Futian station

For the metro station in Chengdu, see Futian station (Chengdu Metro).

Futian station (Chinese: 福田站; pinyin: Fútián Zhàn; Jyutping: Fuk1 Tin4 Zaam6) is a station on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link, and the final station in mainland China before trains enter Hong Kong. Futian District is in southern Shenzhen, where the central business district is located. The station opened on 28 June 2011 serving the Shenzhen Metro, and since 30 December 2015^[1] it has been the first underground high speed railway station on a long-distance line in China. It serves as an interchange station between the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link and Line 2, Line 3 and Line 11 of the Shenzhen Metro.^[2][3]

Futian 福田
Exterior
General information
Location	Shennan Road × Yitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China
Coordinates	22°32′18″N 114°03′24″E
Operated by	CR Guangzhou Shenzhen Metro
Line(s)	Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL      Line 2      Line 3      Line 11
Platforms	Metro: 6 (2 island platforms and 2 side platforms) China Railway: 8 (4 island platforms) Total: 14 (6 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Tracks	Metro: 6, China Railway: 8, Total: 14
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 65891 Telegraph code: NZQ Pinyin code: FTI 221 (Shenzhen Metro Line 2)
Classification	2nd class station
History
Opened	28 June 2011 (14 years ago) (2011-06-28) (Metro station, Lines 2 & 3) 28 June 2016 (9 years ago) (2016-06-28) (Line 11)
Key dates
Opened (China Railway)	30 December 2015
Services
Preceding station Shenzhen Metro Following station Lianhua West towards Chiwan Line 2 Civic Center towards Liantang Shopping Park towards Futian Bonded Area Line 3 Children's Palace towards Pingdi Liulian Chegongmiao towards Bitou Line 11 Gangxia North towards Huaqiang South Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station Shenzhen North towards Guangzhou South Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL Hong Kong West Kowloon Terminus
Location Futian station station Location within Guangdong Show map of Guangdong Futian station station Futian station station (China) Show map of China

The first level underground is a concourse for reaching both the metro trains and the high speed intercity trains. Passenger lounges and customs and immigration facilities are located here. The second and third underground levels serve Shenzhen Metro trains. At the fourth underground level are the platforms for China Railway High-speed (CRH) intercity trains arriving from Guangzhou and cities farther along the line.

Futian railway station platform layout diagram
Legend
↑Shenzhen North(Shenzhenbei) North 8 6 4 2 7 5 3 1 ↓Hong Kong West Kowloon South

Station size and locations served

Futian station is located between Fuzhong 3rd Road and Shennan Road, in Futian District, Shenzhen in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China. It is the second largest underground railway station in Asia,^[4] and the largest high-speed railway station to be built completely underground worldwide.^[5][6] The only underground railway station larger than Futian station is Grand Central Terminal in New York City.^[1] The station covers 147,000 square meters.^[1]

Futian station offers intercity connections on the high speed train lines to Guangzhou, Changsha, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Beijing. This station serves as the terminus of many high-speed intercity services from across Mainland China. It is also a station for the Shenzhen Metro, serving the Futian District.

Connection to Hong Kong

High-speed trains provide regional service linking the Futian Central Business District with Kowloon, Hong Kong, after completion of the construction on 23 September 2018. It reduced travel time to only 15 minutes, quicker than the 45-minute journey via the Hong Kong MTR.^[7] High-speed rail services by 'G' numbered Intercity trains travel to Beijing in about 9 hours from Hong Kong.

Intercity service and travel time

CRH service to Futian started operation on 30 December 2015.^[8][9] Its completion enables a travel time of about 50 minutes^[5] between central Shenzhen and Guangzhou South Station^{[10][Note 1]} by rail.

One pair of trains serving between Guangzhou Baiyun and Futian stations is added since 15 June 2024 in addition to the existing 2.5 pairs of trains serving between Guangzhou East and Futian stations as at June 2024.^[11]

Structure

As Asia's largest underground railway station,^[7] it is 1023m long and 78.86m wide, constructed by open-cut method to a depth of 32m. It consists of three subterranean levels. The first level underground is a transfer concourse allowing for access to both the Metro services and high-speed long-distance trains. Business and VIP lounges are available, plus customs and immigration facilities for cross border services to Hong Kong.

The second level underground contains the Shenzhen Metro concourse, which allows for access to Line 2, Line 3, and Line 11.

The lowest level is where the high-speed train platforms are located. Vibrant Express shuttle services to Hong Kong's West Kowloon railway station will separated from long-distance services to such destinations as Beijing and Shanghai.^[12]

High Speed Rail

B1F Concourse	Lobby Level	High-speed rail ticket office, ticket vending machines, ticket gates and waiting areas customs and immigration, full body scanners, toilets
B4F Platforms
	←Towards Hong Kong West Kowloon	Towards Guangzhou South/Shenzhen North→
	West
	Platform 8	Long-distance & cross-border trains→
	Island platform, the left / right door will open, this platform is restricted
	Platform 7	Long-distance & cross-border train (non-stop through)→
	Platform 6	←Long-distance & cross-border train (non-stop through)
	Island platform, the left / right door will open, this platform is restricted
	Platform 5	←Long-distance & cross-border trains
	Platform 4	Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→
	Island platform, the left / right door opens
	Platform 3	Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→
	Platform 2	Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→
	Island platform, the left / right door opens
	Platform 1	Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity trains originating / terminating→
	East

Exit 12A

Shenzhen Metro Line 2 platforms

CRH platforms 7 and 8

CRH platforms 7 and 8

Shenzhen Metro

Ground	-	Exit
B1F Concourse	Lobby	Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Vending Machines, full body scanners
B2F Platforms	Platform	2 towards Chiwan (Lianhua West)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform	8 towards Xiaomeisha (Civic Center)
	Platform	11 towards Bitou (Chegongmiao)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform	11 towards Huaqiang South (Gangxia North)
B3F Platforms	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform	3 towards Futian Bonded Area (Shopping Park)
	Platform	3 towards Pingdi Liulian (Children's Palace)
	Side platform, doors will open on the right

Exits

Exit		Destination
Exit 1		Shennan Road (S), Mintian Road (S), Industrial Bank Building, Aerospace Building, Excellence Building, Shenzhen International Chamber of Commerce Building, Xinhua Insurance Building, Center Business Building, Investment Building, Huarong Building, China Unicom Building, Hong Kong China Travel Service
Exit 3	3A	Shennan Road (S), Investment Building, Huarong Building, China Unicom Building, Hong Kong China Travel Building, Times Financial Center
	3B
Exit 4	4A	Taxi Stand
	4B
Exit 9		Liancheng Xintiandi
Exit 10		Shangri-La Hotel
Exit 13		Yitian Road East Taxi Station
Exit 15		Civic Center
Exit 29	29A	Shennan Road (N)
	29B	Shennan Road (N), Bus Station, Taxi Stand
Exit 31		Mintian Road (N), China Merchants Bank Building, Radio and Television Building, Huangpu Yayuan

See also

• Shenzhen North station
• Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station
• Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link

Note

1. "Guangzhou Nan", as mentioned in Railway Gazette International's article,^[10] means Guangzhou South railway station.