Lok Ma Chau station

This article is about the pedestrian border crossing and Hong Kong MTR station. For the vehicular border crossing in the same area, see Lok Ma Chau Control Point. For the Shenzhen Metro interchange across the border, see Futian Checkpoint station.

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. MTR Corporation promotes use of Lok Ma Chau as a direct connection with Line 4 and alongside Line 10 of the Shenzhen Metro, the former which is also operated by the MTR Corporation.

Lok Ma Chau 落馬洲
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2 (foreground)
General information
Location	Border Road, Lok Ma Chau Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°30′52″N 114°03′57″E
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line Northern Link (under planning)
Platforms	2 (1 island platform)
Tracks	2
Connections	Futian Port:      Line 4 (Futian Checkpoint) Exit A      Line 10 (Futian Checkpoint) Exit C Lok Ma Chau Station Public Transport Interchange: Bus KMB route B1, minibus route 75 and Taxi
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	LMC
History
Opened	15 August 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-15)
Passengers
2012	60,000 daily entries and exits[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Sheung Shui towards Admiralty East Rail line Terminus Future Kwu Tung towards Admiralty East Rail line Terminus Across mainland China–Hong Kong boundary Preceding station Shenzhen Metro Following station Fumin towards Niuhu Line 4 transfer at Futian Checkpoint Terminus Terminus Line 10 transfer at Futian Checkpoint Fumin towards Shuangyong Street Preceding station MTR Following station Proposed San Tin towards Kam Sheung Road Northern Link Terminus
Track layout Legend 2 1 to Sheung Shui
Location Lok Ma Chau Location within the MTR system

Lok Ma Chau station
Chinese	落馬洲
Cantonese Yale	lohk mah jau
Literal meaning	Dismount Place
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luòmazhōu Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization lohk mah jau Jyutping lok6 maa5 zau1

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 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

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 and Customs and Excise Department checkpoints, shops, washrooms
	Platform 1	←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sheung Shui)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
	Platform 2	←      East Rail line towards Admiralty (Sheung Shui)
L1 D	Footbridge	Footbridge to Futian Port in Shenzhen, mainland China
	Departure hall	Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs Checkpoints, shops
	Lower concourse	Fare adjustment, shops, automatic teller machines, washrooms
G	Ground level	Exits, Lok Ma Chaw station public transport interchange

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Exits

Exit	Pictures	Destinations	Note
Exit A		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		Immigration Department Departure Hall, Futian Port Shenzhen Metro      Line 4 &      Line 10 Futian Checkpoint station	Only holders of valid travel documents are allowed to use this entrance.
Arrival Exit		Arrival only

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:

• 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. 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

• Lo Wu Control Point

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.

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