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 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.
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
^"福田高铁站拟月底通车 有直达广州高铁" [Futian proposed high-speed rail station opens next month - has direct access to the Guangzhou high-speed rail] (in Chinese). Gaotie.cn. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^"高鐵福田站下周三開通 深圳往廣州42分鐘到" [Futian high-speed rail station opens next Wednesday - 42 minutes from Shenzhen to Guangzhou] (in Chinese). on.cc. December 24, 2015.
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