Lok Ma Chau station

{{about|the pedestrian border crossing and Hong Kong MTR station|the vehicular border crossing in the same area|Lok Ma Chau Control Point|the Shenzhen Metro interchange across the border|Futian Checkpoint station}} {{short description|MTR station in the New Territories, Hong Kong}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox station | name = Lok Ma Chau | native_name = 落馬洲 | native_name_lang = zh-Hant | style = MTR | style2 = East Rail | symbol_location = hk | symbol = MTR | type = [[MTR]] [[rapid transit]] station | image = Lok Ma Chau Station platforms 2023 11 part2.jpg | image_caption = Platform 2 (foreground) | mlanguage = | address = Border Road, [[Lok Ma Chau]] | borough = [[Yuen Long District]], [[Hong Kong]] | country = | coordinates = {{coord|22.5144|114.0657|region:HK|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | elevation = | line = {{plainlist| * {{rcb|MTR|East Rail|croute}} }} | connections = {{plainlist| *[[Futian Port]]: *{{ric|SZM|size=18}}{{rcb|SZM|4|yes}} ({{stn|Futian Checkpoint}}) Exit A *{{ric|SZM|size=18}}{{rcb|SZM|10|yes}} (Futian Checkpoint) Exit C }}

{{plainlist| *Lok Ma Chau Station Public Transport Interchange: *{{rint|bus|1}}[[Bus services in Hong Kong|Bus]] [[Kowloon Motor Bus|KMB]] route B1, [[public light bus|minibus]] route 75 and [[Taxi]] }} | distance = | structure = Elevated | platform = 2 (1 [[island platform]]) | depth = | levels = 1 | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|2007|8|15}} | opening = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = {{URL|1=https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/services/free_search.php?query_type=search&station=78|2=Yes}} | code = LMC | owned = [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]] | operator = [[MTR Corporation]] | zone = | former = | passengers = 60,000 daily entries and exits<ref name="passenger numbers">{{cite web|url=http://gia.info.gov.hk/general/201302/20/P201302200464_0464_107408.pdf|title = 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 |publisher=[[Government of Hong Kong|HKSAR Government]]|date=20 February 2013|access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref> | pass_year = 2012 | pass_percent = | pass_system = | mpassengers = | services = {{Adjstn|system1=MTR |line1=East Rail|left1=Sheung Shui |header2=''Future''|left2=Kwu Tung |header3=Across mainland China–Hong Kong boundary |system4=SZM |line4=Longhua|to-left4=Niuhu|left4=Fumin|transfer4=Futian Checkpoint |line5=10|right5=Fumin|transfer5=Futian Checkpoint }} | map_type = Hong Kong MTR | map_alt = Hong Kong MTR system map | map_caption = Location within the [[MTR]] system | route_map = {{routemap |inline=1 |legend=track |map= hENDEa-l\hENDEa-r hPSTR(L)\hPSTR(R)!~*2__align=l hPSTR(L)!~*1__align=r\hPSTR(R) hPSTR(L)\hPSTR(R) hPSTR(L)\hPSTR(R) hABZg2\hABZg3 hABZg+1\hABZg+4 hSTRg\hSTRf hSTR!~MFADEf\hSTR!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~to {{STN|Sheung Shui|x}} }} | map_state = expanded }} {{Chinese | c = 落馬洲 | j = lok6 maa5 zau1 | y = lohk mah jau | p = Luòmazhōu | showflag = y | ci = | l = Dismount Place }}

'''Lok Ma Chau''' is the northwestern [[List of MTR stations|terminus]] in [[Lok Ma Chau]] on the [[Lok Ma Chau Spur Line]], a branch line of the {{lnl|MTR|eal}} 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]]. Its livery is teal. [[MTR Corporation]] promotes use of Lok Ma Chau as a direct connection with {{lnl|SZM|line=4}} and alongside {{lnl|SZM|line=10}} of the [[Shenzhen Metro]], the former which is also operated by the MTR Corporation.

On 4 February 2020, MTR temporarily closed this station and suspended train service to and from this station following the Government's measures to contain the outbreak of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The station reopened on 8 January 2023.

== History == Lok Ma Chau station, together with the spur line, opened on the afternoon of 15 August 2007. The adjoining [[Futian Checkpoint station]] on Line 4 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]].

On 2 December 2007, this station was leased to the MTR Corporation, along with the entire [[Kowloon–Canton Railway|KCR]] network, by the [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation]], for a period of 50 years, giving Lok Ma Chau station the shortest station life under KCR operation.

== Station layout ==

{|border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;width:50px;vertical-align:top;"|'''L3 T''' |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:100px;"|Ticket office |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;width:400px;"|Ticket machines, shops, [[automatic teller machine]]s |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=5|'''L2 A/P''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Footbridge |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Footbridge (Mainland China to Hong Kong) |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Arrival hall |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Hong Kong [[Immigration Department (Hong Kong)|Immigration Department]] and [[Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)|Customs and Excise Department]] checkpoints, shops, [[washroom]]s |- |Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|1}} |← {{rcb|MTR|eal|yes}} towards {{STN|Admiralty|x|MTR}} ({{STN|Sheung Shui|x}}) |- |style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]], doors will open on the left or right |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Platform {{MTR platform|East Rail|2}} |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|← {{rcb|MTR|eal|box}} East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sheung Shui) |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;vertical-align:top;" rowspan=3|'''L1 D''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Footbridge |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Footbridge to [[Futian Port]] in Shenzhen, mainland China |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Departure hall |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs Checkpoints, shops |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Lower concourse |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Fare adjustment, shops, [[automatic teller machine]]s, [[washroom]]s |- |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''G''' |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Ground level |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Exits, Lok Ma Chau station public transport interchange |}<ref>{{MTRsource|layout|lmc|Lok Ma Chau|14 February 2015}}</ref>

=== Exits === {| class="wikitable" !Exit !Pictures !Destinations !Note |- |Exit A |[[File:Lok_Ma_Chau_Station_concourse_2023_02_part4.jpg|200x200px]] ----[[File:Exit_A_of_Lok_Ma_Chau_Station.jpg|200x200px]] |Ha Wan Village, Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Public Transport Interchange | * Only inbound passengers who enter Hong Kong and take KMB Route B1, New Territories GMB Route 75, taxis, or those who hold a restricted area paper or who are approved by the Police to go to Ha Wan Village can use this entrance and exit.

* Only outbound passengers who take KMB Route B1, New Territories GMB Route 75, taxis, or outbound passengers who are approved by the Police to go to Futian Port from Ha Wan Estate to mainland China can use this entrance.

* Non-outbound passengers are not allowed to take the East Rail Line from public transport interchanges to stations unless they hold a restricted area paper or obtain approval from the Police.

* Non-outbound passengers are not allowed to use this entrance and exit to go to Ha Wan Estate or the Public Transport Interchange unless they hold a restricted area paper or obtain approval from the Police. |- |Departure Exit |[[File:Lok_Ma_Chau_Station_concourse_2023_02_part1.jpg|200x200px]] |Immigration Department Departure Hall, [[Futian Port]] ----[[Shenzhen Metro]] {{rail color box|system=SZM|line=Longhua|inline=yes}} & {{rail color box|system=SZM|line=10|inline=yes}} [[Futian Checkpoint station]] | rowspan="2" |Only holders of valid travel documents are allowed to use this entrance. |- |Arrival Exit |[[File:Lok_Ma_Chau_Station_concourse_2023_01_part4.jpg|200x200px]] |Arrival only |} {{commons category|Lok Ma Chau Station}}

== Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point == The '''Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point''' ({{zh|t=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 [[Kowloon–Canton Railway|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:

* [[Kowloon Motor Bus|KMB]] Bus route B1 * Green minibus route 75

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. [[Kowloon Motor Bus|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.<ref>{{MTRsource|map|lmc|Lok Ma Chau|14 February 2015}}</ref>

==See also== * [[Lo Wu Control Point]]

== References ==

== External links ==

{{China – Hong Kong border crossings}} {{East Rail Line navbox}} {{Northern Link navbox}} {{Immigration Control Stations in Hong Kong}}

[[Category:Lok Ma Chau]] [[Category:MTR stations in the New Territories]] [[Category:East Rail line]] [[Category:China–Hong Kong border crossings]] [[Category:Closed Area]] [[Category:Railway stations in Hong Kong opened in 2007]] [[Category:Former Kowloon–Canton Railway stations]]