Futian Checkpoint station

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

福田口岸
Shenzhen Metro
General information
LocationFutian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
China
Coordinates22°31′06″N 114°03′54″E / 22.5182°N 114.0650°E / 22.5182; 114.0650
Operated byMTR Corporation (Shenzhen)
SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
Line(s)     Line 4
     Line 10
Platforms6 (2 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Tracks4
ConnectionsMTREast Rail line (Lok Ma Chau station)
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened28 June 2007; 17 years ago (2007-06-28)
(Line 4)
18 August 2020 (Line 10)
Previous namesFutiankouan
Huanggang
Services
Preceding station SZM Shenzhen Metro Following station
Fumin
towards Niuhu
 Line 4 Terminus
Terminus Line 10 Fumin
towards Shuangyong Street
Across mainland China–Hong Kong boundary
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Sheung Shui
towards Admiralty
 East Rail line
transfer at Lok Ma Chau
 Terminus
Track layout
Legend
4 Upper platforms
to Fumin
3
2
10 Lower platforms
to Fumin
to Yitian stabling yard
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Futian Checkpoint Station
Original calligraphy showing Chinese characters of "Huanggang" in the station platform

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]

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.

  1. ^ "站点查询". Shenzhen Metro. 2020-08-14.
  2. ^ Huanggang Station Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Hong Kong-Shenzhen border crossing via Spur Line/Fu Tian
  4. ^ "Metro extends to Huanggang". Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  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.