Lok Ma Chau Station

This article is about the pedestrian border crossing and MTR station in the area. For the vehicle border crossing in the area, see Lok Ma Chau Control Point.
Lok Ma Chau
落馬洲
MTR rapid transit station

Platform 2 (foreground)
Location Border Road, Lok Ma Chau
Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°30′52″N 114°03′57″E / 22.5144°N 114.0657°E / 22.5144; 114.0657Coordinates: 22°30′52″N 114°03′57″E / 22.5144°N 114.0657°E / 22.5144; 114.0657
Owned by Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 2 (island platform)
Connections Bus, public light bus, Shenzhen Metro      Line 4 Futian Checkpoint Station
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code LMC
History
Opened
  • 15 August 2007 (2007-08-15)
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 60,000 daily entries and exits[1]
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station
towards Hung Hom
East Rail LineTerminus
Across Hong Kong boundary
Preceding station   Shenzhen Metro   Following station
toward Qinghu
Line 4 (Longhua)
Transfer at: Futian Checkpoint
Terminus
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Lok Ma Chau
Location within the MTR system
Lok Ma Chau Station
Traditional Chinese 落馬洲
Immigration counters for people leaving Hong Kong for mainland China's Futian Port in Huanggang, Shenzhen.
The double-decked Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang bridge across the Sham Chun River which forms the border between mainland China (far side of the river) and Hong Kong (foreground). The building to the left is Lok Ma Chau Station and border checkpoint.
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Lok Ma Chau is the northwestern terminus in Lok Ma Chau on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, a branch line of the East Rail Line of Hong Kong's MTR network, which was built to alleviate the immigration checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China's Shenzhen at Lo Wu Station. The MTR Corporation is promoting the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line as a direct connection with Line 4 (Longhua) of the Shenzhen Metro which is also operated by the MTR Corporation.

This station, together with the spur line, opened on the afternoon of 15 August 2007. The adjoining Futian Port Station of the Shenzhen Metro opened on 28 June 2007. Like Lo Wu Station, this station is located in the Frontier Closed Area, hence access is restricted to passengers with a permit or a passport and visa to mainland China.

In December 2007, this station was leased to the MTR Corporation, along with the entire KCR network, by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, for a period of 50 years.

Timetable

Line Destination First train Last train
East Rail LineHung Hom06:3822:55
Source: MTR[2]

Station layout

L3 Ticket office Ticket machines, shops, automatic teller machines
L2 Footbridge Footbridge (Mainland China to Hong Kong)
Arrival hall Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs and Excise Department checkpoints, shops, washrooms
Platform 2      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Sheung Shui)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Platform 1      East Rail Line towards Hung Hom (Sheung Shui)
L1 Footbridge Footbridge to mainland China's Shenzhen Futian Immigration Control Point
Departure hall Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs Checkpoints, shops
Lower concourse Fare adjustment, shops, automatic teller machines, washrooms
Ground - Exits, transport interchange

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Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point

The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point (Chinese: 落馬洲支線管制站) is an immigration control point connected with the Lok Ma Chau Station. It is the second control point along the land border of Hong Kong to have a railway access. The control point is connected via a pedestrian footbridge to the Futian Port, an immigration port of entry of the PRC, and from there to Shenzhen Metro's Futian Checkpoint Station.

The control point was opened on 15 August 2007 together with the opening of the KCR Lok Ma Chau Spur Line between Lok Ma Chau and Sheung Shui Station. The crossing consists of a cable-stay double-deck pedestrian bridge across the Sham Chun River, which forms the border between Hong Kong and the rest of the PRC. The lower deck handles pedestrians heading from Hong Kong to Futian Port, while the upper deck handles those coming from Futian Port to Hong Kong. Immigration facilities are located within the station building on both ends of the bridge. Electricity to the Hong Kong half of the bridge is provided by CLP Power, and Hong Kong's jurisdiction and law enforcement on the bridge also terminate at the midpoint, as on the Lo Wu Bridge.

The control point is open between 06:30 and 22:30, unlike the 24-hour vehicle Lok Ma Chau Control Point nearby. Later pedestrian crossing can be made at Lo Wu Control Point, until 00:00.

Although the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point is often referred to as a railway crossing, it is in fact a pedestrian crossing, unlike the Lo Wu Control Point, where no bus or any other public transport can reach. Furthermore, there is no through-train service, as the railway line is not connected with the railways in mainland China. And although the bulk of the users are train passengers, the Lok Ma Chau pedestrian crossing can also be reached by bus, taxi and mini bus from various parts of the New Territories.

The Lok Ma Chau transport interchange is located to the east of Lok Ma Chau station and is connected with the station via footbridges. The entrance and exit between the station and the interchange are guarded by the police as the area is located within the Frontier Closed Area. KMB bus routes B1, N277, N76, 76K, and 276B all service this interchange point.

Operating hours

06:30 to 22:30 every day. Later pedestrian crossing can be made at Lo Wu Control Point, until 00:00.

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