Lo Wu station

Lo Wu 羅湖
MTR rapid transit station
Platform 2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	羅湖
Simplified Chinese	罗湖
Jyutping	lo4wu4
Hanyu Pinyin	Luóhú
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Luóhú Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Lòwù IPA [lɔ˩wu˩] Jyutping lo4wu4
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; 114.1134
Owned by	Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Operated by	MTR Corporation
Line(s)	East Rail line
Platforms	4 (Spanish solution: 2 side platforms and 1 island platform)
Tracks	2 (East Rail Line) 1 (Non-stop intercity through trains)
Connections	Lo Wu Control Point and Luohu Port Shenzhen railway station      Line 1 (Luohu) Exit A2      Line 9 (Renmin South) Exit A1,B
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational since the 6th of February 2023.
Station code	LOW
History
Opened	14 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-14)
Electrified	15 July 1983; 41 years ago (1983-07-15)
Passengers
2012	240,000 daily entries and exits[1]
Services
Preceding station MTR Following station Sheung Shui towards Admiralty East Rail line Terminus Across mainland China–Hong Kong border Preceding station Shenzhen Metro Following station Guomao towards Airport East Line 1 transfer at Luohu Terminus Ludancun towards Qianwan Line 9 transfer at Renmin South Xiangxicun towards Wenjin
Former services
Preceding station KCR Following station Sheung Shui towards Kowloon KCR British section Terminus
Track layout Legend to Shenzhen Hong Kong SAR border 2 4 1 3 Lo Wu freight yard to Sheung Shui
Location Lo Wu Location within the MTR system

Lo Wu 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.