Zuopaotai East station
Shenzhen Metro Line 12 terminus station
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Zuopaotai East station (Chinese: 左炮台东站; pinyin: Zuǒpàotái Dōng; Cantonese Yale: Jópaautòi Dōng) is the southern terminal metro station on Line 12 of Shenzhen Metro. It was opened on 28 November 2022.[1][2]
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Zuopaotai East 左炮台东  | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 左炮台东 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Left Fort East | ||||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | East of Chiwan Road and Chiwan Left Fort Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong China | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°28′21″N 113°53′33.07″E | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Shenzhen Line 12 Rail Transit Co., Ltd (Shenzhen Metro Group and PowerChina PPP) | ||||||||||||
| Line | Line 12 | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 November 2022 | ||||||||||||
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The station is named after the Left Fort which played a critical role in the defense of the Qing troops during the Opium Wars in the 19th century.[3]
Station layout
The station has an island platform under Chiwan Road.[4]
| G | – | Exit |
| B1F Concourse |
Lobby | Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Automatic Vending Machines |
| B2F Platforms |
Platform |  12 towards Songgang (Taiziwan) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform | 12 termination platform  | |
Entrances/exits
The station has 3 points of entry/exit. In its initial opening, the station opened Exit A.
| Exit | Destination |
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| Exit A | Chiwan Road (N), Haiwan Road, Racecourse, Wen Tianxiang Memorial Park |
| Exit B (not open) | Chiwan Road, Haiwan Road, Racecourse, Wen Tianxiang Memorial Park |
| Exit C (not open) | Chiwan Left Fort[3] |
Gallery
Artwork inside the station "Everything about a Port"
The Chiwan Left Fort close to the station
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