Hong Kong station

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.

Hong Kong

香港
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
Coordinates22°17′06″N 114°09′29″E
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
  •   Tung Chung line : 22 June 1998 (1998-06-22)
  •   Airport Express : 6 July 1998 (1998-07-06)
Electrified1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Previous namesCentral North
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station
Terminus Airport Express Kowloon
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
Western Immersed Tube Tunnel
crossing Victoria Harbour
L2
L4
1
3
2
4
To Tamar (proposed)
Location
Hong Kong
Location within the MTR system
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Hong Kong urban core)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island)

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.

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