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Transport
Cross-boundary Traffic
Overall Cross-boundary Traffic
Cross-boundary vehicular traffic decreased by about 1 per cent in 2012 as compared with the previous year, averaging 42,400 vehicles a day, whereas the total cross-boundary passenger traffic by rail, road and ferry increased by about 5 per cent, reaching 597,000 passengers a day.
Rail Boundary Crossings
At present, there are two rail-based boundary crossings in Hong Kong at Lo Wu and the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line. The Lo Wu Control Point operates daily between 6.30 am and midnight, handling an average of 261,000 passengers a day in 2012, and more than 352,000 on a holiday. The Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point, which connects to Futian Port in Shenzhen, operates between 6.30 am and 10.30 pm daily for travellers by rail or designated road-based public transport. In 2012, the East Rail (Lok Ma Chau Spur Line) handled an average of about 61,000 passengers daily, and more than 95,600 travellers on a holiday.
In addition, in 2012 a daily average of 11,000 travellers took the MTR Intercity through-trains to the Mainland from Hung Hom.
Road Boundary Crossings
The four road-based boundary crossings between Hong Kong and the Mainland at Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Shenzhen Bay Port are open daily for goods and passenger vehicles. The Lok Ma Chau Control Point, which connects to Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, operates round-the-clock. The Sha Tau Kok and Man Kam To control points are open from 7 am to 10 pm, while the Shenzhen Bay Port is open from 6.30 am to midnight.
The passenger clearance area at Wenjindu Port in Shenzhen is closed for reconstruction but the clearance services for goods and cross-boundary students are maintained. There is also a limited coach service running between Sheung Shui and Wenjindu Port in Shenzhen during the morning and evening peak hours.
The daily average number of vehicle trips recorded at the control points of Lok Ma Chau, Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Shenzhen Bay Port during 2012 was 25,900, 4,200, 2,500 and 9,900 respectively, and the daily average number of travellers using these control points was 80,800, 600, 8,800 and 77,200 respectively. Most travellers using these control points take cross- boundary coaches. There is also a shuttle bus service plying between the public transport interchange at San Tin and Huanggang Port in Shenzhen via the Lok Ma Chau Control Point. Travellers who use the Shenzhen Bay Port may use the designated local public transport services there.
In 2012, about 120 companies operated cross-boundary coach services, carrying an average of about 64,100 passengers a day. The shuttle bus service at the Lok Ma Chau Control Point carried a daily average of about 25,800 passengers and the designated local public transport services at Shenzhen Bay Port carried an average of 51,000 passengers a day.
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