Lok Ma Chau Station

Lok Ma Chau 落馬洲
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 (foreground)
Location	Border Road, Lok Ma Chau Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°30′52″N 114°03′57″E / 22.5144°N 114.0657°E / 22.5144; 114.0657Coordinates: 22°30′52″N 114°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)	East Rail Line
Platforms	2 (island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus, public light bus, Shenzhen Metro Line 4 Futian Checkpoint Station
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	LMC
History
Opened	15 August 2007 (2007-08-15)
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	60,000 daily entries and exits[1]
Services
Preceding station   MTR   Following station Sheung Shui towards Hung Hom East Rail Line Terminus   Across Hong Kong boundary   Preceding station   Shenzhen Metro   Following station Fumin toward Qinghu Longhua Transfer at: Futian Checkpoint Terminus
Location
Lok Ma Chau Location within the MTR system

Immigration counters for people leaving Hong Kong for mainland China's Futian Port in Huanggang, Shenzhen.

The double-decked Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang bridge across the Sham Chun River which forms the border between mainland China (far side of the river) and Hong Kong (foreground). The building to the left is Lok Ma Chau Station and border checkpoint.

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Lok Ma Chau is the northwestern terminus in Lok Ma Chau on the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line, a branch line of the East Rail Line of Hong Kong's MTR network, which was built to alleviate the immigration checkpoint between Hong Kong and mainland China's Shenzhen 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 which is also operated by the MTR Corporation.

This station, together with the spur line, opened on the afternoon of 15 August 2007. The adjoining Futian Port Station of the Shenzhen Metro opened on 28 June 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.

In December 2007, this station was leased to the MTR Corporation, along with the entire KCR network, by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, for a period of 50 years.

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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 Futiankouan 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 Lok Ma Chau Control Point 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, 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. KMB bus routes B1, N277, N76, 76K, and 276B all service this interchange point.

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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 * Water Doumen Port Fuyong Port Gaoming Port Gongyi Port Heshan Port Jiangmen Port Jiuzhou Port Lianhuashan Port Nansha Port Pingzhou Port Sanbu Port Shekou Port Shunde Port Taiping Port Xiangzhou Port Zhaoqing Port Zhongshan 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 * 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