Exhibition Centre station (MTR)
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| Traditional Chinese | 會展 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 会展 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Junction of Fleming Road and Convention Avenue Wan Chai, Victoria Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°16′54″N 114°10′31″E / 22.2818°N 114.1754°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KCR Corporation[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | MTR Corporation Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (2 side platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | EXC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous names | Exhibition | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Exhibition Centre (Chinese: 會展; pinyin: Huìzhǎn) 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 Shatin to Central Link project. It topped out on 12 November 2020[3] and began service on 15 May 2022.[4][5][6]
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 under planning.
The station was designed by Farrells. In January 2015, MTR awarded a contract to Leighton in a joint venture with China State Construction to construct the station and western approach tunnel. The Wan Chai Bus Terminus, where the station was built, was relocated to newly reclaimed land and the station groundbreaking took place on the former bus station site on 20 April 2015.
The station had been built on the site of the former Harbour Road Sports Centre, Wan Chai Swimming Pool, and a 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 bus terminus was temporarily relocated to the reclamation area near the new Wan Chai Ferry Pier.[7]
There are plans to expand the Convention and Exhibition Centre over the MTR station. The enabling works for this topside development were included during the station construction.[8]
Station layout
| U1 | Footbridge | Footbridge towards Wan Chai North (Immigration Tower, Central Plaza, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai pier, Wan Chai station) |
| G | Ground level | Exits |
| L2 | Concourse | Customer service, MTR shops |
| L4 Upper Platform |
Platform 2 | ← East Rail line towards Admiralty (Terminus) |
| Side platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| L5 Lower Platform |
Platform 1 | East Rail line towards Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau (Hung Hom) → |
| 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
History
Renaming
This station was tentatively called Exhibition station, but in late 2017 was renamed to Exhibition Centre station. Its Chinese name remained the same.[9]
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. Each operation took nearly 24 hours for preparation and disposal. No injuries were reported. One of the bombs was stripped of explosive material and put on display inside the station.[10]
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".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 link
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