Luohu Port

The Luohu Port (simplified Chinese: 罗湖口岸, pinyin: Luóhú Kǒu'àn) is a port of entry of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in Luohu District of Shenzhen in China, on the border of China and Hong Kong. Its counterpart in Hong Kong is the Lo Wu Control Point.

Luohu Port
Traditional Chinese羅湖口岸
Simplified Chinese罗湖口岸

According to the Luohu District People's Government, Luohu Port is the busiest land border crossing in the world.[1] However, statistics show that it is the third busiest in the world.[2] The port of entry is operated by the Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security, and the General Administration of Customs.

It is served by Shenzhen railway station of the Guangshen Railway (formerly the Canton-Kowloon Railway Chinese Section), and Luohu station of the Shenzhen Metro, whereas its counterpart in Hong Kong is interconnected with Lo Wu station on the East Rail line, formerly the Kowloon-Canton Railway British Section.

Operating hours

6:30 a.m. to midnight every day.[3][4]

  • Luohu Port
  • Hong Kong Visit Permit issued by People's Republic of China with a Luohu Port Entry Stamp.
  • Single entry permit into Shenzhen, China, issued at the Luohu Port on the Hong Kong-Shenzhen border, with the older style entry and exit stamps.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Immigration Department Annual Report 2017". www.immd.gov.hk. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. Immigration Control Points Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Control Point Locations (English/Chinese), GovHK. (Accessed on 2011-05-10.)


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