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{{short description|MTR interchange station on Hong Kong Island}}
{{short description|MTR interchange station on Hong Kong Island}}
{{About|the current MTR station|the current intercity station|Hong Kong West Kowloon station}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Hong Kong]] as a city}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2014}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name = Hong Kong
| style = MTR
| native_name = 香港
| name = Hong Kong
| native_name_lang = zh-Hant
| native_name = 香港
| symbol_location = hk
| native_name_lang = zh-Hant
| symbol = mtr
| symbol_location =
| type = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station
| symbol =
| image = Concourse of Hong Kong station 2019-02-01 (2).jpg
| type = {{MTR Infobox station line|line= Tung Chung|line2= Airport Express}}
| image_caption = Station concourse in February 2019
| image = Concourse of Hong Kong station 2019-02-01 (2).jpg
| image_caption = Station concourse in February 2019
| mlanguage = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|c=香港|l=Fragrant harbour|j=Hoeng1gong2|y=Hēunggóng|p=Xiānggǎng|showflag=y|ci={{IPA-yue|hœ̂ːŋkɔ̌ːŋ|}}}}
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| address = Harbour View Street
| borough = [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong]]
| address = Harbour View Street
| borough = [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Hong Kong]]
| country =
| coordinates = {{coord|22.285|114.158|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| country =
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| connections = {{plainlist|
| connections = {{rcb|MTR|twl|link}} {{rcb|MTR|isl|link}} [[Central station (MTR)|Central station]], bus, public light bus, tram, ferry
* {{ric|MTR}} {{STN|Central|MTR}}:
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* {{nbsp|6}}{{rcb|MTR|twl|croute}}
| structure = Underground
* {{nbsp|6}}{{rcb|MTR|isl|croute}}
| platform = 3 (1 [[island platform]] on Tung Chung line and 1 [[side platform]] on Airport Express)
* {{rint|bus}} [[Bus services in Hong Kong|Bus]], [[public light bus|minibus]]
| depth =
* {{ric|Hong Kong Tramways}} [[Hong Kong tramways|Tram]]
| levels = 2
* {{rint|ferry}} [[Central Piers|Ferries]] to [[Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui|Tsim Sha Tsui]] and [[Outlying Islands, Hong Kong|Outlying Islands]]
| tracks = 4
| parking =
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* {{start date and age|df=y|1998|6|22}} (Tung Chung line)
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}}
| opening =
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| structure = Underground
| rebuilt =
| platform = {{plainlist|
*3
| electrified =
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| disabled = yes
*{{rcb|MTR|Airport Express|small|note=: 1 [[side platform]]}}
| code = HOK
}}
| owned =
| operator = [[MTR Corporation]]
| depth =
| zone =
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| former =
| tracks = 4
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| parking =
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| mpassengers =
}}
| services =
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{{Adjacent stations|system=MTR
| closed =
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| rebuilt =
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| architect = [[Arup Group]], [[Rocco Design Architects]]
| electrified = {{1,500 V DC}} ([[Overhead line]])
| accessible = {{URL|1=https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/free_search.php?query_type=search&station=39|2=Yes}}
| code = HOK
| owned = [[MTR Corporation]]
| operator = MTR Corporation
| zone =
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| passengers =
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|line3=Tsuen Wan|right3=Admiralty|transfer3=Central
|line3=Tsuen Wan|right3=Admiralty|transfer3=Central
|line4=Island|left4=Sheung Wan|right4=Admiralty|transfer4=Central
|line4=Island|left4=Sheung Wan|right4=Admiralty|transfer4=Central
|header5=Proposed
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|line5=Tung Chung|type5=NIL|left5=Tamar|right5=Kowloon|to-right5=Tung Chung West }}
| map_type = Hong Kong MTR#Hong Kong urban core#Hong Kong Island
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| map_type = Hong Kong MTR
| map_alt = Hong Kong MTR system map
| map_alt = Hong Kong MTR system map
| map_caption = Location within the [[MTR]] system
| map_caption = Location within the [[MTR]] system
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'''Hong Kong''' ({{zh|t=香港|cy=Hēunggóng}}) is a [[List of MTR stations|station]] of the [[MTR]] [[rapid transit|metro]] system in [[Hong Kong]]. It is the eastern [[terminal station|terminus]] of the [[Tung Chung line]] and [[Airport Express (MTR)|Airport Express]]. It is situated between Man Cheung Street and Harbour View Street, [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong Island]], and sits underneath the [[International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)|International Finance Centre]] (IFC). It opened on 22 June 1998.
'''Hong Kong''' ({{zh|t=香港|cy=Hēunggóng}}) is a [[List of MTR stations|station]] of the [[MTR]] [[rapid transit|metro]] system in [[Hong Kong]]. It is the eastern [[terminal station|terminus]] of the {{lnl|MTR|tcl}} and {{lnl|MTR|ae}}. It is situated between Man Cheung Street and Harbour View Street, [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong Island]], and sits underneath the [[International Finance Centre (Hong Kong)|International Finance Centre]] (IFC). It opened on 22 June 1998.


The station is connected to [[Central station (MTR)|Central station]] by a pedestrian subway. The walk between the two stations typically takes three to six minutes. The tunnels, which cross under [[Connaught Road Central]], are equipped with [[moving walkway]]s. Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong|Central]] and [[Wan Chai]] areas.
The station is connected to {{STN|Central|MTR}} by a pedestrian subway. The walk between the two stations typically takes three to six minutes. The tunnels, which cross under [[Connaught Road Central]], are equipped with [[moving walkway]]s. Hong Kong 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, Hong Kong|Central]] and [[Wan Chai]] areas.


==History==
==History==
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The station was designed by the Hong Kong office of Arup Associates in collaboration with [[Rocco Design Architects]] and [[Arup Group|Ove Arup and Partners]].<ref name="arupbook">{{cite book|last1=Pearce|first1=Greg|last2=Mercer|first2=Stuart|last3=Powell|first3=Graham|last4=Tan|first4=Rodney|title=Arup: Hong Kong Station|date=20 March 2000|publisher=Edition Axel Menges|isbn=3930698390}}</ref><ref name="arupassociates">{{cite web|title=Hong Kong Station|url=http://www.arupassociates.com/en/projects/hong-kong-station/|publisher=Arup Associates|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="rocco">{{cite web|title=IFC and Hong Kong Station|url=http://www.rocco.hk/#!/en/projects,location,hong-kong/ifc-and-hong-kong-station|publisher=Rocco Design Architects Limited|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> The engineering company [[Meinhardt Group]] designed the building services while [[Langdon & Seah|Davis Langdon and Seah]] were cost consultants.<ref name="arupbook"/>
The station was designed by the Hong Kong office of Arup Associates in collaboration with [[Rocco Design Architects]] and [[Arup Group|Ove Arup and Partners]].<ref name="arupbook">{{cite book|last1=Pearce|first1=Greg|last2=Mercer|first2=Stuart|last3=Powell|first3=Graham|last4=Tan|first4=Rodney|title=Arup: Hong Kong Station|date=20 March 2000|publisher=Edition Axel Menges|isbn=3930698390}}</ref><ref name="arupassociates">{{cite web|title=Hong Kong Station|url=http://www.arupassociates.com/en/projects/hong-kong-station/|publisher=Arup Associates|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="rocco">{{cite web|title=IFC and Hong Kong Station|url=http://www.rocco.hk/#!/en/projects,location,hong-kong/ifc-and-hong-kong-station|publisher=Rocco Design Architects Limited|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> The engineering company [[Meinhardt Group]] designed the building services while [[Langdon & Seah|Davis Langdon and Seah]] were cost consultants.<ref name="arupbook"/>


Hong Kong chief executive [[Tung Chee-hwa]] formally opened the Airport Railway by unveiling a plaque in the Hong Kong station concourse on 21 June 1998. The station opened for passenger service with the Tung Chung line on 22 June 1998.<ref name="hiccup">{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Kang-chung|title=New line hiccups its way into service|work=South China Morning Post|date=23 June 1998|page=6}}</ref> Airport Express service began on 6 July 1998, the same day the new [[Hong Kong International Airport|Chek Lap Kok Airport]] opened.
Hong Kong chief executive [[Tung Chee-hwa]] formally opened the Airport Railway by unveiling [[:Image:HK 中環 Central MTR 香港站 Hong Kong Station 登車大堂 concourse January 2020 SSG 14.jpg|a plaque in the Hong Kong station concourse]] on 21 June 1998. The station opened for passenger service with the Tung Chung line on 22 June 1998.<ref name="hiccup">{{cite news|last1=Ng|first1=Kang-chung|title=New line hiccups its way into service|work=South China Morning Post|date=23 June 1998|page=6}}</ref> Airport Express service began on 6 July 1998, the same day the new [[Hong Kong International Airport|Chek Lap Kok Airport]] opened.


==Overrun tunnel==
==Overrun tunnel==
{{seealso|North Island line}}
The Airport Railway Extended Overrun Tunnel, envisaged to be 500 metres upon completion, would extend the Tung Chung line and Airport Express tracks to the east of Hong Kong station. Such a tunnel would allow trains to change tracks at a crossover east of the station, rather than using the current crossover west of the station, thereby speeding up train turnaround times and increasing the overall capacity of the rail lines by allowing more trains to be run.
The Airport Railway Extended Overrun Tunnel, envisaged to be {{convert|500|metres}} upon completion, would extend the Tung Chung line and Airport Express tracks to the east of Hong Kong station. Such a tunnel would allow trains to change tracks at a crossover east of the station, rather than using the current crossover west of the station, thereby speeding up train turnaround times and increasing the overall capacity of the rail lines by allowing more trains to be run.


In 2011, under the [[Central and Wan Chai Reclamation|Central Reclamation Phase III]] project, a 40-metre section of the tunnel was built. The remaining 460-metre section of the tunnel, along with a new ventilation building near [[Tamar Park]], was proposed in 2020. At that time, it was anticipated that the tunnel would be commissioned in 2032.<ref name="april2020TCLE">{{cite web |title=Tung Chung Line Extension |url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20200505cb4-438-3-e.pdf |publisher=Legislative Council Panel on Transport |date=April 2020}}</ref>
In 2011, under the [[Central and Wan Chai Reclamation|Central Reclamation Phase III]] project, a {{convert|40|metre|adj=on}} section of the tunnel was built. The remaining 460-metre section of the tunnel, along with a new ventilation building near [[Tamar Park]], was proposed in 2020. At that time, it was anticipated that the tunnel would be commissioned in 2032.<ref name="april2020TCLE">{{cite web |title=Tung Chung Line Extension |url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20200505cb4-438-3-e.pdf |publisher=Legislative Council Panel on Transport |date=April 2020}}</ref>


== Station layout ==
== Station layout ==
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|-
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=6|'''L2<br />Platforms'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=6|'''L2<br />Platforms'''
|style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], not in service</small>
|style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], not in service}}
|-
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style=color:#{{rcr|MTR|Airport Express}}>'''2'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform <span style=color:#{{rcr|MTR|ae}}>'''2'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} No service, reserved platform
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|{{0|←}} No service, reserved platform
|-
|-
|Platform <span style=color:#{{rcr|MTR|Airport Express}}>'''1'''</span>
|Platform <span style=color:#{{rcr|MTR|ae}}>'''1'''</span>
|← {{rcb|MTR|Airport Express|yes}} towards [[Airport station (MTR)|Airport]] and [[AsiaWorld–Expo station|AsiaWorld–Expo]] <small>([[Kowloon station (MTR)|Kowloon]])</small>
|← {{rcb|MTR|ae|yes}} towards {{stl|MTR|Airport}} and {{stn|AsiaWorld–Expo}} {{small|({{stl|MTR|Kowloon}})}}
|-
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right</small>
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|-
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|Airport Express <br />Concourse
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|Airport Express <br />Concourse
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|-
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|Interchange <br />passageway
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|Interchange <br />passageway
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|Interchange passageway to [[Douglas Street, Hong Kong|Douglas Street]] Concourse and [[Central station (MTR)|Central Station]]
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;"|Interchange passageway to [[Douglas Street, Hong Kong|Douglas Street]] Concourse and {{stn|Central||MTR}}
|-
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|'''L4<br />Platforms'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|'''L4<br />Platforms'''
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|MTR|Tung Chung}};">'''4'''</span>
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|MTR|Tung Chung}};">'''4'''</span>
|← {{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|yes}} towards [[Tung Chung station|Tung Chung]] <small>(Kowloon)</small>
|← {{rcb|MTR|tcl|yes}} towards {{stl|MTR|Tung Chung}} {{small|(Kowloon)}}
|-
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|<small>[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left or right</small>
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left or right}}
|-
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|MTR|Tung Chung}};">'''3'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|MTR|Tung Chung}};">'''3'''</span>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |← {{colorbox|#{{rcr|MTR|Tung Chung}}}} Tung Chung line towards Tung Chung <small>(Kowloon)</small>
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |← {{rcb|MTR|tcl|box}} Tung Chung line towards Tung Chung {{small|(Kowloon)}}
|}
|}
Although two Airport Express platforms have been constructed, only Platform 1 is in use. For the convenience of passengers, a taxi rank and a hotel shuttle service are provided on the same level once the passenger has exited through the gates.<ref name=lay/>
Although two Airport Express platforms have been constructed, only Platform 1 is in use. For the convenience of passengers, a taxi rank and a hotel shuttle service are provided on the same level once the passenger has exited through the gates.<ref name=lay/>


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 take an escalator or elevator down one additional level to access the Tung Chung line trains.<ref name="lay">{{MTRsource|layout|hok|Hong Kong|26 April 2015}}</ref>
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 take an escalator or elevator down one additional level to access the Tung Chung line trains.<ref name="lay">{{MTRsource|layout|hok|Hong Kong|26 April 2015}}</ref> In addition, passengers transferring from the Tung Chung line (or other MTR lines at Central) to Airport Express line or vice versa need to exit the paid area and reenter through the designated Airport Express fare gates or vice versa. If necessary, passengers seeking to transfer between Airport Express and the other lines serving Hong Kong and Central stations must purchase another ticket or top up their Octopus card to cover the cost of the next leg.


In July 2007, MTR installed two "Self-service Point" machines, for the first time in Hong Kong, at the Tung Chung line platform. These unmanned machines help resolve passengers' issues such as having lost the ticket or being unable to use the [[Octopus card]] to exit. They also have a visual conference system so that the staff can assist passengers remotely.<ref>{{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 |access-date=30 July 2007 |date=19 July 2007 |publisher=MTR |language=zh}}</ref>
In July 2007, MTR installed two "Self-service Point" machines, for the first time in Hong Kong, at the Tung Chung line platform. These unmanned machines help resolve passengers' issues such as having lost the ticket or being unable to use the [[Octopus card]] to exit. They also have a visual conference system so that the staff can assist passengers remotely.<ref>{{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 |access-date=30 July 2007 |date=19 July 2007 |publisher=MTR |language=zh}}</ref>
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*'''F''': IFC Mall<ref name="map"/>
*'''F''': IFC Mall<ref name="map"/>


== References ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Hong Kong Station Airport Express platforms 2022 06 part2.jpg|Airport Express platform
Hong Kong Station Exterior 202008.jpg|Station Exterior
Hong Kong Station Airport Express concourse 2022 06 part3.jpg|Airport Express Concourse
Hong Kong Station Tung Chung Line platforms 2022 06 part2.jpg|Tung Chung line platforms
Hong Kong Station 2020 06 part8.jpg|Exit F
Hong Kong Station 2020 04 part2.jpg|Exit B1
Hong Kong Station access Forbidden City ad 201701.jpg|Passageway to Central station (2017)
</gallery>


== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{North Island Line navbox}}
{{North Island Line navbox}}


[[Category:Airport Express (MTR)]]
[[Category:Central, Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Central, Hong Kong]]
[[Category:MTR stations on Hong Kong Island]]
[[Category:MTR stations on Hong Kong Island]]
[[Category:Airport Express (MTR)]]
[[Category:Tung Chung line]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1998]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 1998]]
[[Category:Tung Chung line]]

Latest revision as of 22:35, 7 December 2024

This article is about the current MTR station. For the current intercity station, see Hong Kong West Kowloon station.

Hong Kong

香港
MTR MTR rapid transit station
Station concourse in February 2019
Chinese name
Chinese香港
Cantonese YaleHēunggóng
Literal meaningFragrant harbour
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng
IPA[hœ̂ːŋkɔ̌ːŋ]
JyutpingHoeng1gong2
General information
LocationHarbour View Street
Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Coordinates22°17′06″N 114°09′29″E / 22.285°N 114.158°E / 22.285; 114.158
Owned byMTR Corporation
Operated byMTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms
Tracks4
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes
ArchitectArup Group, Rocco Design Architects
Other information
Station codeHOK
History
Opened
Electrified1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Previous namesCentral North
Services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Terminus Airport Express Kowloon
towards Airport or AsiaWorld-Expo
Tung Chung line Kowloon
towards Tung Chung
Transfer at Central
Terminus Tsuen Wan line
transfer at Central
 Admiralty
towards Tsuen Wan
Sheung Wan
towards Kennedy Town
 Island line
transfer at Central
 Admiralty
towards Chai Wan
Proposed
Tamar
Terminus
 Tung Chung line
North Island line
 Kowloon
towards Tung Chung West
Route map
Up arrow To Kowloon
Western Immersed Tube Tunnel
crossing Victoria Harbour
L2
L4
1
3
2
4
Down arrow To Tamar (proposed)
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Hong Kong urban core)
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong MTR system map
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island)

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng) is a station of the MTR metro system in Hong Kong. It is the eastern terminus of the Tung Chung line and Airport Express. It is situated between Man Cheung Street and Harbour View Street, Central, Hong Kong Island, and sits underneath the International Finance Centre (IFC). It opened on 22 June 1998.

The station is connected to Central by a pedestrian subway. The walk between the two stations typically takes three to six minutes. The tunnels, which cross under Connaught Road Central, are equipped with moving walkways. Hong Kong 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.

History

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Platform 1 (Airport Express) in July 2017
Platform 4 (Tung Chung line) in May 2017

Built as part of the Airport Railway project of the Airport Core Programme, Hong Kong station sits on land reclaimed from Victoria Harbour in the early 1990s. The construction contract (numbered 501) was awarded to Japanese contractor Aoki Corporation and began on 12 June 1995.[1][2]

The station was designed by the Hong Kong office of Arup Associates in collaboration with Rocco Design Architects and Ove Arup and Partners.[3][4][5] The engineering company Meinhardt Group designed the building services while Davis Langdon and Seah were cost consultants.[3]

Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa formally opened the Airport Railway by unveiling a plaque in the Hong Kong station concourse on 21 June 1998. The station opened for passenger service with the Tung Chung line on 22 June 1998.[6] Airport Express service began on 6 July 1998, the same day the new Chek Lap Kok Airport opened.

Overrun tunnel

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See also: North Island line

The Airport Railway Extended Overrun Tunnel, envisaged to be 500 metres (1,600 ft) upon completion, would extend the Tung Chung line and Airport Express tracks to the east of Hong Kong station. Such a tunnel would allow trains to change tracks at a crossover east of the station, rather than using the current crossover west of the station, thereby speeding up train turnaround times and increasing the overall capacity of the rail lines by allowing more trains to be run.

In 2011, under the Central Reclamation Phase III project, a 40-metre (130 ft) section of the tunnel was built. The remaining 460-metre section of the tunnel, along with a new ventilation building near Tamar Park, was proposed in 2020. At that time, it was anticipated that the tunnel would be commissioned in 2032.[7]

Station layout

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P1 Overlying properties Exits
IFC Mall, One ifc, Two ifc
Footbridge to Central
Mid-levels escalator system, Star Ferry Pier
G Airport Express Check-in Exits, Customer Service, MTRShops, Washrooms
Vending machines, Automatic teller machines
Luggage check-in
Carpark, Drop-off area
L1
Shops 		Shops Shops, vending machine
Subway to carpark, escalators to Tung Chung line concourse
L2
Platforms 		Side platform, not in service
Platform 2 ← No service, reserved platform
Platform 1 ←      Airport Express towards Airport and AsiaWorld–Expo (Kowloon)
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Airport Express
Concourse 		Exits, Customer Service, MTRShops, Washrooms
Hang Seng Bank, vending machines, ATMs
Taxi Stand, Airport Express shuttle buses
Douglas Street
Concourse 		Exit C, Customer Service
L3 Tung Chung line
Concourse 		Customer Service, MTRShops
Vending machines, ATMs
Octopus card promotion machine
Interchange
passageway 		Interchange passageway to Douglas Street Concourse and Central
L4
Platforms 		Platform 4 ←      Tung Chung line towards Tung Chung (Kowloon)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Platform 3 ←      Tung Chung line towards Tung Chung (Kowloon)

Although two Airport Express platforms have been constructed, only Platform 1 is in use. For the convenience of passengers, a taxi rank and a hotel shuttle service are provided on the same level once the passenger has exited through the gates.[8]

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 take an escalator or elevator down one additional level to access the Tung Chung line trains.[8] In addition, passengers transferring from the Tung Chung line (or other MTR lines at Central) to Airport Express line or vice versa need to exit the paid area and reenter through the designated Airport Express fare gates or vice versa. If necessary, passengers seeking to transfer between Airport Express and the other lines serving Hong Kong and Central stations must purchase another ticket or top up their Octopus card to cover the cost of the next leg.

In July 2007, MTR installed two "Self-service Point" machines, for the first time in Hong Kong, at the Tung Chung line platform. These unmanned machines help resolve passengers' issues such as having lost the ticket or being unable to use the Octopus card to exit. They also have a visual conference system so that the staff can assist passengers remotely.[9]

Entrances and exits

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  • Airport Express platform
    Airport Express platform
  • Station Exterior
    Station Exterior
  • Airport Express Concourse
    Airport Express Concourse
  • Tung Chung line platforms
    Tung Chung line platforms
  • Exit F
    Exit F
  • Exit B1
    Exit B1
  • Passageway to Central station (2017)
    Passageway to Central station (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "List of Current Contracts as at 31/12/96". Hong Kong Airport Core Programme. Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ Wallis, Keith (13 June 1995). "Fined builder in $4b contract". South China Morning Post. p. 3.
  3. ^ a b Pearce, Greg; Mercer, Stuart; Powell, Graham; Tan, Rodney (20 March 2000). Arup: Hong Kong Station. Edition Axel Menges. ISBN 3930698390.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Station". Arup Associates. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ^ "IFC and Hong Kong Station". Rocco Design Architects Limited. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ^ Ng, Kang-chung (23 June 1998). "New line hiccups its way into service". South China Morning Post. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Tung Chung Line Extension" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Transport. April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Hong Kong Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  9. ^ "MTR News release: Self-service Point to assist passengers; number 041/07" (PDF) (in Chinese). MTR. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2007.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Hong Kong Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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