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The Shenzhen Metro (SZM, Chinese: 深圳地铁) is the underground railway in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. It is owned by the Shenzhen Metro Company (SZMC).

The trial period for trains started when stations were opened at 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 28, 2004. Currently, there are trains only at 15 minute intervals. After the opening of the Shenzhen Metro, Shenzhen has become the 5th city with underground railway system in mainland China (after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou). It has become a very cheap alternative way to travel in the city (compared with other transport modes such as buses and taxis), with prices currently ranging from only 2 to 5 Renminbi per person for each trip.

Both the Shenzhen Metro in Shenzhen and the KCR East Rail in Hong Kong make connections to Luohu (written as Lo Wu in Hong Kong, based on Cantonese), the border-crossing area between the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. A station situated at another Shenzhen-Hong Kong border-crossing area, called Huanggang, will be open in the near future, connecting KCR East Rail's Lok Ma Chau Station. Besides that, the Shenzhen Metro also connects to the Window of the World (世界之窗), a popular tourist spot in Shenzhen.

Shenzhen Metro is now researching the feasibility of using Hong Kong Octopus Card on the system. There are reports indicating the usage might be possible in about a year.

The second phase of line number 4 will be built by MTR Corporation Limited. The whole line will be operated by MTR on a BOT basis. MTR, in which Hong Kong's government owns a controlling stake, has also signed memorandums of understanding to invest in Line 2 and Line 3, which will cost more than 10 billion yuan renminbi.

The First Stage of Construction

The first stage of construction of the Shenzhen Metro comprised of line number 1 and phase 1 of line number 4 with a total distance of 21.866 km. Currently, there are 19 stations opened in total (one of them being an interchange station between both lines).

Stations in Line number 1

In the first stage of construction, there are 15 stations opened on this line:

  • Luo Hu (Lo Wu, 罗湖)
  • Guo Mao (国贸, World Trade Center)
  • Lao Jie (老街, literally old street)
  • Da Ju Yuan (大剧院, Grand Theater)
  • Ke Xue Guan (科学馆, Science Museum)
  • Hua Qiang Lu (华强路, Huaqiang Road)
  • Gang Xia (岗厦)
  • Hui Zhan Zhong Xin (会展中心, SExhibition Centre) station for line number 4
  • Gou Wu Gong Yuan (购物公园, Shopping Park)
  • Xiang Mi Hu (香蜜湖, Honey Lake)
  • Che Gong Miao (车公庙, Che Kung Temple)
  • Zhu Zi Lin (竹子林)
  • Qiao Cheng Dong (侨城东, East of Overseas Chinese Town)
  • Hua Qiao Cheng (华侨城, Overseas Chinese Town)
  • Shi Jie Zhi Chuang (Window of the World, 世界之窗)

Stations in Line number 4

In the first stage of construction, there are 4 opened stations on this line:

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External links

Rapid transit in China | Shenzhen | Transport in Guangdong

Shenzhen Metro | 深圳地铁

 

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