Futian Port

Futian Port Building
Appearance inside Futian Port Building
The double-deck footbridge connecting the two-side ports across Shenzhen River
The entrance of Futian Port Building from Lok Ma Chau Station

Futian Port (Chinese: 福田口岸) is an immigration port of entry on the border between mainland China and Hong Kong, located in the Futian District of Shenzhen in mainland China. It is in the same building as Shenzhen Metro's Futian Checkpoint Station and acts as the Hong Kong counterpart to the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point.

It is connected with Hong Kong's Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point and MTR's Lok Ma Chau Station in Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong through a pedestrian footbridge.[1] It has been in operation since 15 August 2007 and is the second border crossing along the border with a railway connection, after Luohu Port/Lo Wu Control Point.[2]

Pedestrian bridge

The Shenzhen subway at Futian Port is connected to the East Railway Station in Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong by Futian-Lok Ma Chau Pedestrian Bridge. This is a double-deck bridge with a cable-stayed on the top, which is novel and unique all over the world. Its length is 211 metres (692 ft), the depth of deeper side is 87 metres (285 ft), and the width is 16.5 metres (54 ft). The upper and the lower layers are both unidirectional; to make sure that the passengers will not meet. Also, there is an immigration control point at both sides of the bridge. Besides, there are passages for the blind on the bridge. On the east of the bridge is the united checking building and on its west is the united checking building of Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong. Because of the subway and the united checking building, and the subway and the ground transportation together carrying the passengers entering and exiting, it will become a three-dimensional transportation thoroughfare between underground and ground. And squares, grassland and roads will be built around the stations and united checking building according to the region planning. After that, the number of passengers every day will be 190 thousand at most. And the passengers from Hong Kong and Macau will spend only 15 seconds entering.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hong Kong-Shenzhen border crossing via Spur Line - Fu Tian
  2. ↑ Lok Ma Chau Spur Line enhances HK-Shenzhen connectivity
  3. ↑ "Immigration Formalities Guide for Travelers". Shenzhen: Shenzhen General Station of Immigration Inspection. Retrieved 4 April 2013.

Coordinates: 22°30′57″N 114°04′08″E / 22.51577°N 114.06877°E / 22.51577; 114.06877

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