Airport (MTR)

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

Airport
機場

Airport Station, Platform Level (from Hong Kong).

Line	Airport Express
Code	AIR
Service hours	0554/0111
Connections	Airport

District	Islands
Area	Hong Kong International Airport

Map	MTR Website
Coordinates	to be added

Opened	July 1998
Type of station	Elevated
Type of platforms	Side
No. of platforms	3
No. of entrances/exits	2
No. of escalators	0
No. of lifts	0
No. of shops	0

Airport (Traditional Chinese: 機場; Jyutping: gei1 coeng4; pinyin: jī cháng) was the western terminus station on Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR, before the opening of the AsiaWorld-Expo station on 20 December 2005. It serves the Hong Kong International Airport. The station is integrated with the Passenger Terminal of the airport, and for the convenience of the travellers, no exit or entry gates are installed. 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 dump their used tickets in. A souvenir shop is also found there.

Platform 3 has been constructed opposite to platform 1 to allow for access to SkyPlaza and Terminal 2. The new platform started operation on February 28, 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 opens for travellers going to Terminal 1, and doors on the right opens for travellers going to SkyPlaza (Terminal 2).

1 Platforms
2 Entry Gates
3 Entrances/exits
4 References
5 Neighbouring stations

[edit] Platforms

Departure Level

Platform 1: Airport Express to AsiaWorld-Expo
Platform 3: Airport Express to AsiaWorld-Expo

Travellers going towards the airport get off here. Platform 1 can be accessed from leaving the train on the left which leads to Terminal 1. Platform 3 can be accessed from leaving the train on the right which leads to SkyPlaza (Terminal 2). Passengers can also travel to AsiaWorld-Expo near the airport.

Arrival Level

Platform 2: Airport Express to Hong Kong

The Airport Express is inarguably the fastest method of getting to the Hong Kong City Centre from the Airport. Travellers can walk directly from the Arrivals Halls to Platform 2 of Airport Station for the train to Tsing Yi, Kowloon and Hong Kong.

[edit] Entry Gates

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, Tsing Yi, Kowloon or Hong Kong stations.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

^ http://mtr.com.hk/eng/corporate/file_rep/PR-07-012-E.pdf Press Release for Platform 3 opening

[edit] Neighbouring stations

Previous station		MTR		Next station
Tsing Yi		Airport Express		AsiaWorld-Expo

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Hong Kong MTR stations

Kwun Tong Line	Whampoa Garden \| Ho Man Tin \| Yau Ma Tei ■ \| Mong Kok ■ \| Prince Edward ■ \| Shek Kip Mei \| Kowloon Tong ¹ \| Lok Fu \| Wong Tai Sin \| Diamond Hill \| Choi Hung \| Kowloon Bay \| Ngau Tau Kok \| Kwun Tong \| Lam Tin \| Yau Tong ■ \| Tiu Keng Leng ■
Tsuen Wan Line	Central ■■■ \| Admiralty ■ \| Tsim Sha Tsui ¹ \| Jordan \| Yau Ma Tei ■ \| Mong Kok ■ \| Prince Edward ■ \| Sham Shui Po \| Cheung Sha Wan \| Lai Chi Kok \| Mei Foo ² \| Lai King ■ \| Kwai Fong \| Kwai Hing \| Tai Wo Hau \| Tsuen Wan
Island Line	Kennedy Town \| University \| Sai Ying Pun \| Sheung Wan \| Central ■■■ \| Admiralty ■ \| Wan Chai \| Causeway Bay \| Tin Hau \| Fortress Hill \| North Point ■ \| Quarry Bay ■ \| Tai Koo \| Sai Wan Ho \| Shau Kei Wan \| Heng Fa Chuen \| Chai Wan
Tung Chung Line	³Fortress Hill \| Exhibition \| Tamar \| Hong Kong ■■■ \| Kowloon ■ \| Olympic \| Nam Cheong ² \| Lai King ■ \| Tsing Yi ■ \| Sunny Bay ■ \| Tung Chung
Airport Express	Hong Kong ■■■ \| Kowloon ■ \| Tsing Yi ■ \| Airport \| AsiaWorld-Expo
Tseung Kwan O Line	⁴Tin Hau \| North Point ■ \| Quarry Bay ■ \| Yau Tong ■ \| Tiu Keng Leng ■ \| Tseung Kwan O \| Hang Hau \| Po Lam \| Tseung Kwan O South
Disneyland Resort Line	Sunny Bay ■ \| Disneyland Resort
1) Interchange with KCR East Rail 2) Interchange with KCR West Rail 3) Taking up Island Line stations east of Fortress Hill 4) Taking up Island Line stations west of Tin Hau Lines and stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.