Exhibition Centre station (MTR)
Exhibition Centre 會展 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 會展 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 会展 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Wuih⠀Jín | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Convention and Exhibition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Junction of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | MTR Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 Split-level side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | EXC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opening | 15 May 2022 | (East Rail line)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Exhibition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Exhibition Centre (Chinese: 會展; Cantonese Yale: wuih jín) is an MTR station on the East Rail line. It serves the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and other parts of Wan Chai North, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
The station was built as part of the
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 Tseung Kwan O line) and the 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
The station had been built on the site of the former
There were plans to expand the
Station layout
U1 | Footbridge | Footbridge towards Wan Chai North ( Wan Chai pier, Wan Chai station )
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G | Ground level | Exits |
L2 | Concourse | Customer service, MTR shops |
L4 Upper Platform |
Platform 2 | ← Admiralty (Terminus)
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Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
L5 Lower Platform |
Platform 1 | East Rail line towards Hung Hom ) →
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Side platform, doors will open on the right |
Entrances/exits
- A1: Harbour Centre
- A2: Transport Interchange
- A3: Harbour Road Sports Centre
- B1: Great Eagle Centre
- B2: Golden Bauhinia Square
- B3: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Connections
Located above the station is the Exhibition Centre Station Public Transport Interchange, which serves as the terminal point of around 20 bus routes to different parts of Hong Kong. The interchange replaced the former Wan Chai Ferry Pier Bus Terminus, which had to be temporarily relocated to a nearby site during the station's construction.
The 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
Renaming
This station was tentatively called Exhibition station, but in late 2017 was renamed to Exhibition Centre station. Its Chinese name remained the same.[10]
Discovery of WWII bombs
On 27 and 31 January 2018, two American-made AN-M65 bombs, believed to have been dropped during World War II and weighing about 450 kg (990 lb) 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.[11]
References
- ^ "Continuing Connected Transactions - Execution of Agreements Relating To The Shatin To Central Link" (PDF).
- ^ "Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways - Progress Update of the Construction of the Shatin to Central"
- ^ "Exhibition Centre Station Topped-out" (PDF). MTR Corporation. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "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". 14 May 2022.
- ^ "港鐵東鐵綫過海段通車 不少鐵路迷乘搭稱心情很興奮".
- ^ "Exhibition Centre MTR". RTHK news. 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Hong Kong Island Section Newsletter" (PDF). MTR Corporation. May 2015.
- ^ Transport and Housing Bureau (June 2016). "Progress Update of the Construction of the Shatin to Central Link (As at 31 March 2016)" (PDF). Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways. p. 8. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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.
- ^ "The Chief Executive's 2020 Policy Address - Striving Ahead with Renewed Perseverance" (PDF). The Government of HKSAR. pp. 36–37. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Progress Update of the Construction of the Shatin to Central Link" (PDF). Transport and Housing Bureau. November 2017. p. Annex 2. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
[...]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. [...]
- ^ Ng, Naomi; Kao, Ernest (1 February 2018). "Hong Kong police disarm second 450kg wartime bomb after 'dirty, difficult and dangerous' operation".
- This article draws some information from the corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia.
External links
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