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{{short description|MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=December 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{For|the [[Philippines|Philippine]] [[LRT Line 1 (Metro Manila)|LRT Line 1]] station previously known as Asia World station|PITX station}}
{{other uses|Asia World (disambiguation)}}
{{more footnotes|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| style              = MTR
| name               = AsiaWorld–Expo
| native_name        = 博覽館
| native_name_lang   = zh-Hant
| symbol_location    = 
| symbol             = 
| type               = {{MTR Infobox station line|line = Airport Express}}
| image              = AsiaWorld-Expo_Station_platforms_2022_05_part1.jpg
| image_caption      = Platform 1 of AsiaWorld–Expo station in 2022
| mlanguage          = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|t=博覽館|l=Expo hall|j=bok3 laam5 gun2|y=bok láahm gún|p=Bólǎnguǎn|showflag=y|ci=}}
| address            = [[AsiaWorld–Expo]], Airport Expo Boulevard, [[Chek Lap Kok]], [[Lantau Island]]
| borough            = [[Islands District]], [[Hong Kong]]
| country            = 
| coordinates        = {{coord|22.3218|113.9412|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation          = 
| line               = {{rcb|MTR|Airport Express|croute}}
| connections        = {{plainlist|
*{{rint|bus}} [[Bus services in Hong Kong|Bus]]
}}
| distance           = 
| structure          = At-grade
| platform           = 1 [[side platform]]
| depth              = 
| levels             = 1
| tracks             = 2
| parking            = 
| bicycle            = 
| opened             = {{start date and age|df=y|2005|12|20}}
| opening            = 
| closed             = 
| rebuilt            = 
| electrified        = 
| architect          = [[Ronald Lu and Partners]]
| accessible           = {{URL|1=https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/free_search.php?query_type=search&station=56|2=Yes}}
| code               = AWE
| owned              = [[MTR Corporation]]
| operator           = MTR Corporation
| zone               = 
| former             = 
| passengers         = 
| pass_year          = 
| pass_percent       = 
| pass_system        = 
| mpassengers        = 
| services           = {{Adjstn|system=MTR|line=Airport Express|left=Airport}}
| map_type           = Hong Kong MTR
| map_alt            = Hong Kong MTR system map
| map_caption        = Location within the [[MTR]] system
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'''AsiaWorld–Expo''' is the [[List of MTR stations|western terminus]] of the {{lnl|MTR|ae}} of the [[Hong Kong]] [[MTR]]. It serves the [[AsiaWorld–Expo]] in the northeast corner of [[Chek Lap Kok]], the island on which the [[Hong Kong International Airport]] is located.

The AsiaWorld–Expo is an exhibition centre designed to host largescale events located adjacent to Hong Kong International Airport. The Airport Express was extended with a new station at AsiaWorld–Expo to accommodate visitors and organisers.<ref name="railway">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/corporate/en/investor/2005frpt_e/F109.pdf|title=Executive management's report: Railway operations|work=[[MTR Corporation]]|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>

== History ==
Tracks were already laid to the site of the AsiaWorld–Expo station when Airport Express inaugurated on 6 July 1998, trains had to terminate at [[Airport station (MTR)|Airport]] but they were originally used as a turn back siding before the station was built. The station opened on 20 December 2005 together with the exhibition centre, allowing it to be accessible by rail from the central business district and other MTR stations.<ref name="railway"/>

== Station layout ==
{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:50px;vertical-align:top;"|'''U1'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;vertical-align:top;"|Concourse
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:450px;vertical-align:top;"|Exits ([[AsiaWorld–Expo]]), Customer Service, [[automatic teller machine]]s
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=4|'''G'''
|style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Side platform]], doors will open on the right}}
|-
|Platform <span style="color:#{{rcr|MTR|Airport Express}};">'''1'''</span>
|{{rcb|MTR|ae|yes}} towards {{STN|Hong Kong|x}} <small>({{STN|Airport|x|MTR}})</small> →
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|[[Island platform]], not in regular service}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Not in regular service<!-- <ref>Note: This track is sometimes used for {{rcb|MTR|Tung Chung|yes}} trains during special events. This is also an {{rcb|MTR|Airport Express|yes}} siding.</ref> -->
|}<ref name=layout>{{MTRsource|layout|awe|AsiaWorld–Expo|18 February 2015}}</ref>

Like the other stations on the Airport Express, AsiaWorld–Expo contains platform screen doors. However, the screen doors at this station are different from other stations of the Airport Express (except the now closed Terminal 2 platforms of [[Airport station (MTR)|Airport station]]), as they are designed for the trains of [[Tung Chung line]] as well, so those trains can also be used to run services from and to the station in order to increase passenger flow when large exhibitions or concerts are being held.

== Entrances/exits ==
*'''A''': AsiaWorld–Expo East Entrance<ref name=layout />
*'''B''': AsiaWorld–Expo West Entrance<ref name=layout /> (opens only during large-scale events)
<gallery>
File:AWE (AEL).jpg|AsiaWorld–Expo station Exit A in December 2005
File:MTR AWE Exit B faregate.JPG|AsiaWorld–Expo station Exit B in March 2008
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Commons category|AsiaWorld-Expo Station}}
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:MTR stations in the New Territories]]
[[Category:Airport Express (MTR)]]
[[Category:Chek Lap Kok]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2005]]