Futian_Checkpoint_Station

Futian Checkpoint station

Futian Checkpoint station

Metro station in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

This article is about the rapid transit station in Shenzhen. For the Hong Kong MTR interchange across the border, see Lok Ma Chau station.

Futian Checkpoint station (Chinese: 福田口岸站; pinyin: fú tián kǒu àn zhàn; Jyutping: fuk1 tin4 hau2 on6 zaam6) is a terminus of Line 4 and Line 10 of the Shenzhen Metro. Line 4 platforms opened on 28 June 2007 and Line 10 platforms on 18 August 2020.[1] It is located at the ground level of Futian Port Control Point in Futian District, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, and it is the only ground station in Shenzhen Metro. Futian Port Control Point and Futian Checkpoint Station are connected to Hong Kong's Lok Ma Chau station by a footbridge.[2][3]

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Futian Checkpoint Station
Original calligraphy showing Chinese characters of "Huanggang" in the station platform

The station was called Huanggang (皇岗; huáng gǎng; wong4 gong1) because of its location near Huanggang, which is also an immigration control point between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It was renamed to Futiankouan on 15 August 2008 to avoid confusion between Futian Port and Huanggang Port.[4][5] "Kouan" (口岸) means a (immigration) port. Starting from 1 July 2010, with MTR Corporation (Shenzhen) taking over the operations and management of Line 4, the English name Futian Checkpoint is now used. A station called Huanggang Checkpoint opened at Huanggang Port in 2016.

Station layout

Line 10 platforms

There are a total of 5 levels in the Futian Checkpoint station. The 2nd and 3rd levels (above ground) are immigration facilities (being the arrivals hall and departures hall respectively), while the 1st level is Line 4 concourse. The 2 side platforms and an island platform are located on the basement 1st level, but only one island platform and 1 side platform is used in daily operations. Among them, the side platform serves as the unloading platform for trains arriving at the station, while the other island platform is used as the boarding platform for trains departing the station. This method is called the Spanish solution. Line 10 concourse is also located on the basement 1st level, but the transfer passage between Line 4 and Line 10 is under construction. Passengers need to out-of-station interchange Line 4. The basement 3rd level is Line 10 platforms.

3F Futian Port Control Point Departures Hall, Footbridge to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point
2F Futian Port Control Point Arrivals Hall, Footbridge exit (for entering mainland only), Customer Service Centre
1F Lobby of Line 4[lower-alpha 1]
Exits of Line 10		 Concourse, TVMs, Exits
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B1F
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the left for alighting passengers only
Platform 4 ↑
Platform 3 ↓		      Line 4 towards Niuhu (Fumin) →
Island platform, doors will open on the left/right for boarding passengers only
Platform 2 ↑
Platform 1 ↓		      Line 4 towards Niuhu (Fumin) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right for alighting passengers only
B1F
Concourse		 Lobby of Line 10[lower-alpha 2] Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
B3F
Platforms		 Platform ←      Line 10 termination platform
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform →      Line 10 towards Shuangyong Street (Fumin) →
  1. Out-of-station interchange Line 10.
  2. Out-of-station interchange Line 4.


Exits

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "站点查询". Shenzhen Metro. 2020-08-14.
  2. [2]
    Huanggang Station Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    Hong Kong-Shenzhen border crossing via Spur Line/Fu Tian
  4. [4]
    "Metro extends to Huanggang". Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  5. [5]
    "地铁皇岗站更名福田口岸站 (Chinese Version)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
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