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{{Short description|Railway station in Wan Chai, Hong Kong}}
{{other uses|Exhibition Centre station (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name               = Exhibition Centre
| native_name        = 會展
| native_name_lang   = zh-Hant
| style              = MTR
| style2             = East Rail
| symbol_location    = hk
| symbol             = MTR
| type               = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station
| image              = Exhibition Centre Station platforms 2022 05 part3.jpg
| image_caption      = Platform in May  2022
| mlanguage          = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|c=會展|s=会展|l= Convention and Exhibition |j=wui5zin2Z|y=Wuih⠀Jín |p=Huìzhǎn|showflag=y|ci=}}
| address            = Junction of [[Fleming Road]] and [[Convention Avenue]]
| borough            = [[Wan Chai]], [[City of Victoria, Hong Kong|Victoria]]
| country            = [[Hong Kong]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|22.2818|114.1754|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation          = 
| line               = {{Plainlist|1=
* {{rcb|MTR|East Rail|croute}}
* ''[[North Island line]] (proposed)''
}}
| connections        = 
| distance           = 
| structure          = Underground
| platform           = 2 [[Split platform|Split-level]] [[side platform]]
| depth              = 
| levels             = 
| tracks             = 2
| parking            = 
| bicycle            = 
| opened             = 
| opening            = {{start date and age|df=y|2022|5|15}} (East Rail line)
| closed             = 
| rebuilt            = 
| electrified        = 
| accessible         = {{URL|1=https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/free_search.php?query_type=search&station=64|2=Yes}}
| code               = EXC
| owned              = [[Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Continuing Connected Transactions - Execution of Agreements Relating To The Shatin To Central Link |url= https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/investor/sehk/E_SSCA_SCL-NSC_Announcement.pdf |access-date= 4 June 2022 |archive-date= 2 August 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220802132456/https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/investor/sehk/E_SSCA_SCL-NSC_Announcement.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>"[https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20200303cb4-322-3-e.pdf Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways - Progress Update of the Construction of the Shatin to Central] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327220142/https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20200303cb4-322-3-e.pdf |date=27 March 2023 }}"</ref>
| operator           = [[MTR Corporation]]
| zone               = 
| former             = Exhibition
| passengers         = 
| pass_year          = 
| pass_percent       = 
| pass_system        = 
| mpassengers        = 
| services           = {{Adjacent stations|system=MTR
|line1=East Rail|left1=Admiralty|right1=Hung Hom
|header2=Planned [[North Island Line]]
|line2=Tseung Kwan O|left2=Tamar|right2=Causeway Bay North|to-left2=Tamar|to-right2=Po Lam or LOHAS Park
}}
| map_type           = Hong Kong MTR#Hong Kong urban core#Hong Kong Island
| map_alt            = Hong Kong MTR system map
| map_caption        = Location within the [[MTR]] system
| map_state          = 
| route_map          = {{Routemap|inline=yes|legend=no|map=
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}}

''' Exhibition Centre '''({{Lang-zh|c=|s=|t=會展|cy=wuih jín}}) is an [[MTR]] [[List of MTR stations|station]] on the {{lnl|MTR|eal}}. It serves the [[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre]] and other parts of [[Wan Chai|Wan Chai North]], on [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Hong Kong]].

The station was built as part of the [[Shatin to Central Link]] project. It topped out on 12 November 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Exhibition Centre Station Topped-out |url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-20-074-E.pdf |publisher=MTR Corporation |date=12 November 2020 |access-date=2 December 2020 |archive-date=15 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115115442/http://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/press_release/PR-20-074-E.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and began service on 15 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com.hk/hong-kong/hk/%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1/%E6%B8%AF%E9%90%B5%E6%9D%B1%E9%90%B5%E7%B6%AB%E9%81%8E%E6%B5%B7%E6%AE%B5-051222|title=港鐵東鐵綫過海段5月15日開通！首班車 5.25am 會展站通往紅磡|date=14 May 2022|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515032733/https://www.timeout.com.hk/hong-kong/hk/%E6%9C%80%E6%96%B0%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1/%E6%B8%AF%E9%90%B5%E6%9D%B1%E9%90%B5%E7%B6%AB%E9%81%8E%E6%B5%B7%E6%AE%B5-051222|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1648613-20220515.htm|title=港鐵東鐵綫過海段通車 不少鐵路迷乘搭稱心情很興奮|access-date=15 May 2022|archive-date=15 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515043156/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1648613-20220515.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Exhibition Centre MTR|url=https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1616471-20211022.htm|publisher=RTHK news|date=22 October 2021|access-date=22 October 2021|archive-date=22 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022100541/https://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1616471-20211022.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> This station and the East Rail portion of Admiralty are the first [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCRC]]-owned stations that serve Hong Kong Island.  It is the first East Rail line station on Hong Kong Island for trains coming from Hung Hom.

==Description==
The station serves the [[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre]], the [[Wan Chai Sports Ground]] and various nearby office towers in Wan Chai North.

It will become an interchange station between the [[North Island line]] (the extension of {{lnl|MTR|tko}}) and the [[East Rail line#Extension to Hong Kong Island|East Rail line]], offering [[cross-platform interchange]] between the two lines. Initially, only the [[East Rail line]] platforms are open, as the North Island line is still being planned.

The station was designed by [[Farrells]]. In January 2015, the MTR Corporation awarded a contract to [[Leighton Asia|Leighton]] in a joint venture with [[China State Construction Engineering Corp|China State Construction]] to build the station and western approach tunnel.

The station had been built on the site of the former [[Harbour Road Sports Centre]], [[Wan Chai Swimming Pool]], and Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus Terminus, which were all demolished and reprovisioned elsewhere before construction began. The swimming pool and sports centre were rebuilt on the car park site immediately to the south. The Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus Terminus, originally located where the station was to be built, was relocated to newly reclaimed land near the [[Wan Chai Ferry Pier|new Wan Chai Ferry Pier]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hong Kong Island Section Newsletter|url=http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/pdf/multimedia-gallery/publication/leaflet/general_newsletter_04052015_eng.pdf|publisher=MTR Corporation|date=May 2015|access-date=11 May 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084336/http://www.mtr-shatincentrallink.hk/pdf/multimedia-gallery/publication/leaflet/general_newsletter_04052015_eng.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The station groundbreaking took place on the former bus terminus site on 20 April 2015. The transport interchange has since been rebuilt on top of Exhibition Centre station as the latter was nearing completion.

There were plans to expand the [[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre]] over the MTR station. The enabling works for this topside development were included during the station construction.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Transport and Housing Bureau|title=Progress Update of the Construction of the Shatin to Central Link (As at 31 March 2016)|url=http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr15-16/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20160627cb4-1136-3-e.pdf|publisher=Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways|access-date=4 November 2016|page=8|language=en|date=June 2016|quote=To allow flexibility for the construction of convention facilities above Exhibition Station, a certain part of the enabling works for the topside development would be incorporated into the underground structure of Exhibition Station.|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104203737/http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr15-16/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20160627cb4-1136-3-e.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Plans for topside convention facilities above the station had since been discontinued in the 2020 [[Policy Address]], citing technical difficulties involved, uncertainties concerning the construction period and cost-effectiveness.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address - Striving Ahead with Renewed Perseverance|url=https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2020/eng/pdf/PA2020.pdf|publisher=The Government of HKSAR|access-date=10 October 2022|pages=36–37|language=en|archive-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010060658/https://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2020/eng/pdf/PA2020.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Station layout==
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;width:50px;vertical-align:top;"|'''U1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;vertical-align:top;"|Footbridge
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:350px;vertical-align:top;"|Footbridge towards Wan Chai North<br />([[Immigration Tower]], [[Central Plaza (Hong Kong)|Central Plaza]], [[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre]], [[Wan Chai pier]], [[Wan Chai station]])
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;width:50px;vertical-align:top;"|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;vertical-align:top;"|Ground level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:500px;vertical-align:top;"|Exits
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=1|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=1|Concourse
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Customer service, MTR shops
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=2|'''L4<br />Upper Platform'''
|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|2}}
|← {{rcb|MTR|eal|yes}}  towards {{STN|Admiralty|x|MTR}} <small>(Terminus)</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 left</small>
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=2|'''L5<br />Lower Platform'''
|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|1}}
|{{0|→}} {{rcb|MTR|eal|box}} East Rail line  towards {{STN|Lo Wu|x}} or {{STN|Lok Ma Chau|x}} <small>({{STN|Hung Hom|x}})</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</small>
|}

== Entrances/exits ==
* '''A1''': Harbour Centre{{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''A2''': Transport Interchange{{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''A3''': Harbour Road Sports Centre{{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''B1''': Great Eagle Centre{{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''B2''': [[Golden Bauhinia Square]]{{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}
* '''B3''': [[Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre]]{{access icon|15px|Wheelchair user access}}

== Connections ==
Located above the station is the Exhibition Centre Station Public Transport Interchange, which serves as the terminal point of around 20 [[List of bus routes in Hong Kong|bus routes]] to different parts of Hong Kong. The interchange replaced the former Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus Terminus, which was temporarily relocated to a nearby site during the station's construction.

The [[Wan Chai Pier|Wan Chai Ferry Pier]], which provides [[Star Ferry]] service to [[Tsim Sha Tsui]], is located around 150m to the north of the station.

== History ==
Exhibition Centre station was first proposed in the 1994 ''Railway Development Strategy'' issued by the Hong Kong Government's Transport Branch as an interchange between the proposed [[North Island line|North Island]] and [[South Island line|South Island]] lines. In ''Railway Development Strategy 2000'', Exhibition became an interchange between North Island line and [[Shatin to Central Link]]. The station was tentatively called Exhibition station, but in late 2017 was renamed to Exhibition Centre station'''.''' Its Chinese name remained the same.<ref>{{cite web|title=Progress Update of the Construction of the Shatin to Central Link|url=https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr17-18/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20171201cb4-260-6-e.pdf|publisher=Transport and Housing Bureau|access-date=28 November 2017|page=Annex 2|date=Nov 2017|quote=[...]as well as the additional cost for the late handover of construction sites at Exhibition Centre Station (formerly known as Exhibition Station), the previously unbudgeted foundation works for top-side development at Exhibition Centre Station and other factors such as the shortage of labour in the construction sector. [...]|archive-date=5 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405125714/https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr17-18/english/panels/tp/tp_rdp/papers/tp_rdp20171201cb4-260-6-e.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Discovery of WWII bombs ===
[[File:HK MTR Exhibition Center Bomb Casing.jpg|thumb|alt=A black bomb casing on display|The bomb casing on display at Platform 1]]
On 27 and 31 January 2018, two American-made AN-M65 bombs, believed to have been dropped during [[World War II]] and weighing about {{convert|450|kg|abbr=on}} each, were discovered by workers at the construction site. Construction was suspended for bomb disposal work. Nearly 5000 people in the surrounding area were evacuated; no injuries were reported. Each operation took nearly 24 hours for preparation and disposal. One of the bombs was stripped of explosive material and put on display inside the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2131484/wan-chai-north-lockdown-continues-hong-kong-police-attempt|title=Hong Kong police disarm second 450kg wartime bomb after 'dirty, difficult and dangerous' operation|last1=Ng|first1=Naomi|last2=Kao|first2=Ernest|date=1 February 2018|access-date=25 February 2018|archive-date=26 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226094216/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2131484/wan-chai-north-lockdown-continues-hong-kong-police-attempt|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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* This article draws some information from the [[:zh:會展站|corresponding article]] in Chinese Wikipedia.
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