Summary
Futian station (Chinese: 福田站; pinyin: Fútián Zhàn; Jyutping: Fuk1 Tin4 Zaam6) is a station on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link, and the final station in mainland China before trains enter Hong Kong. Futian District is in southern Shenzhen, where the central business district is located. The station opened on 28 June 2011 serving the Shenzhen Metro, and since 30 December 2015[1] it has been the first underground high speed railway station on a long-distance line in China. It serves as an interchange station between the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (simplified Chinese: 广深港高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 廣深港高速鐵路) and Line 2, Line 3 and Line 11 of the Shenzhen Metro.[2][3]
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| Location | Shennan Road × Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  CR Guangzhou Shenzhen Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Metro: 6 (2 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
China Railway: 8 (4 island platforms) Total: 14 (6 island platforms and 2 side platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Metro: 6, China Railway: 8, Total: 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | 2nd class station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 June 2011 (Metro station, Lines 2 & 3) 28 June 2016 (Line 11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opening of mainline railway station | 30 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Futian station station Location within Guangdong  Futian station station Futian station station (China) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first level underground is a concourse for reaching both the metro trains and the high speed intercity trains. Passenger lounges and customs and immigration facilities are located here. The second and third underground levels serve Shenzhen Metro trains. At the fourth underground level are the platforms for China Railway High-speed (CRH) intercity trains arriving from Guangzhou and cities farther along the line.
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Station size and locations served edit
Futian station is located between Fuzhong 3rd Road and Shennan Road, in Futian District, Shenzhen in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. It is the second largest underground railway station in Asia,[4] and the largest high-speed railway station to be built completely underground worldwide.[5][6] The only underground railway station larger than Futian station is Grand Central Terminal in New York City.[1] The station covers 147,000 square meters.[1]
Futian station offers intercity connections on the high speed train lines to Guangzhou, Changsha, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Beijing. This station serves as the terminus of many high-speed intercity services from across Mainland China. It is also a station for the Shenzhen Metro, serving the Futian District.
Connection to Hong Kong edit
High-speed trains provide regional service linking the Futian Central Business District with Kowloon, Hong Kong, after completion of the construction on 23 September 2018. It reduced travel time to only 15 minutes, quicker than the 45-minute journey via the Hong Kong MTR.[7] High-speed rail services by 'G' numbered Intercity trains travel to Beijing in about 9 hours from Hong Kong.
Intercity service and travel time edit
CRH service to Futian started operation on 30 December 2015.[8][9] Its completion reduces the travel time by railway between central Shenzhen and Guangzhou to about 50 minutes.[5]
Structure edit
As Asia's largest underground railway station,[7] it is 1023m long and 78.86m wide, constructed by open-cut method to a depth of 32m. It consists of three subterranean levels. The first level underground is a transfer concourse allowing for access to both the Metro services and high-speed long-distance trains. Business and VIP lounges are available, plus customs and immigration facilities for cross border services to Hong Kong.
The second level underground contains the Shenzhen Metro concourse, which allows for access to Line 2, Line 3, and Line 11.
The lowest level is where the high-speed train platforms are located. Vibrant Express shuttle services to Hong Kong's West Kowloon railway station will separated from long-distance services to such destinations as Beijing and Shanghai.[10]
High Speed Rail edit
| B1F Concourse |
Lobby Level | High-speed rail ticket office, ticket vending machines, ticket gates and waiting areas customs and immigration, toilets |
| B4F Platforms | ||
| ←Towards Guangzhou South/Shenzhen North | Towards Hong Kong West Kowloon→ | |
| West | ||
| Platform 8 | Long-distance & cross-border trains→ | |
| Island platform, the left / right door will open, this platform is restricted | ||
| Platform 7 | Long-distance & cross-border train (non-stop through)→ | |
| Platform 6 | ←Long-distance & cross-border train (non-stop through) | |
| Island platform, the left / right door will open, this platform is restricted | ||
| Platform 5 | ←Long-distance & cross-border trains | |
| Platform 4 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→ | |
| Island platform, the left / right door opens | ||
| Platform 3 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→ | |
| Platform 2 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→ | |
| Island platform, the left / right door opens | ||
| Platform 1 | Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→ | |
| East | ||
Shenzhen Metro edit
| Ground | - | Exit |
| B1F Concourse |
Lobby | Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs |
| B2F Platforms |
Platform 1 | ← Line 2 towards Chiwan (Lianhua West) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Line 2 towards Yantian Road (Civic Center) → | |
| Platform 3 | ← Line 11 towards Bitou (Chegongmiao) | |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 4 | → Line 11 towards Gangxia North (Terminus) → | |
| B3F Platforms |
Side platform, doors will open on the right | |
| Platform 6 | ← Line 3 towards Futian Bonded Area(Shopping Park) | |
| Platform 5 | → Line 3 towards Shuanglong (Children's Palace) → | |
| Side platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Exits edit
| Exit | Destination | |
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| Exit 1 | Shennan Road (S), Mintian Road (S), Industrial Bank Building, Aerospace Building, Excellence Building, Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce Building, Xinhua Insurance Building, Center Business Building, Investment Building, Huarong Building, China Unicom Building, Hong Kong China Travel Service | |
| Exit 3 | 3A | Shennan Road (S), Investment Building, Huarong Building, China Unicom Building, Hong Kong China Travel Building, Times Financial Center |
| 3B | ||
| Exit 4 | 4A | Taxi Stand |
| 4B | ||
| Exit 9 | Liancheng Xintiandi | |
| Exit 10 | Shangri-La Hotel | |
| Exit 13 | Yitian Road East Taxi Station | |
| Exit 15 | Civic Center | |
| Exit 29 | 29A | Shennan Road (N) |
| 29B | Shennan Road (N), Bus Station, Taxi Stand | |
| Exit 31 | Mintian Road (N), China Merchants Bank Building, Radio and Television Building, Huangpu Yayuan | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Staff (January 5, 2016). "Asia's largest underground railway station opens for business". London: Smart Rail World. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Yan, ed. (August 28, 2008). "Work starts on Shenzhen's underground futian station". NewsGD. Guangdong. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ "Enhanced RTS Network Serving Shenzhen areas" (PDF) (in Chinese).
maps annotated in English
- ^ The largest underground railway station in Asia is Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station.
- ^ a b Lee, Eddie (December 30, 2015). "50 minutes to Guangzhou: new express rail station debuts in Shenzhen cutting travel time by 35 minutes". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Richards, Jocelyn (December 29, 2015). "Futian's High-Speed Rail Station Opens December 30". That's China.
- ^ a b "Asia's largest underground railway station opens in Shenzhen". China Daily. December 31, 2015.
- ^ "福田高铁站拟月底通车 有直达广州高铁" [Futian proposed high-speed rail station opens next month - has direct access to the Guangzhou high-speed rail] (in Chinese). Gaotie.cn. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "高鐵福田站下周三開通 深圳往廣州42分鐘到" [Futian high-speed rail station opens next Wednesday - 42 minutes from Shenzhen to Guangzhou] (in Chinese). on.cc. December 24, 2015.
- ^ Zhao, Anna (December 19, 2013). "Futian aiming for high-speed rail hub in '14". Shenzhen Daily Digital Edition. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
External links edit
- Shenzhen Metro official page (Chinese)
- Shenzhen Metro official page (English)
- Street map
| Preceding station | China Railway High-speed
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| Terminus | Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL Short-haul service
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