The second phase of Shenzhen Metro Line 8, known as the Shanhai Special Train, announced that it will open on December 12. After opening, it can be directly reached at the Liantang port, which has the reputation of Oriental Hawaii.

The second phase of Line 8 is connected from the end of Yantian Road Station, the terminal station of the first phase of Line 8, and extends to Xiaomeisha Station in the east, with a total length of about 8.01 kilometers and a design speed of 80 km/h. The whole line adopts the underground laying method, including four stations and four sections, all of which are in Yantian District, and there are four stations on the line, namely Hong'an Wai Station, Yantian Market Station, Dameisha Station and Xiaomeisha Station (the station name is subject to final approval).

After the opening of the second phase of Line 8, it will only cost 6 yuan (RMB, the same below) from Liantang Port to Xiaomeisha Station, and only 7 yuan from Luohu Station to Xiaomeisha Station. In addition, the most expensive ticket price for the second phase of Line 8 is 2 yuan, which is from Bitou Station of Line 14 to Xiaomeisha Station of Line 11, which is the farthest distance from east to west of Shenzhen's current track.

Shenzhen Metro Line 8 route map. (Shenzhen Satellite TV Deepvision News)

It is understood that the second phase of Shenzhen Metro Line 8 is connected to the existing Yantian Road Station of Line 2 and Line 8, and four new underground stations of Hong'anwei Station, Yantian Market Station, Dameisha Station and Xiaomeisha Station are newly established, with a total length of 4.8 kilometers, which is the first direct subway line in Shenzhen to Xiaomeisha.

After the opening, it will further shorten the travel time between the Dameisha and Xiaomeisha areas and the central urban areas such as Luohu, Futian and Nanshan, and promote the coordinated development of the whole city of Shenzhen.

After the completion of the second phase of Line 8, it will be connected to the first phase of the existing Metro Line 2 and Line 8, further shortening the travel time between Yantian and Xiaomeisha areas and Luohu, Futian, Nanshan and other areas, and promoting the coordinated development of the whole city of Shenzhen.

The second phase of Metro Line 8 fares are announced: the maximum is not more than 14 yuan

In October this year, the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission announced the fare list of the new line network after the opening of the second phase of Line 10. The fare of ordinary cars is determined by the shortest route method, and it is agreed that Shenzhen Metro Group will formulate the fare table of two commercial cars of Line 8 within the range of no more than three times the fare of ordinary cars.

The highest fare for the second phase of Line 8 is 2 yuan, which is from Bitou Station of Line 14 to Xiaomeisha Station of Line 11, which spans the farthest distance of the current track from east to west in Shenzhen, so it costs 8 yuan. Below are the ticket prices from popular stations to Xiaomeisha Station.

Line 1: Luohu Station - Xiaomeisha Station: 7 yuan; Convention and Exhibition Center - Xiaomeisha Station: 8 yuan; High-tech Park - Xiaomeisha Station: 9 yuan; Bao'an Center-Xiaomeisha Station: 10 yuan; Airport East - Xiaomeisha Station: 12 yuan

Line 2: Chiwan-Xiaomeisha Station: 10 yuan; Houhai-Xiaomeisha Station: 9 yuan; Jingtian-Xiaomeisha Station: 8 yuan; Grand Theatre - Xiaomeisha Station: 7 yuan; Liantang-Xiaomeisha Station: 6 yuan

Line 8: Shatoujiao-Xiaomeisha Station: 5 yuan; Line 3: Fubao-Xiaomeisha Station: 8 yuan; Cuizhu-Xiaomeisha Station: 7 yuan; Buji-Xiaomeisha Station: 8 yuan; Longcheng Square - Xiaomeisha Station: 10 yuan; Shuanglong-Xiaomeisha Station: 11 yuan

Line 4: Shenzhen North Railway Station - Xiaomeisha Station: 9 yuan; Qinghu-Xiaomeisha Station: 10 yuan; Niuhu-Xiaomeisha Station: 11 yuan

Line 10: Huawei-Xiaomeisha Station: 9 yuan; South China City-Xiaomeisha Station: 10 yuan; Pinghu-Xiaomeisha Station: 11 yuan.

The size of Meisha is like two crescent moons inlaid between the mountains and the blue sea (authorized by Shenzhen Micro Time)

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