
File:AWE (AEL).jpg, AsiaWorld–Expo station Exit A in December 2005
File:MTR AWE Exit B faregate.JPG, AsiaWorld–Expo station Exit B in March 2008
References
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MTR stations in the New Territories
Airport Express (MTR)
Chek Lap Kok
Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2005