Lok Ma Chau station

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Lok Ma Chau

落馬洲
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Platform 2 (foreground)
General information
LocationBorder Road, Lok Ma Chau
Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°30′52″N114°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)
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Connections
  • Lok Ma Chau Station Public Transport Interchange:
  • Bus-logo.svg Bus KMB route B1, minibus route 75 and Taxi
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels1
Accessible Yes
Other information
Station codeLMC
History
Opened15 August 2007;17 years ago (2007-08-15)
Passengers
201260,000 daily entries and exits [1]
Services
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Sheung Shui
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Future
Kwu Tung
towards Admiralty
East Rail line Terminus
Across mainland China–Hong Kong boundary
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Fumin
towards Niuhu
Line 4
transfer at Futian Checkpoint
Terminus
Terminus Line 10
transfer at Futian Checkpoint
Fumin
Track layout
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Location
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Lok Ma Chau
Location within the MTR system

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.

The checkpoint has 2 road public transport services both to/from the West (MTR trains to the checkpoint run to/from the East). Those road services are:

Both run to/from Yuen Long town centre from where other destinations in Western New Territories can be reached by road and rail. Among public transport destinations from Yuen Long is also bus 968 to Hong Kong Island via the Western Harbour Crossing.

Bus B1 and green minibus 75 operate via San Tin PTI. San Tin PTI offers many more connections than Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Checkpoint. KMB bus routes 76K, 276B, B1, N73, A43P, R41, X43, 178R (R41, X43 and 178R available Events Only) and all serve San Tin Public Transport Interchange. [3]

See also

References

  1. "LCQ6 Annex II – Services of MTR East Rail Line and Ma On Shan Line and KMB in North District: Patronage and Train Loading of the MTR East Rail Line and Ma On Shan Line in the Past Five Years" (PDF). HKSAR Government. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. "Lok Ma Chau Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. "Lok Ma Chau Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation . Retrieved 14 February 2015.
Lok Ma Chau station
Chinese 落馬洲
Cantonese Yale lohk mah jau
Literal meaningDismount Place
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Luòmazhōu
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization lohk mah jau
Jyutping lok6 maa5 zau1