Line 4, Shenzhen Metro

Line 4, Shenzhen Metro
Line 4 (Longhua Line) 四号线（龙华线）
MTR-designed Shangmeilin Station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Shenzhen Metro
Status	Operational
Locale	Shenzhen, China
Termini	Futian Checkpoint Qinghu
Stations	15
Services	1
Operation
Opened	Phase 1: 28 December 2004 Phase 2: 16 June 2011
Operator(s)	MTR Corporation (Shenzhen), part of MTR Corporation
Character	Underground
Rolling stock	CSR Nanjing Puzhen Type A Metro Rolling Stock (traction: ABB IGBT-VVVF Inverters with ABB Modular AC Traction Motors [1])
Technical
Line length	19.96 km (12.40 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend Futian Checkpoint Fumin Line 1 (Luobao) Convention & Exhibition Center Line 2 (Shekou) Civic Center Line 3 (Longgang) Children's Palace Lianhua North Shangmeilin Minle Baishilong Line 5 (Huanzhong) Shenzhen North Station Hongshan Shangtang Longsheng Longhua Qinghu

Line 4 (Longhua) of the Shenzhen Metro runs northward from Futian Checkpoint to Qinghu. The line serves Futian District and the eastern part of Bao'an District (in particular, Longhua Subdistrict) of Shenzhen.

The line originally used 4-car trains, making it extremely crowded^[2] although it still carried over 250,000 people daily^[3] peaking at 516,100 on 5 May 2014.^[4] Stations feature electronic passenger information systems which display estimated train arrival times.

When the second phase of the line opened in 2011, there were only 8 trains which were completely unable to meet passenger demand. By 2012, 24 trains were in service. On 26 January 2014, the first 6-car train entered service, and as of 30 January 2015 all trains are 6 cars; 2 months earlier than planned.

The line is coloured red, although it was originally marked in blue until 1 July 2010.

Operation by MTR

Line 4's operation and management was handed over to MTR Corporation (Shenzhen), a subsidiary of MTR Corporation on 1 July 2010 (for 30 years, until 2040) under a BOT basis. Upon MTR's takeover, elements of the existing stations were modified to match MTR Hong Kong's styles, such as changing of lighting, station maps and signs, posters and the introduction of station art similar to those found on MTR's Hong Kong stations.^[5] English station names were also modified (i.e. 'Futiankouan' changed to 'Futian Checkpoint') for easier Western recognition, and staff uniform and help desks were also changed to match the styles seen in Hong Kong's MTR.

The English font type and tickets remain unchanged.

Service routes

• Futian Checkpoint — Qinghu
• Shenzhen North Station - Futian Checkpoint (Morning peak hours only)

Current Stations

Service routes			Station Name English	Station Name Hanzi	Platform Types	Transfer	Location
●	●		Futian Checkpoint	福田口岸	side/island hybrid (und)	Lok Ma Chau for      East Rail Line of MTR (through border check)	Futian
●	●		Fumin	福民	island (und)
●	●	●	Convention & Exhibition Center	会展中心	side (und)	1
●	●	●	Civic Center	市民中心	side (und)	2
●	●	●	Children's Palace	少年宮	side (und)	3
●	●	●	Lianhua North	莲花北	island (und)
●	●	●	Shangmeilin	上梅林	island (und)
●	●	●	Minle	民乐	island (grd)		Bao'an
●	●	●	Baishilong	白石龙	island (elev)
●	●	●	Shenzhen North Station	深圳北站	island (elev)	5  Shenzhen North Railway Station
●		●	Hongshan	红山	island (elev)
●			Shangtang	上塘	island (elev)
●			Longsheng	龙胜	island (elev)
●			Longhua	龙华	island (elev)
●			Qinghu	清湖	island (elev)

References

1. http://www04.abb.com/global/CNABB/CNABB050.NSF!OpenDatabase&db=/global/cnabb/cnabb054.nsf&v=BF6&e=us&url=/global/seitp/seitp202.nsf/0/832D9DE4580A459C4825784D0033B06E!OpenDocument
2. "Complaints target congestion on Line 4". Shenzhen Daily. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
3. "ridership". Shenzhen Daily. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
4. "一天347.18万人次！深圳地铁全网"五一"客流创纪录". 深圳都市报. 2014-05-05.
5. 李, 晓蕾 (July 2, 2010). "MTR Takesover Shenzhen Metro Line 4". sznews.com.