Hong Kong Station

MTR infobox
livery=White
namecolour=Black
line=Tung Chung
line2=Airport Express

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caption=The HK-MTR lines|Tung Chung platforms.
district=Central and Western
area=Central
open=June 21, 1998
type=Underground
platformtype=Side (Airport Express) / Island (Tung Chung Line)
platformno=3
exitno=9
liftno=11
esculatorno=42
code=HOK
hours=0601/0057
connections= Bus, Minibus, Tram, Ferry
engname=Hong Kong
chiname=香港
coordinatesN=22.284765
coordinatesE=114.158017 Chinese
c=香港站
p=Xiānggǎng zhàn
y=heung1 gong2 jaam6
j=hoeng1 gong2 zaam6

Hong Kong Station is the eastern terminus of the HK-MTR lines|Tung Chung and HK-MTR lines|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. The Airport Express and Tung Chung Line stations, retail mall, pedestrian tunnels, footbridges and IFC Masterplan were all designed by Arup Associates (Hong Kong Office) in collaboration with Rocco Design Ltd, Ove Arup & Partners, and Meinhardt. The design and construction is chronicled in the book "Arup: Hong Kong Station" by Greg Pearce, Stuart Mercer, Graham Powell and Rodney Tan.

The station is connected to Central station via two tunnels. The walk between the two stations typically takes three to six minutes. The tunnels, which cross under Connaught Road Central, are equipped with travelators.

This station provides an in-town check-in service for flights departing Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in the Central and Wan Chai areas.

tation layout

Although two platforms have been constructed, Platform 1 is the only one in use to serve Airport Express trains. When a train arrives from the airport, and the driver walks over to the other end of the train for it to turn around. For the convenience of passengers, a taxi stand and a hotel shuttle service is provided on the same level once the passenger has exited through the gates.

The Tung Chung Line and Airport Express are located considerably far away from each other. The Tung Chung Line concourse is located one level below the Airport Express platform. There, passengers have to ride an escalator down one more level to reach the Tung Chung Line trains.

In July 2007, MTR installed two "Self-service Point" machines (first time in Hong Kong) at the Tung Chung Line platform. These unmanned machines help resolve passengers' issues such as lost the ticket or unable to use the Octopus card to exit. They also have a visual conference system so that the staff can help passengers out. [cite web|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/corporate/file_rep/PR-07-041-C1.pdf |title=MTR News release: Self-service Point to assist passengers; number 041/07 |accessdate=2007-07-30 |date=July 19, 2007 |publisher=MTR |language=Chinese]

Entrances/Exits

*A1/A2: Two IFC
*B1/B2: Exchange Square I/II
*C: Douglas Street (Connected to Central Station)
*D: Exchange Square III
*E1/E2: One IFC
*F: IFC Mall

Transport Connections

Bus Routes

These are the buses that provide a direct connection to Hong Kong Station. All bus routes begin with a capital M to show that they terminate at the Airport Express station. The ones without a capital M at the front means it either stops close by at Exchange Square or Hong Kong Station Public Transport Interchange.

Exchange Square Bus Terminus (Exit D)

To the Peak:
*15To Stanley:
*66To Lei Tung:
*94XTo Shek O:
*309To Hong Sing Garden:
*690To Hang Hau (North):
*692To Sheung Tak:
*692P

Hong Kong Station Bus Terminus (Outside In-Town Check in Area)

To Wah Fu North:
*M47To Cyberport:
*M49, M49PTo South Horizons:
*M590To Yiu Tung:
*M722To Laguna City:
*621To Ma On Shan Town Centre:
*681

Neighbouring stations

References