Zuopaotai East station

Zuopaotai East

左炮台东
Shenzhen Metro
Artwork inside the station "Everything about a Port"
Chinese name
Chinese左炮台东
Literal meaningLeft Fort East
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZuǒpàotái Dōng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZo2 Paau3 Toi4 Dung1
General information
LocationEast of Chiwan Road and Chiwan Left Fort, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
China
Coordinates22°28′21″N 113°53′33″E / 22.4724°N 113.8925°E / 22.4724; 113.8925
Operated bySZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
Line(s)     Line 12
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened28 November 2022; 23 months ago (2022-11-28)
Services
Preceding station SZM Shenzhen Metro Following station
Taiziwan Line 12 Terminus

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]

  1. ^ "Shenzhen Metro Line 12 and Addition to Line 6 Open Today". Now Shenzhen. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  2. ^ "Shenzhen metro surpasses 500km as Chinese networks expand". International Railway Journal. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  3. ^ "Explore west SZ with Metro Line 12, far north with Line 6 spur". Eyeshenzhen. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-03-12.