Lo Wu station

Lo Wu
羅湖
MTR
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 羅湖
Simplified Chinese 罗湖
Cantonese Yale Lòwù
Hanyu Pinyin Luóhú
General information
Location Lo Wu Station Road, Lo Wu
North District, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°31′42″N 114°06′48″E / 22.5283°N 114.1134°E / 22.5283; 114.1134Coordinates: 22°31′42″N 114°06′48″E / 22.5283°N 114.1134°E / 22.5283; 114.1134
Owned by Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by MTR Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (Spanish solution: 2 side platforms and island platform)
Tracks 2
Connections Main line Shenzhen Railway Station, Shenzhen Metro      Line 1 Luohu station
Construction
Structure type At-grade
Platform levels 1
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened
  • 14 October 1949 (1949-10-14)
Electrified 1983
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 240,000 daily entries and exits[1]
Services

Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Sheung Shui
towards Hung Hom
 East Rail line Terminus
Across mainland China–Hong Kong boundary
Preceding station Shenzhen Metro Following station
Guomao
towards Airport East
 Line 1
transfer at Luohu
 Terminus
Route map
to Shenzhen
Hong Kong SAR boundary
2
4
1
3
Lo Wu freight yard
to Sheung Shui
Location
Hong Kong MTR system map
Lo Wu
Location within the MTR system

Lo Wu (Chinese: 羅湖; Cantonese Yale: Lòwù; pronounced: [lɔ̏ːwȕː]) is the northern terminus of the East Rail Line (Kowloon-Canton Railway) of Hong Kong, located in Lo Wu within the Closed Area on Hong Kong's northern frontier. The station serves as a primary checkpoint for rail passengers between Hong Kong and mainland China and vice versa, rather than serving a specific area. It is also the northernmost railway station in Hong Kong.

History

When the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) first went into service, trains did not stop at Lo Wu, as there was no border patrol at the time.[2] However, shortly after the People's Republic of China was created in October 1949, the KCR announced that trains would terminate at Lo Wu, and that passengers would be able to cross the border on foot.

Refurbishment work of the station started in 2002 and new facilities such as a group waiting area and new ticket gates were introduced. Since 28 December 2004, this station also serves as the interchange station for the Shenzhen Metro Luohu station, which shares the same Chinese name.

Station layout

Platform 4 was built in 2004 to accommodate increasing passenger numbers. Before the completion of refurbishment works, trains would stop at the island platform for simultaneous alighting and boarding. The platform was always crowded during the time. The building of platform 4 and converting platform 1 (which was rarely used before the refurbishment) for boarding improved passenger flow. Since then, trains have been emptied with doors opened towards platforms 2 and 3 for passengers getting off; afterwards, the doors are opened to platforms 1 and 4 for boarding passengers.

Automatic doors limit the number of people that are allowed on the platform. Two large glass sliding doors close about a minute after the train pulls in for boarding. These doors are located after the area for validating at the ticket barriers, but before the platforms area. Even with this system in place, passengers may have to wait for the next train to arrive before they can travel back towards Hung Hom, as alternate trains pull into each paired platform. This layout makes use of the Spanish solution.

Footbridge Upper Level Concourse
(Mainland China to HK)		 Hong Kong Immigration Department and Customs and Excise Department checkpoints, Customer Service, HK Tourism Commission Office, Starbucks Coffee
Ground/Footbridge Lower Level Concourse
(HK to mainland China)		 Fare adjustment, Immigration Department and Customs and Excise Department checkpoints, duty-free shop, Lo Wu resident exit
Platforms
- Track for Intercity trains
Side platform (inbound), doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ↑ / 2 ↓ ←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Sheung Shui)
     East Rail line termination platform →
Island platform (outbound), doors will open on the left, right
Platform 3 ↑ / 4 ↓      East Rail line termination platform →
←      East Rail line towards Hung Hom (Sheung Shui)
Side platform (inbound), doors will open on the left

[3]

Exits

The station has three exits:

  • The Lo Wu Immigration Control Point, where passengers enter mainland China. Passengers must have valid travel documents to use this exit.[4]
  • Two exits out to Lo Wu area, guarded by a police officer. To use this exit one must possess a Lo Wu Resident Card or a Closed Area Permit, which must be obtained at the Sheung Shui Police Station in Fanling.[4]
    • A1: Tak Yuet Lau, Liu Pok Village
    • A2: Lo Wu Village, Sandy Ridge Cemetery

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LCQ6 Annex II – Services of MTR East Rail Line and Ma On Shan Line and KMB in North District: Patronage and Train Loading of the MTR East Rail Line and Ma On Shan Line in the Past Five Years" (PDF). HKSAR Government. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUKzrxtlZwI
  3. ↑ "Lo Wu Station layout" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Lo Wu Station street map" (PDF). MTR Corporation. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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