Line(s) Line 4 Address Mai Po, Hong Kong Province Guangdong Province | Previous names Futiankouan
Huanggang Opened 28 June 2007 | |
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Location Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
China Operated by MTR Corporation (Shenzhen) Similar Fumin Station, Qinghu Station, Minle Station, Hongshan Station, Tai'an Station | ||
Futian Checkpoint Station (Chinese: 福田口岸站) is a terminus of Line 4 of the Shenzhen Metro. It opened on 28 June 2007. It is located at the ground level of Futian Port Control Point (Chinese: 福田口岸管制站) 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.
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The station was called "Huanggang Station" (Chinese: 皇岗站) because of its location near Huanggang, which is also an immigration control point between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It was renamed to "Futiankouan Station" on 15 August 2008 to avoid confusion between Futian Port and Huanggang Port. "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.
Station layout
There are a total of 4 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 the station concourse. The 2 side platforms and an island platform is located on the lowest level (ground floor), 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.
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.