Futian Checkpoint Station

Futian Checkpoint 福田口岸
Location	Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China
Coordinates	22°31′06″N 114°03′54″E / 22.5182°N 114.0650°ECoordinates: 22°31′06″N 114°03′54″E / 22.5182°N 114.0650°E
Operated by	MTR Corporation (Shenzhen)
Line(s)	Line 4 (Longhua)
History
Opened	28 June 2007
Previous names	Futiankouan Huanggang
Services
Preceding station   Shenzhen Metro   Following station Fumin toward Qinghu Line 4 (Longhua) Terminus Across Shenzhen boundary Preceding station   MTR   Following station Sheung Shui towards Hung Hom East Rail Line Transfer at: Lok Ma Chau Terminus

Futian Checkpoint Station

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

Futian Checkpoint Station (Chinese: 福田口岸站) is a terminus of Line 4 (Longhua) 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.^[1][2]

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.^[3][4] "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.

U3F	Futian Port Control Point	Departures Hall, Footbridge to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point
U2F	Futian Port Control Point	Arrivals Hall, Footbridge exit (for entering mainland only), Customer Service Centre
U1F Concourse	Lobby	Concourse, TVMs
G Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the left for alighting passengers only
	Platform 2	→      Line 4 (Longhua) termination platform → ←      Line 4 (Longhua) towards Qinghu (Fumin)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right for boarding passengers only
	Platform 1	→      Line 4 (Longhua) termination platform → ←      Line 4 (Longhua) towards Qinghu (Fumin)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right for alighting passengers only

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 Est 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 others

• Futian Port Control Point
• Lok Ma Chau Station

References

1. Huanggang Station Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Hong Kong-Shenzhen border crossing via Spur Line/Fu Tian
3. Metro extends to Huanggang
4. 地铁皇岗站更名福田口岸站 (Chinese Version)