Lok Ma Chau (KCR) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Lok Ma Chau is the northwestern terminus in Lok Ma Chau

Lok Ma Chau

Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is a village in Hong Kong's New Territories and also a major pedestrian and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China. It lies just south of the Sham Chun River , which forms the border between Hong Kong and mainland China...

on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line

Lok Ma Chau Spur line

The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line is the second railway link between Hong Kong and Mainland China, relieving passenger congestion at Lo Wu Station. The alignment branches off the existing MTR East Rail Line north of Sheung Shui Station and then runs to the Lok Ma Chau Station where customs and...

, a branch line of the East Rail Line of Hong Kong's MTR

MTR

Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

network, which was built to alleviate the immigration checkpoint between Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

and mainland China's Shenzhen

Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

at Lo Wu Station. The MTR Corporation is promoting the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line as a direct connection with Longhua Line (Line 4) of the Shenzhen Metro

Shenzhen Metro

The Shenzhen Metro is the subway or underground system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. The system opened on 28 December 2004, making Shenzhen the seventh city in mainland China to have a subway after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, and Wuhan. The Shenzhen...

which is also operated by the MTR Corporation.

This station, together with the spur line, opened on the afternoon of August 15, 2007. The adjoining Futian Port Station of the Shenzhen Metro

Shenzhen Metro

opened on June 28, 2007. Like Lo Wu Station, this station is located in the Frontier Closed Area, hence access is restricted to passengers with a permit or a passport and visa to mainland China

Mainland China

Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...

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In December 2007, this station was leased to the MTR Corporation

MTR Corporation

MTR Corporation Limited is a company listed on the Hong Kong Exchange and included in the Hang Seng Index. MTR owns and runs the Hong Kong MTR metro system, and is also a major property developer and landlord in Hong Kong...

, along with the entire KCR

KCR

KCR may refer to:* Karachi Circular Railway, the proposed metro rail system of Karachi, Pakistan* Kowloon-Canton Railway, a railway network in Hong Kong, now part of MTR system...

network, by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation

The Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation was established in 1982 under the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance for the purposes of operating the Kowloon–Canton Railway , and to construct and operate other new railways...

, for a period of 50 years.

Station layout

L3 T	Ticket office	Ticket machines, shops, automatic teller machines
L2 A P	Footbridge	Footbridge (Mainland China to Hong Kong)
	Arrival hall	Hong Kong Immigration Department Immigration Department (Hong Kong) The Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the People's Republic of China assumed sovereignty of the territory in July 1997, Hong Kong's immigration system remained largely unchanged from its British predecessor model... and Customs and Excise Department checkpoints, shops, washroom Washroom A public toilet is a room or small building containing one or more toilets and possibly also urinals which is available for use by the general public, or in a broader meaning of "public", by customers of other... s
	Platform 2	towards Hung Hom
	Island platform Island platform An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange... , doors will open on the left/right
	Platform 1	towards Hung Hom
L1 D	Footbridge	Footbridge to mainland China's Shenzhen Futian Immigration Control Point
	Departure hall	Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs Checkpoints, shops
	Lower concourse	Fare adjustment, shops, automatic teller machines, washroom Washroom A public toilet is a room or small building containing one or more toilets and possibly also urinals which is available for use by the general public, or in a broader meaning of "public", by customers of other... s
Ground	-	Exits, transport interchange

Neighbouring stations

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

Port of entry

In general, a port of entry is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has a staff of people who check passports and visas and inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. International airports are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a...

of the PRC, and from there to Shenzhen Metro

Shenzhen Metro

's Futiankouan Station

Futiankouan Station

Futian Checkpoint Station is a terminus of Shenzhen Metro Longhua Line. It started operations on 28 June 2007. It is located at the ground level of Futian Port Control Point in Futian District, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, and it is the only ground station in Shenzhen Metro...

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The control point was opened on 15 August 2007 together with the opening of the KCR

KCR

KCR may refer to:* Karachi Circular Railway, the proposed metro rail system of Karachi, Pakistan* Kowloon-Canton Railway, a railway network in Hong Kong, now part of MTR system...

Lok Ma Chau Spur Line

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

Sham Chun River

Sham Chun River serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China, together with the Sha Tau Kok 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 mid-point, as on the Lo Wu Bridge.

The control point is open between 06:30 and 22:30, unlike the 24-hour Lok Ma Chau Control Point

Lok Ma Chau Control Point

Lok Ma Chau Control Point is an immigration control point in Lok Ma Chau, Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, which is on the border between Hong Kong mainland China. It has been the only 24-hour clearance control point in Hong Kong since January 2003...

nearby.

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

Lo Wu Control Point

Lo Wu Control Point is an immigration control point of Hong Kong located in Lo Wu, North District, within the Closed Area along the border with mainland China...

, 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

New Territories

New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...

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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. KMB

Kowloon Motor Bus

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world...

bus routes B1

KMB Route B1

KMB Route B1 is a border bus route in Hong Kong, operated by Kowloon Motor Bus . The route via Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, and Lok Ma Chau. This route is operated by air-conditioned buses only.-Route history:...

, N277, N76, 76K, and 276B all service this interchange point.

External links

Lok Ma Chau Station location map

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