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Shenzhen Railway Station
深圳站. Shenzhen's original border station at Lo Wu, the busiest China–Hong Kong land crossing, with Metro Line 1 to the CBD.
About this station
Shenzhen Railway Station at Lo Wu has a unique character among Chinese rail stations: it is primarily a border crossing facility, functioning as the land entry point between mainland Shenzhen and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The original Kowloon-Canton Railway (now MTR East Rail Line) terminates at Lo Wu on the Hong Kong side, with Shenzhen's station immediately across the Shenzhen River.
The crossing handles millions of travellers annually — a mix of Hong Kong residents visiting the mainland for commerce and leisure, mainlanders travelling to Hong Kong, and international visitors using the crossing as a route into either territory. The volumes are highest on weekends and public holidays.
The station's surrounding Luohu district was Shenzhen's original commercial hub, built in the 1980s to serve the early special economic zone. The older commercial buildings and street markets here reflect an earlier phase of Shenzhen's development, quite distinct from the glass-tower environments of Nanshan and Futian. For travellers focused on high-speed rail connections rather than the cross-border crossing, Shenzhen North is a better choice.
Entry tips
Shenzhen station (Lo Wu) is primarily used for the cross-border connection to Hong Kong via Lo Wu immigration checkpoint — one of the world's busiest land border crossings. Allow substantial extra time during peak periods. Metro users and high-speed travellers typically use Shenzhen North instead.
Security flow
Chinese immigration and customs at the Lo Wu land border are integrated with the station. Foreign passports require the standard immigration process. Queue times vary enormously — peak weekend crossings can take two hours; early weekday mornings are much faster.
Food inside the station
A food court near the domestic waiting area with Guangdong snacks and noodle counters. The cross-border arrival area has additional outlets.
Food nearby
The Luohu commercial district surrounding the station is one of Shenzhen's older shopping areas with extensive restaurants. The Renmin Nan Road area has a range of Cantonese and Sichuan restaurants.
Transit to the city
Metro Line 1 connects Shenzhen station to the central business district (Civic Centre area) in about 40 minutes. Line 1 also connects west to Shenzhen North for high-speed rail.