Transport in Shenzhen
Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, which uses near high speed CRH trains for frequent passenger service, begins at this station.
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link and Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway both serve this station, offering frequent high-speed train service to other parts of China.
Shenzhen also holds the actual administration of the underground platform area of Hong Kong West Kowloon Railway Station for political reasons.
Discounts of 5% off are given using Shenzhen Tong IC Card or its mobile payment instead of a single journey normal ticket.
Shenzhen Tram in Longhua District consists of 11.7 km (7.3 mi), 2 lines and 21 stations.
It opened on 28th Oct., 2017 and integrates central Guanlan, the north side of Longhua into Qinghu Station of the city's rail network.
[6] It is expected to help local residents commute and relieve traffic congestion, especially when the north extension of Shenzhen Metro Line 4 was still being built.
[9] Bus services in Shenzhen began in 1975, and now have expanded to a network consisting of about 900 regular routes.
However, for some long-haul routes, fare is collected manually or automatically when embarking and disembarking, recording the travel distance of the passenger.
[12] These are medium to long routes, travelling on trunk roads, for example, national highway G107, often using full-sized cyan transit buses.
Thanks to the rapid development of Information Technology and sharing economy, bus and coach services of customised routes have spread throughout China, including Shenzhen.
That is, passengers book tickets at certain apps "E巴士" or "优点巴士" and choose their routes in advance, and they can take these buses.
With a few stops like expresses, these routes provide commutes for work, study or travel faster than regular buses.
Bike sharing usually refers to dockless public bicycle system by private sectors in China.
Being a relatively new city dating back to only the late 1970s, Shenzhen, especially the former SEZ, has had the advantage of planned street grids.
Typically, urban roadways in Shenzhen are designated as street, road, avenue and boulevard.
As the busiest pedestrian street in Shenzhen, it covers a comprehensive range of goods and mainly focuses on clothing.
It turned pedestrian in late 2016 after the construction of Shenzhen Metro Line 7, later with the underground commercial part completed in July 2018.
Chung Ying Street is located within the border town of Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong, and Shatoujiao, Yantian District, Shenzhen (The same Chinese name of the town with different phonetics in Cantonese and Mandarin), a good place to buy foreign goods if hard to gain access to Hong Kong.
Tourists just need to make an appointment in advance and visit within restricted opening hours of a day.
There are ferries from Shekou Cruise Centre to other cities in Pearl River Delta region, including Hong Kong, Macau, Zhuhai, etc.
[27] The city's 260 km (162 mi) coastline is divided by the main landmass of Hong Kong (namely the New Territories and the Kowloon Peninsula) into two halves, the eastern and the western.
Shenzhen's western port area, in Nanshan District, lies to the east of Lingdingyang in the Pearl River Estuary and possesses a deep water harbour with superb natural shelters.
By passing Pearl River system, the western port area is connected with the cities and counties in Pearl River Delta networks; by passing On See Dun waterway, it extends all ports both at home and abroad.
Shenzhen handled a record number of containers in 2005, ranking as the world's fourth-busiest port,[28] after rising trade increased cargo shipments through the city.
China International Marine Containers, and other operators of the port handled 16.2 million standard 20 ft (6.1 m) boxes last year, a 19 percent increase.
[30][31] The airport is 32 km (20 mi) from central Shenzhen and connects the city with many other parts of China, as well as international destinations.
[35] There are also coach bus services connecting Shenzhen with Hong Kong International Airport.
