Airport station (MTR)

For the Metro station in Shenzhen, see Airport station (Shenzhen Metro). For the MRT station in Singapore, see Changi Airport MRT station.

Airport is a rapid transit station on the Airport Express of Hong Kong's MTR system. It serves the Hong Kong International Airport, and is integrated with the passenger terminal. It is also the westernmost railway station in Hong Kong.

Airport 機場
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 1
Chinese name
Chinese	機場
Cantonese Yale	Gēichèung
Literal meaning	Plane Field
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin jīcháng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gēichèung Jyutping Gei1coeng4
General information
Location	Cheong Tat Road, Chek Lap Kok Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°18′58″N 113°56′12″E
Owned by	MTR Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	Airport Express
Platforms	4 side platforms (Only 1 in use on each track currently, Spanish solution to be used in the future)
Tracks	2
Connections	Hong Kong International Airport Bus Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Ronald Lu and Partners
Other information
Station code	AIR
IATA code	HKG
History
Opened	6 July 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07-06)
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Tsing Yi towards Hong Kong Airport Express Terminus AsiaWorld–Expo Terminus
Track layout Legend to AsiaWorld–Expo L6 (upper) 1 3 2 4 L5 (lower) to Tsing Yi
Location Airport Location within the MTR system

History

The station was built at the same time as the new Hong Kong International Airport, constructed on a platform of reclaimed land in order to replace Kai Tak Airport in the urban core.

In October 1993, the Airport Authority Hong Kong appointed Ove Arup and Partners to develop the concept design for the new airport's Ground Transportation Centre (GTC), which includes Airport station. Arup, Foster and Partners, and Anthony Ng Architects completed the detailed design of the GTC. Construction began in 1995. The main contractor was Nishimatsu Construction.^[1]

The station was opened on 6 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.

Platform 3 was constructed opposite to platform 1 to enable access to SkyPlaza and Terminal 2. The new platform began operations on 28 February 2007,^[2] when the additional check-in facilities opened at Terminal 2. Until Terminal 2 was closed for expansion on 28 November 2019, Airport Express trains stopping at the station opened its two doors simultaneously for both platforms—doors on the left opened for Terminal 1, and doors on the right opened for Terminal 2 and SkyPlaza.

Station layout

L6	Departure Hall	HKIA Terminal 2, Skyplaza
		Customer Service, ticket machines
	Side platform (closed, reopening 2024)
	Platform 3 ↑ / 1 ↓	←      Airport Express towards AsiaWorld–Expo (Terminus)
	Side platform, doors will open on the left
	Departure Hall	HKIA Terminal 1
		Customer Service, ticket machines
L5	Side platform (not yet in service, opening 2024)
	Platform 4 ↑ / 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, passengers must still purchase tickets from the ticket machines located in the Arrivals Hall or on platform 1 of the Airport station before boarding the train in order to exit through the ticketing gates at AsiaWorld–Expo, Tsing Yi, Kowloon or Hong Kong stations.

Entrances/exits

• Trains to AsiaWorld–Expo: Departure level of Terminal 1 (7/F), Departure level of Terminal 2 (L6)^[3]
• Trains to city: Arrival level of airport (L5)^[3]

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.

References

1. Burrows, John; Chow, Alice; Hussain, Naeem; Kirk, Martin; Taylor, Ian; Thomas, Graham (1999). "Ground Transportation Centre". The Arup Journal. 1: 25–27.
2. MTR (27 February 2007). "Airport Station New Platform Opens for Operation" (PDF) (Press release).
3. "Airport Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2015.