Airport Express (MTR)

Airport Express
機場快綫
An Airport Express train near Sunny Bay, bound for Hong Kong
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMTR Corporation
LocaleDistricts: Islands, Kwai Tsing, Yau Tsim Mong, Central & Western
Termini
Connecting lines
Stations5
Color on map     Teal (#00888A)
Service
TypeAirport rail link
SystemMTR
Operator(s)MTR Corporation
Depot(s)Siu Ho Wan
Rolling stockAdtranz–CAF EMU
Ridership34,600 daily average (October 2023)[1]
History
Opened6 July 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07-06)
Last extension20 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-20)
Technical
Line length35.2 km (21.9 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Operating speed135 km/h (84 mph)
SignallingAdvanced SelTrac CBTC (future)[3]
Train protection systemSACEM (to be replaced)
Route map

Hong Kong     
Kowloon     
Nam Cheong
emergency platforms
Tsing Yi     
Sunny Bay
emergency platforms
Siu Ho Wan Depot
Airport
AsiaWorld–Expo
Airport Express
Traditional Chinese機場快綫
Simplified Chinese机场快线
Cantonese YaleGēichèuhng Faaisin
Literal meaningMachine Field Fast Line

The Airport Express (Chinese: 機場快綫) is one of the ten lines of the Hong Kong MTR system. It links the urban area with Hong Kong International Airport and the AsiaWorld–Expo exhibition and convention centre.

It is the only rail link to the airport. It runs parallel to the Tung Chung line, a rapid transit line, from Hong Kong station to just south of the channel between Lantau Island and Chek Lap Kok island, on which the airport was constructed. The line continues to the airport and terminates at AsiaWorld–Expo. The Tung Chung line terminates in the adjacent Tung Chung new town, with bus service to various areas at the airport, including the passenger terminals.

The journey from Hong Kong station to the airport takes 24 minutes. The line is coloured teal on MTR system maps.

  1. ^ "Patronage Updates". Mass Transit Railway Corporation. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Business Overview" (PDF). July 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Alstom and Thales to supply advanced CBTC signalling system to Hong Kong's seven metro lines". RailwayPRO. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.