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'''Lotus Checkpoint station''' ({{lang-zh|蓮花口岸站}}; {{lang-pt|Estação Posto Fronteiriço de Lótus}}) is a station on the [[Taipa line]] of the [[Macau Light Rapid Transit]] in [[Cotai]], Macau. It is an elevated station located at Estrada Flor de Lótus adjacent to [[Studio City (Macau)|Studio City]], near the south end of the [[Cotai Strip]].
'''Lotus station''' ({{lang-zh|蓮花站}}; {{lang-pt|Estação do Lótus}}) (formerly known as ''Lotus Checkpoint station'') is a station on the [[Taipa line]] of the [[Macau Light Rapid Transit]] in [[Cotai]], Macau. It is an elevated station located at Estrada Flor de Lótus adjacent to [[Studio City (Macau)|Studio City]], near the south end of the [[Cotai Strip]].


== History ==
== History ==
The station is named after the now defunct Cotai Frontier Post, also known as the Lotus Checkpoint. The frontier post was where immigration clearance took place for passengers travelling into and out of Macau through the [[Lótus Bridge]] between 2000 and 2020.
The station was originally named '''Lotus Checkpoint Station''' ({{lang-zh|蓮花口岸站}}; {{lang-pt|Estação do Posto Fronteiriço de Lótus}}) as it was adjacent to the now-defunct [otai Frontier Post - which is also known as the Lotus Checkpoint. The frontier post was where immigration clearance took place for passengers travelling into and out of Macau through the [[Lótus Bridge]] between 2000 and 2020.


Construction for the station's steel superstructure formally began in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=輕軌多個車站陸續展開鋼結構安裝 |url=http://www.chengpou.com.mo/dailynews/107107.html |work=Jornal Cheng Pou |location=Macau |access-date=2023-07-10}}</ref> It opened on 10 December 2019 along with the rest of the Taipa line.<ref name=Taipa1 /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.git.gov.mo/tc/album_detail.aspx?a_id=1300004 |date=2017-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109184444/http://www.git.gov.mo/tc/album_detail.aspx?a_id=1300004 |script-title=zh:工程剪影 |access-date=2019-08-20 |archive-date=2017-01-09 |script-website=zh:運輸基建辦公室 |trans-work=Gabinete para as Infra-estruturas de Transportes}}</ref>
Construction for the station's steel superstructure formally began in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=輕軌多個車站陸續展開鋼結構安裝 |url=http://www.chengpou.com.mo/dailynews/107107.html |work=Jornal Cheng Pou |location=Macau |access-date=2023-07-10}}</ref> It opened on 10 December 2019 along with the rest of the Taipa line.<ref name=Taipa1 /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.git.gov.mo/tc/album_detail.aspx?a_id=1300004 |date=2017-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109184444/http://www.git.gov.mo/tc/album_detail.aspx?a_id=1300004 |script-title=zh:工程剪影 |access-date=2019-08-20 |archive-date=2017-01-09 |script-website=zh:運輸基建辦公室 |trans-work=Gabinete para as Infra-estruturas de Transportes}}</ref>


The Cotai Frontier Post was decommissioned on 18 August 2020, around 8 months after Lotus Checkpoint station commenced operation. It was replaced by the Macau Port Area of the Hengqin Port, located in [[Hengqin]], [[Zhuhai]] but leased to Macau and managed under Macau law. Passengers could no longer access Macau immigration clearance facilities from the station on foot, and would now need to transfer to buses in order to reach the new border crossing. Despite the closure and demolition of the frontier post, the station has not been renamed.
The Cotai Frontier Post was decommissioned on 18 August 2020, around 8 months after Lotus Checkpoint station commenced operation. It was replaced by the Macau Port Area of the Hengqin Port, located in [[Hengqin]], [[Zhuhai]] but leased to Macau and managed under Macau law. Passengers could no longer access Macau immigration clearance facilities from the station on foot, and would now need to transfer to buses in order to reach the new border crossing. In alignment to the closure and demolition of the frontier post, the station was officially renamed to its current name on 11th August 2023, with station signages expected to be replaced by November 2023. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mtr.com.mo/en/WhatsNew/LatestNews/Page-30278 |date=2023-08-07|publisher= [[MTR Corporation|MTR (Macau)]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908135538/https://www.mtr.com.mo/en/WhatsNew/LatestNews/Page-30278 |title=LOTUS CHECKPOINT STATION RENAMES TO LOTUS STATION, SIGNAGES OF TAIPA LINE WILL BE REPLACED GRADUALLY|access-date=2023-09-08 |archive-date=2023-09-08}}</ref>



== Layout ==
== Layout ==

Revision as of 13:58, 8 September 2023

Lotus

蓮花
General information
LocationEstrada Flor de Lótus, Cotai, Macau
Line(s)     Taipa line
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeLOC
History
Opened10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)[1][2]
Services
Preceding station Logo of Macau Light Rapid Transit Macau Light Rail Transit Following station
Cotai West
towards Barra
 Taipa line East Asian Games
towards Taipa Ferry Terminal

Lotus station (Chinese: 蓮花站; Portuguese: Estação do Lótus) (formerly known as Lotus Checkpoint station) is a station on the Taipa line of the Macau Light Rapid Transit in Cotai, Macau. It is an elevated station located at Estrada Flor de Lótus adjacent to Studio City, near the south end of the Cotai Strip.

History

The station was originally named Lotus Checkpoint Station (Chinese: 蓮花口岸站; Portuguese: Estação do Posto Fronteiriço de Lótus) as it was adjacent to the now-defunct [otai Frontier Post - which is also known as the Lotus Checkpoint. The frontier post was where immigration clearance took place for passengers travelling into and out of Macau through the Lótus Bridge between 2000 and 2020.

Construction for the station's steel superstructure formally began in August 2015.[3] It opened on 10 December 2019 along with the rest of the Taipa line.[1][4]

The Cotai Frontier Post was decommissioned on 18 August 2020, around 8 months after Lotus Checkpoint station commenced operation. It was replaced by the Macau Port Area of the Hengqin Port, located in Hengqin, Zhuhai but leased to Macau and managed under Macau law. Passengers could no longer access Macau immigration clearance facilities from the station on foot, and would now need to transfer to buses in order to reach the new border crossing. In alignment to the closure and demolition of the frontier post, the station was officially renamed to its current name on 11th August 2023, with station signages expected to be replaced by November 2023. [5]


Layout

2/F Side platform; doors open on the left
Platform Floor      Taipa line to Taipa Ferry Terminal (East Asian Games) →
Platform Floor ←      Taipa line to Ocean (Cotai West)
Side platform; doors open on the left
1/F Tickets Level Customer service, ticket machine and toilet
Ground Floor Exits and entrances

Entrances/Exits

Footbridge connection at Lotus Checkpoint station

The station was built with two entrances/exit, one connecting to the Studio City hotel-casino and another to the Cotai Frontier Post. Upon the decommissioning of the Cotai Frontier Post, Exit B was closed and later demolished, leaving the station with only one point of access. Exit A connects to Studio City by way of a footbridge.

  • A: Studio City Wheelchair user access
  • B: Lotus Checkpoint (exit closed as of August 2020)

Services

Lotus Checkpoint is currently served by the Taipa line, which runs between Ocean and Taipa Ferry Terminal.

Future

The station would become the terminus of Hengqin extension line, a 2.2km long shuttle service connecting the Macau Port Area of Hengqin Port with the LRT Taipa line. Upon the line's completion, passengers would be able to transfer from Taipa line for Hengqin Checkpoint station at Lotus Checkpoint station (to be renamed Lotus station). The entire Hengqin extension line, including the platforms at Lotus station, would be underground.

An earlier proposal for the Seac Pai Van line had sited the line's northern terminus at Lotus Checkpoint station. The scheme was later amended and an infill Islands Hospital station would be built between Lotus Checkpoint and East Asian Games to act as the new line's connection point to the rest of the LRT system.

References

  1. ^ a b "Macao LRT Opens next Tuesday, Free Rides until End of the Year". Macao Light Rapid Transit Corporation, Limited. 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  2. ^ 柳暗花明又一村 與承建商協議解約 輕軌車廠工程明年重啟 最快回歸二十年通車. Macao Daily NewsA3版. 2015-11-18.(in Chinese)
  3. ^ "輕軌多個車站陸續展開鋼結構安裝". Jornal Cheng Pou. Macau. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  4. ^ 工程剪影. 運輸基建辦公室 [Gabinete para as Infra-estruturas de Transportes]. 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. ^ "LOTUS CHECKPOINT STATION RENAMES TO LOTUS STATION, SIGNAGES OF TAIPA LINE WILL BE REPLACED GRADUALLY". MTR (Macau). 2023-08-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

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