After the opening of the Shenzhen Metro - szCityGuide.com 深圳地铁, Shenzhen has become the 5th city with an underground railway system in mainland China (after Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou).
Presently there are 2 lines operating in Shenzhen, line 1 and line 4. Click on the below lines to get more details.
In 2010 there will be some extension made on line 1, which will bring you up to the airport, and line 2, which will bring you to Nanshan/Shekou.
Click below to see a bigger clickable map. Also, for every place featured on www.szCityGuide.com, under the "Getting There" subsection, you can click the on MTR station's name to have more details about the station, operating hours, exits, etc. |
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Station facilities, amenities and services
Stations have toilets (free of charge), and public telephones (although at some stations, these have not yet been connected). SZMC also operates luggage storage facilities in the concourse above Luohu Station.
Fares and tickets
Fare is payable in two methods: a Shenzhen Metro - szCityGuide.com TransCard or by cash fare.
TransCards
The SZMC charge cards are very similar to the Octopus card system used on the MTR and KCR rail lines in Hong Kong. The TransCard bills fare according to distance, so shorter trips are at a lower cost than maximum fare. Those using the card more than forty times in one month and eligible for a ‘frequent-user’ discount. The TransCards are the most cost effective way to use the system and are simple to use: the card is waved in front of a card reader that are located at all entrances and exits to the subway system. However, unlike Hong Kong Octopus Cards, Shenzhen Transcards cannot be sold back to the stations or have faults dealt with by SZMC. Instead, the customer must go to the offices of Shenzhen Transcard. Furthermore, no child fares are available, and student fares are only available to students studying in Shenzhen. SZM is a cheap alternative way to travel in the central-eastern part of Shenzhen (compared with other transport modes such as buses and taxis). However, it lacks connections to the east side, particularly Yantian, a high tech foreign business park and busy port. This, however, will be remedied at a later stage of development. |
Cash fares
Cash fare consists of the maximum chargeable riding fare of 5RMB and can be purchased at ticket machines or at the information counter. When using cash fare, a green RFID token is purchased and used to record the station entrance information. To exit the station, one needs only to deposit the token in the slot at the station exit gate. The maximum fare will be charged if the passenger is unable to return the token. People over 70 years of age and the disabled are entitled to free travel on the system.
RFID token
Links
www.szmc.net Official website (Chinese)
urbanrail.net Shenzhen subway on urbanrail.net (English) |
