Shenzhen East station (), formerly Pu Kuut station and Buji station (), is located in Buji Subdistrict, Longgang District,

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, in

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. It is a station on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway.

History

The station opened in 1911 as a freight and Level 3 passenger station () on the

Kowloon–Canton Railway The Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR; ) was a railway network in Hong Kong.Legislative Council information paper CB(1)357/07-08(0 THB(T) CR 8/986/00, CB(1)1749/07-08(0/ref> It was owned and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCR ...

. Initial renovation works commenced in 2004. The station building was demolished in April 2008, and work began on the construction of a new passenger hub that was completed by the end of October 2012. In September 2012, it was announced that the new station would be named "Shenzhen East Station". The Shenzhen East name was originally assigned to a proposed Longgang Station on the

Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway The Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, also known as the Xiashen railway, () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line connecting the major coastal cities of Xiamen in Fujian and Shenzhen in Guangdong. The line has a total length of and form ...

, currently named Shenzhen Pingshan Station

Structure

The station is a complex serving 3 separate railway lines (2 high-speed lines and 1 conventional rail line). The completed station building features 3 ticket halls and a waiting hall of 7,100m². There are 6 north-south platforms serving 11 tracks on the main platform level. Separate east-west platforms will serve trains on the Xiamen-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway (u/c). The station is adjacent to Buji Station on the

Shenzhen Metro The Shenzhen Metro () is the rapid transit system for the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong province, China. Extensions opened on 28 November 2022 put the network at of trackage, operating on 15 lines with 345 stations. Shenzhen Metro is the 6th ...

, served by Line 3 and Line 5.http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2012-12/06/content_2304395.htm , Buji Station renamed Shenzhen East

Train services

The new Shenzhen East will handle middle- and long-distance, lower-speed trains, including trains to

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and

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provinces.

Shenzhen railway station Shenzhen railway station (, formerly Shum Chun station), also unofficially known as Luohu railway station (), is located across from Luohu Commercial City in Nanhu Subdistrict, Luohu District of Shenzhen, Guangdong and is the southern terminus ...

will be the main hub for intercity trains in

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, for example, and its current long-distance trains to

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and

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute ...

will be relocated to Shenzhen East in the future. This station was initially designed for stopping by Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway intercity trains, but the plan is abandoned after construction was nearly completed, and

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has become the additional station for intercity trains afterwards. This station is now exclusively used for non-high-speed services.

References

Railway stations in Shenzhen Railway stations in China opened in 1911 Stations on the Beijing–Kowloon Railway Stations on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway {{Guangdong-railstation-stub