Futian station

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]

Futian

福田
China Railway High-speed
Shenzhen Metro
General information
LocationShennan Road × Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong
China
Operated by CR Guangzhou
SZM Shenzhen Metro
Line(s)
PlatformsMetro: 6 (2 island platforms and 2 side platforms)

China Railway: 8 (4 island platforms)

Total: 14 (6 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
TracksMetro: 6, China Railway: 8, Total: 14
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS code: 65891
  • Telegraph code: NZQ
  • Pinyin code: FTI
  • 221 (Shenzhen Metro Line 2)
Classification2nd class station
History
Opened28 June 2011 (2011-06-28) (Metro station, Lines 2 & 3)
28 June 2016 (Line 11)
Key dates
Opening of mainline railway station30 December 2015
Services
Preceding station SZM Shenzhen Metro Following station
Lianhua West
towards Chiwan
Line 2 Civic Center
towards Yantian Road
Shopping Park Line 3 Children's Palace
towards Shuanglong
Chegongmiao
towards Bitou
Line 11 Gangxia North
Terminus
Location
Futian station station is located in Guangdong
Futian station station
Futian station station
Location within Guangdong
Futian station station is located in China
Futian station station
Futian station station
Futian station station (China)
Exit 12A
Shenzhen Metro Line 2 platforms
CRH platforms 7 and 8
CRH platforms 7 and 8

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.

Futian railway station
platform layout diagram

Shenzhen North railway station North

8
6
4
2
7
5
3
1

Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station South

Station size and locations served

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

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

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

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

B1F
Concourse
Lobby Level High-speed rail ticket office, ticket vending machines, ticket gates and waiting areas
customs and immigration, toilets
B4F
Platforms
←Towards Hong Kong West Kowloon Towards Guangzhou South/Shenzhen North
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

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

Exit Destination
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

References

  1. Staff (January 5, 2016). "Asia's largest underground railway station opens for business". London: Smart Rail World. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. Yan, ed. (August 28, 2008). "Work starts on Shenzhen's underground futian station". NewsGD. Guangdong. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. "Enhanced RTS Network Serving Shenzhen areas" (PDF) (in Chinese). maps annotated in English
  4. The largest underground railway station in Asia is Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station.
  5. 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.
  6. Richards, Jocelyn (December 29, 2015). "Futian's High-Speed Rail Station Opens December 30". That's China.
  7. "Asia's largest underground railway station opens in Shenzhen". China Daily. December 31, 2015.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. Zhao, Anna (December 19, 2013). "Futian aiming for high-speed rail hub in '14". Shenzhen Daily Digital Edition. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

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