The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line is the second railway link between Hong Kong and Mainland China, relieving passenger congestion at Lo Wu station. The alignment branches off the existing MTR East Rail line north of Sheung Shui station and then runs to the Lok Ma Chau station where customs and immigration facilities are provided. The terminus is connected to

Futian Checkpoint station Futian Checkpoint station () is a terminus of Line 4 and Line 10 of the Shenzhen Metro. Line 4 platforms opened on 28 June 2007 and Line 10 platforms on 18 August 2020. It is located at the ground level of Futian Port Control Point in Futia ...

(formerly named as Huanggang station) of the Shenzhen Metro Line 4 by a pedestrian bridge across the

Shenzhen River The Sham Chun River, Shum Chum River, or Shenzhen River () serves as the natural border between Hong Kong and Mainland China, together with the Sha Tau Kok River, Mirs Bay and Deep Bay. It formed part of the limit of the lease of the New ...

. The KCRC has adopted a combined tunnel and viaduct scheme for the spur line. From Sheung Shui to

Chau Tau Chau Tau () is a village in the New Territories of Hong Kong, in the San Tin area of Yuen Long District. There is a new railway called the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line linking it to mainland China. It is near Lok Ma Chau. Its settlements are largely ...

, the railway runs through tunnels, the railway then runs on viaducts until it reaches Lok Ma Chau station. The Spur Line project comprises four major sections, namely, the tunnels, the viaducts, Lok Ma Chau station, and the modification works at the existing Sheung Shui station. Unlike the rest of the East Rail line, which is above ground, this section is located underground. The

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endorsed the corporation's construction of the

Lok Ma Chau Lok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is an area in Hong Kong's New Territories. It is the site of a major pedestrian (linked directly to the Hong Kong rapid transit network) and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China. Administra ...

Spur Line on 14 June 2002. Construction commenced in January 2003. The line was officially opened on 15 August 2007, in ceremonies led by

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, the Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. The station is reached by foot from Shenzhen (the mainland side), or by MTR train, bus, mini-bus, or taxi from the Hong Kong side. Private cars, bicycles, and walking through the restricted frontier zone to other parts of Hong Kong according to an official at the Hong Kong border are not allowed. The station is in a restricted area where no stores or other businesses except MTR tenants (such as 7-Eleven) are allowed.

Kwu Tung station

Kwu Tung station Kwu Tung (Chinese: 古洞站) is a planned underground infill station on the Lok Ma Chau spur line of the of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. The station will be situated near Kwu Tung in North District, New Territories. It will act a ...

is a planned infill station along the Lok Ma Chau spur line that will serve the East Rail line when it is opened in 2027. The station box structure was first constructed as part of the Lok Ma Chau spur line but was never completed. It is currently part of the first phase of the Northern Link project. It will also serve as the Northern Link's terminus when the line opens in 2034.

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* Length: * Journey time: 8 minutes * Train frequency: 5-6 trains per hour (every 10–12 minutes) running from

Hung Hom station Hung Hom () is a railway station in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is an interchange station between the and the domestic services of the MTR network, as well as the southern terminus of cross-border through-trains to mainland China w ...

to Lok Ma Chau station.

Kwu Tung station

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