Futian Port

Futian Port Building

Appearance inside Futian Port Building

The double-deck footbridge connecting the two-side ports across Shenzhen River

The entrance of Futian Port Building from Lok Ma Chau Station

Futian Port (Chinese: 福田口岸) is an immigration port of entry on the border between mainland China and Hong Kong, located in the Futian District of Shenzhen in mainland China. It is in the same building as Shenzhen Metro's Futian Checkpoint Station and acts as the Hong Kong counterpart to the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point.

It is connected with Hong Kong's Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point and MTR's Lok Ma Chau Station in Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong through a pedestrian footbridge.^[1] It has been in operation since 15 August 2007 and is the second border crossing along the border with a railway connection, after Luohu Port/Lo Wu Control Point.^[2]

Pedestrian bridge

The Shenzhen subway at Futian Port is connected to the East Railway Station in Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong by Futian-Lok Ma Chau Pedestrian Bridge. This is a double-deck bridge with a cable-stayed on the top, which is novel and unique worldwide. Its length is 211 metres (692 ft), the depth of the deeper side is 87 metres (285 ft), and the width is 16.5 metres (54 ft). The upper and the lower layers are both unidirectional, to ensure that passengers do not meet those crossing in the opposite direction. Also, there is an immigration control point at both sides of the bridge. There are separate passages for the blind on the bridge. On the east of the bridge is the united checking building and on its west is the united checking building of Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong. Because of the subway and the united checking building, and the subway and the ground transportation together carrying the passengers entering and exiting, it will become a three-dimensional transportation thoroughfare between underground and ground. Squares, lawns and roads will be built around the stations and united checking building, according to regional planning. Once completed, the daily passenger capacity will be 190,000. Passengers from Hong Kong and Macau will spend only 15 seconds entering.^[3]

See also

• Futiankouan Station
• Lok Ma Chau Station

References

Mainland China–Hong Kong border crossings
Mainland China	Land/Rail Beijing West Station Port Changping Port Foshan Port Futian Port Huanggang Port Luohu Port Shanghai Station Port Shatoujiao Port Shenzhen Bay Port Tianhe Port Wenjindu Port Zhaoqing Station Port Liantang Port * Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge * Water Doumen Port Fuyong Port Gaoming Port Gongyi Port Heshan Port Humen Port Jiangmen Port Lianhuashan Port Nansha Port Pingzhou Port Sanbu Port Shekou Port Shenzhen Prince Bay Shunde Port Xiangzhou Port Zhaoqing Port Zhongshan Port Zhuhai Port
Hong Kong	Land/Rail Hung Hom Control Point Lo Wu Control Point Lok Ma Chau Control Point Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point Man Kam To Control Point Sha Tau Kok Control Point Shenzhen Bay Control Point Heung Yuen Wai Control Point * West Kowloon Terminus * Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge * Water China Ferry Terminal Control Point Macau Ferry Terminal Control Point Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal Control Point
* Proposed / planned See also: General Administration of Customs Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration List of airports in China Immigration Department Customs and Excise Department List of immigration control points in Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Skypier

Coordinates: 22°30′57″N 114°04′08″E / 22.51577°N 114.06877°E / 22.51577; 114.06877