Zuopaotai East 左炮台东  | |||||||||||
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 Artwork inside the station "Everything about a Port" | |||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 左炮台东 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Left Fort East | ||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | East of Chiwan Road and Chiwan Left Fort, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°28′21″N 113°53′33″E / 22.4724°N 113.8925°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 12 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 November 2022 | ||||||||||
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Zuopaotai East station (Chinese: 左炮台东站; pinyin: Zuǒpàotái Dōng; Jyutping: Zo2 Paau3 Toi4 Dung1) is the southern terminal metro station on Line 12 of Shenzhen Metro. It was opened on November 28, 2022.[1][2]
The station is named after the Left Fort which played a critical role in the defense of the Qing troops during the Opium Wars in the 19th century.[3]
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- ^ "Shenzhen metro surpasses 500km as Chinese networks expand". International Railway Journal. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ "Explore west SZ with Metro Line 12, far north with Line 6 spur". Eyeshenzhen. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-03-12.