Shekou Passenger Terminal () was a

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located in

Shekou Shekou () is an area at the southern tip of Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China. It faces Yuen Long, Hong Kong across the Deep Bay, China, Shenzhen Bay. It has been designated as a free-t ...

, Nanshan District,

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. It allowed for direct ferry connections from

to destinations across the

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. It was operated by China Merchant Shekou Ferry Terminal Service Co., Ltd. It was also known as Shekou Port Ferry Terminal. It was the waterway passenger transportation junction of Shenzhen. Ferry operations were operated by

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and CKS Ferries. It has been replaced by the

Shekou Cruise Center Shekou Cruise Center (), also known as the Shekou Ferry Terminal () and the Shekou Prince Bay Cruise Homeport, is a cruise terminal located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. It runs direct ferry connections from Shenzhen to destina ...

a.k.a. the new Shekou Ferry Terminal.

Structure

The terminal was built in 1981, and the coastline of the terminal was 1,025m long, there were 16 berths, and covered an area of 25,371m2. It had two ticket halls, three waiting halls (two for HK-Macau line, and one for domestic line) and six service counters for pre-check in.

Destinations

As of 2013, there were 30 ships operating from the terminal, of which 22 are high speed luxury ferries, and 8 are ordinary high speed ferries. These service five scheduled high speed passenger ship lines (namely Shekou to

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Peninsula, Macau's

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Island and

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) and nonscheduled charter services to Pearl River Delta islands. Pre-check in service was available for certain flights departing from Hong Kong International Airport, so at Shekou Terminal, passengers can directly get the boarding pass and baggage delivery service for flights taking off from Hong Kong International Airport. Participating airlines are as follows for check-in services: *

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(NH) *

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(CX) *

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(CI) *

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(BR) *

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(GA) *

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(HX) *

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(UO) *

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(JL) *

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(AE) *

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(UA)

Ground transportation

From the ferry terminal building itself, taxis are available close to the door. A connecting bus depot offers local services across Nanshan but with some services across to

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and

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districts of the city terminating at

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, Shenzhen, Nanhu Subdistrict, Luohu District of Shenzhen, Guangdong an ...

. Airport Express Line 10 offers quick transfer to

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rail services are available beyond the bus depot at the underground Shekou Port station on the

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Future development

Since its original construction, there has been very limited modifications and renovations to the terminal building. It was announced by the operating company, in December 2013, that a major redevelopment will take place. With construction expected to start in 2014, it is expected to take 3 years to complete. The ferry services and facilities are to be greatly expanded and allow for cruise ships to dock at the same facility. The new

Shenzhen Prince Bay Cruise Homeport Shekou Cruise Center (), also known as the Shekou Ferry Terminal () and the Shekou Prince Bay Cruise Homeport, is a cruise terminal located in Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. It runs direct ferry connectio ...

will open on November 1, 2016. It is located 1.5 km south-west of the current ferry terminal with a free shuttle bus connecting the new terminal with the Shekou Port Metro Station. The current ferry terminal will close and demolished as part of further urban renewal and redevelopment works.

References

External links

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