Futian Checkpoint station

Futian Checkpoint station (Chinese: 福田口岸站; pinyin: Fútián 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 28 June 2007 and Line 10 platforms will open on 18 Augest 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]

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
Location	Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China
Coordinates	22.5182°N 114.0650°E / 22.5182; 114.0650
Operated by	MTR Corporation (Shenzhen) SZMC (Shenzhen Metro Group)
Line(s)	Line 4      Line 10
Platforms	6 (2 island platform and 2 side platforms)
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	28 June 2007
Previous names	Futiankouan Huanggang
Services
Preceding station Shenzhen Metro Following station Terminus Line 4 Fumin towards Qinghu Line 10 Fumin towards Shuangyong Street Across mainland China–Hong Kong boundary Preceding station MTR Following station Sheung Shui towards Hung Hom East Rail line transfer at Lok Ma Chau Terminus
Track layout to Fumin 3 2

Futian Checkpoint Station

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

The station was called Huanggang (皇岗; Huánggǎng; 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

There are a total of 5 levels in 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 is 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. Passenger need to out-of-station interchange Line 4. The basement 2nd 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 –
B1F Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left for alighting passengers only
	Platform 4 ↑ Platform 3 ↓	Line 4 towards Qinghu (Fumin) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left/right for boarding passengers only
	Platform 2 ↑ Platform 1 ↓	Line 4 towards Qinghu (Fumin) →
	Island 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
B2F 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

The station has 2 exits. In addition, the station is located in the Futian Port Control Point building, and passengers may proceed to MTR Lok Ma Chau station in Hong Kong after undergoing immigration procedures.

Exit	Destination
Exit A	Yuheng Road, Shenzhen Fuqiang Police Station, Futian Checkpoint East Square, Futian Checkpoint Underground Park, Futian Checkpoint Commercial Square, Tianze Garden, Eureka, Yuheng Garden, Yunong Village, The Gateway, The Bay Tower
Exit B	Guihua Road, Futian Free Trade Zone Customs House, Futian Checkpoint West Square

See also

• Futian Port Control Point
• Lok Ma Chau station

References

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)

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