Kowloon is a station on the and the of Hong Kong's MTR. It is one of the two Airport Express stations providing in-town check-in services for passengers departing from Hong Kong International Airport and free shuttle bus services to most major hotels in the Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei areas.
The station is located less than two hundred meters west of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section West Kowloon Terminus, five hundred meters west of on the and a kilometre west of Jordan station on the .
Escalators link Elements directly with the station concourse.
History
The station was designed by TFP Farrells. During the planning stage, it was called West Kowloon station (). The construction contract (Contract 503C) was awarded to a joint venture of Kumagai Gumi, Entrecanales y Tavora, and Cubiertas y MZOV (both later merged to form Acciona) on 28 November 1994.
On 16 September 2000, the new shopping mall "Dickson CyberExpress" () was opened by Dickson Poon. The size was spread over four levels of the station with six shopping areas. However, the mall did not have the expected volume of customers and business was weak. After half a year, the mall shrank in size. The mall's management company planned to decrease the level of the mall from 4 levels to 3 levels and to combine some of the shopping areas. Business remained poor due to sparse population near the station and a recession at that time. The mall finally closed its operation in 2005.
The station was proposed as the terminus of the unbuilt East Kowloon line; the proposal indicated using a reserved confined space under the Tung Chung line platforms.
The station is connected via footbridges to on the Tuen Ma line. The station is connected to West Kowloon Terminus of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section.
Morning Express service
The MTR offers Morning Express services to allow passengers to take the Airport Express from Tsing Yi to Hong Kong station. Commuters wishing to get to work faster can use their Octopus card at dedicated gates for HK$25. This offer is available every day except Sundays and public holidays from 7 am to 10 am.
Station layout
As in other Airport Express stations, the Airport Express and the Tung Chung line have separated paid areas. Platform 2 is only used for disembarking passengers from Hong Kong International Airport or , except during morning rush hours from Monday to Saturday for boarding passengers traveling on the line to Hong Kong station with a Morning Express Ticket.
U5Residential andcommercial areaExits, Union Square, The Waterfront, SorrentoThe Harbourside, The Arch, International Commerce Centre, The CullinanU4Tung Chung line concourseExit, Elements mallU3Airport Express concourseTung Chung line concourseExit, Elements mall, escalator to U5GAirport Express check-inCustomer service, drop-off area, in-town check-in, left luggageMTRshops, vending machines, toilets, police postTung Chung line concourseExits, customer service, car park, toiletAirport Express shuttle bus, public transport interchangeMTRshops, Hang Seng Bank, automatic teller machinesL2PlatformsAirport Express concourseCustomer service, drop-off area, toiletsSide platform, doors will open on the leftPlatform towards () →Platform ← Airport Express towards (Terminus)Side platform, doors will open on the leftAirport Express concourseCustomer service, taxi stand, MTRshops, toiletsL3Confined spaceReserved for East Kowloon lineL4PlatformsPlatform towards () →Island platform, doors will open on the rightPlatform ← Tung Chung line towards Hong Kong (Terminus)L5Confined spaceReserved for East Kowloon line
Entrances and exits
Tung Chung line Concourse (G) A - Station Car Park B - Airport Express Shuttle Bus C and D - Elements mall(ELEMENTS) C1 - High Speed Rail, Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, Tuen Ma Line, Austin Station, Public transport interchange, Cross Boundary Coach Terminus, Elements, International Commerce Centre(ICC), International Gateway Centre(IGC), ONE IGC, Ping An Tower, THREE IGC, UBS Tower, Xiqu Centre, Kwun Chung Spotrs Centre, Kowloon Park, Kowloon Park Sports Centre C2 - Sorrento, The Arch, The Harbourside, The Waterfront D1 - Elements mall D2 - Sorrento, International Commerce Centre, The Arch, The Harbourside, The Waterfront Airport Express In-town Check In (G) E1-E5 - West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade, Western Harbour Crossing bus stops
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