Lo Wu Control Point

Lo Wu Station and Checkpoint seen against China's Luohu Port in Shenzhen

Lo Wu Control Point (Chinese: 羅湖管制站) is an immigration control point of Hong Kong located in Lo Wu, North District, within the Closed Area along the border with mainland China. Its counterpart across the border is the Luohu Port,^[1] located within the Luohu District of Shenzhen in mainland China.

The control point is connected with MTR's Lo Wu Station, whereas the Luohu Port is connected to Shenzhen Railway Station Plaza, Luohu Commercial City and Shenzhen Railway Station, as well as Shenzhen Metro's Luohu Station.

There are almost one hundred million people using Lo Wu Control Point annually, and it is the busiest immigration control point.

Pedestrian crossing can also be made at the newer Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point.

Operating hours

06:30 to 00:00 midnight every day.^[2]^[3]

Checkpoint area
Crossing the border using the pedestrian bridge.
View of Hong Kong's Lo Wu MTR Station and Checkpoint across the Shenzhen River (metal bridge) from Shenzhen, mainland China.
View across the Shenzhen River (metal bridge) into mainland China from Lo Wu Station. The two trains are stopped at Shenzhen Station in the distance.
Duty-free shop in Lo Wu Checkpoint

↑ 深圳边检总站 (Shenzhen Station of Frontier Inspection), Shenzhen General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection of the P.R.C.. (Accessed on 2011-05-10.)
↑ Immigration Control Points Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Control Point Locations (English/Chinese), GovHK. (Accessed on 2011-05-10.)

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Mainland China–Hong Kong border crossings

Land/Rail	Beijing West Station Port Changping Port Foshan Port Futian Port Huanggang Port Luohu Port Shanghai Station Port Shatoujiao Port Shenzhen Bay Port Tianhe Port Wenjindu Port Zhaoqing Station Port Liantang Port * Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge *

Water	Doumen Port Fuyong Port Gaoming Port Gongyi Port Heshan Port Humen Port Jiangmen Port Lianhuashan Port Nansha Port Pingzhou Port Sanbu Port Shekou Port Shenzhen Prince Bay Shunde Port Xiangzhou Port Zhaoqing Port Zhongshan Port Zhuhai Port

Land/Rail	Hung Hom Control Point Lo Wu Control Point Lok Ma Chau Control Point Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point Man Kam To Control Point Sha Tau Kok Control Point Shenzhen Bay Control Point Heung Yuen Wai Control Point * West Kowloon Terminus * Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge *

Water	China Ferry Terminal Control Point Macau Ferry Terminal Control Point Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal Control Point

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