Shenzhen Railway Station

Luohu

LandmarkLuohu: the Border Crossing and Old Shenzhen

SHENZHEN RAILWAY STATION (LUOHU) · SHENZHEN ZHAN

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VERIFIED2026.09.23

Luohu: the Border Crossing and Old Shenzhen · 22.534°N 114.112°E

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The station right beside the Luohu crossing, and the one most easily confused with the other three. Founded in 1911 and rebuilt in 1990-91 to four platforms and eight tracks, it is the Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity station: over 80 intercity departures a day to Guangzhou East, Guangzhou and Guangzhou Baiyun, the fastest non-stop taking 63 minutes. It also runs conventional long-distance trains and, since 10 January 2022, some high-speed services - so calling it 'the slow-train station' is now wrong; what is true is that the national high-speed hub is Shenzhen North, and trains to Hong Kong West Kowloon leave from Futian or Shenzhen North, not here.

Before you goRead your ticket before you pick a station. Shenzhen has four and the Chinese names differ by one or two characters: Shenzhen (here, Luohu), Shenzhen North (Longhua, the national high-speed hub), Futian (underground, fastest to West Kowloon) and Shenzhen East (Buji, conventional). Getting this wrong costs an hour across town. Here specifically: intercity trains to Guangzhou now share the entrance and the second-floor hall with everything else and use gate 6, and during the 2025 summer peak the railway suspended UnionPay/Alipay/WeChat tap-through for intercity on Fridays and Saturdays (that measure ended on 31 August 2025) - at busy times, check the station notice before relying on tapping in. The through train to Hong Kong does not run from here: the city port office lists the Shenzhen railway port as suspended, and the way to Hong Kong is the Luohu crossing next door on foot, or Futian station for the high-speed line. Outside, the same touts that work the crossing work the station forecourt. Something wrong here? Tell us →

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IDPassport required; complete verification and use the staffed lane.Details ↓Source ↗

LandmarkShenzhen Railway Station (Luohu) (深圳站，即深圳火车站)

AddressNanhu Subdistrict, Luohu District, immediately north of the Luohu crossing (深圳市罗湖区南湖街道)Source ↗Navigate ↗

EntranceMetro Line 1 terminates at Luohu station under the complex; Line 9 Renmin Nan is the other side. Bus stops are on the station's east and west squares (port office). Exit numbering for the railway station itself is not published on an official page we could read

Last verified 2026-09-23

How to book

12306 (website or app) or the station ticket windows

ID details

Passport required; complete verification and use the staffed lane. Foreign passport: buy on 12306 or at a window; under 12306 rules a foreign passport goes through the staffed ID-check lane (a few stations have gates that read passports - go by what you find on the day)

Paying on site

12306 website/app or the station windows; at the gate, under 12306 rules, a foreign passport goes through the staffed lane (some stations' gates read passports - check on the day)

Language

No published English service at this station; the railway customer line is 12306 (Guangzhou group 020-12306)

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