Airport station (MTR)

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use Hong Kong English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox station Airport is a rapid transit station on the Template:Lnl 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.

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.<ref name="arup1999">Template:Cite journal</ref>

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,<ref>Template:Cite press release</ref> 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 2025)
	Platform Template:Break Template:MTR platform ↑Template:MTR platform ↓	← Template:Rcb towards Template:STN (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 2025)
	Platform Template:Break Template:MTR platform ↑Template:MTR platform ↓	Template:0 Template:Rcb Airport Express towards Template:STN (Template:STN) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Arrival Hall	HKIA Arrival Hall
		Customer Service, ticket machines, vending machines

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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 Template:STN, Template:STN, Template:STN or Template:STN stations.

Entrances/exits

• Trains to AsiaWorld–Expo: Departure level of Terminal 1 (7/F), Departure level of Terminal 2 (L6)<ref name=layout />
• Trains to city: Arrival level of airport (L5)<ref name=layout />

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.