New station features rail history

May 5, 2022

Sea tone:

The Exhibition Centre Station’s main colour tone of turquoise green mixed with grey symbolises the seawater of Victoria Harbour.

History tour:

The station platform displays historic photos recording the journey of the century-old East Rail Line.

War remnants:

The platform showcases a bomb casing from a 1,000-pound bomb that is believed to have been dropped on the city during World War II.

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The train timetable in 1911, the old tickets, and a memory of livestock trains passing through the stations. 

The history of the MTR East Rail Line is right in front of you once you get off at the new Exhibition Centre Station. 

Running across the platform, this historic photo display records the journey of the century-old railway since its beginning in 1910 to its extension to Hong Kong Island.

Don’t panic if you come across this bomb casing on the platform. 

This 1,000-pound bomb was one of three devices found during the construction of the station in 2018 and was removed by the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau. It is believed it was dropped on the city during World War II. 

Back to the concourse, and you will see this "Water Memory" artwork. 

As the Exhibition Centre Station is the closest to the harbour among all MTR stations, local artist Leung Chi-wo was inspired to take more than 8,000 pictures of the harbour at different times. 

Some 1,200 photos are on the wall, as if to submerge the station in variations of waves through different hues and colours. 

The classic mosaic style is not to be missed, which is a feature of MTR stations in the city.

The main colour tone of turquoise green mixed with grey symbolises the seawater of Victoria Harbour.

The East Rail Line cross-harbour extension will start services on May 15. Come enjoy a sneak peek at the new Exhibition Centre Station.

The MTR East Rail Line cross-harbour extension will start services on May 15 and the new Exhibition Centre Station, containing displays that feature the rail line’s historic photos and a bomb casing, will open on the same day.

The Exhibition Centre Station adopts the MTR stations' classic mosaic style and its main colour tone of turquoise green mixed with grey symbolises the seawater of Victoria Harbour.

Running across the station platform, the historic photo display records the journey of the century-old East Rail Line since its beginning in 1910 to its extension to Hong Kong Island.

Passengers will discover another amazing item that is showcased on the platform. That is where a bomb casing, from a 1,000-pound bomb, is on display. It was one of three devices found during the construction of the station in 2018.

The bomb was removed by the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau. It is believed that the bomb was dropped on the city during World War II.

Along the concourse, the artwork Water Memory by local artist Leung Chi-wo is being exhibited.

As the Exhibition Centre Station is the closest to the harbour among all MTR stations, the artist was inspired to take more than 8,000 pictures of the harbour at different times.

Some 1,200 photos are on the wall, as if to submerge the station in variations of waves through different hues and colours.