Shenzhen, which is located on the Pearl River Delta, close to Hong Kong, is a modern city with the busiest transportation system in China. There are three railway stations in the city: Shenzhen Railway Station, Shenzhen West Railway Station and Shenzhen North Railway Station. 
 Shenzhen Train Schedule

 Shenzhen Railway Station
Shenzhen Railway Station, known as Luohu Railway Station, is located on Heping Lu, Luohu District. First built in 1911, the railway station was reconstructed in 1990 and came into use in 1991. It is close to the Luohu border, the major land border between Mainland China and Hong Kong. Shenzhen Railway Station is also the southern starting point of the Guang–Shen Railway (Guangzhou–Shenzhen). Alongside the railway station there is Luohu Station on Shenzhen Subway Line 1 and the Luo Hu Border Checkpoint building.

There are two levels in the station building. The first level is the transport level which has both a Ticket Hall and Waiting Hall for the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Bullet Train and also gives passengers easy access to the subway station, bus stop and taxi stop. The second level also includes a Guangzhou–Shenzhen Bullet Train Ticket Hall and Waiting Hall in the south as well as a Long Distance Trains Ticket Hall and Waiting Hall in the north.

More than 100 trains depart from or arrive at this railway station everyday. Passengers can get to the following cities in China easily by train from Shenzhen Railway Station: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian, Guilin, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Shantou, Jinan, Hefei, Tianjin, Nanjing, Chengdu, Shenyang, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Changsha.

 Buying Train Tickets
Passengers taking the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Bullet Train can buy tickets at either the first floor or the second floor ticket hall. After buying a ticket, you can go straight to the waiting hall that is connected to the ticket hall and wait for your train. Trains services on this line run very frequently and there is no need to reserve a seat in advance. Passengers taking other long distance trains will need to buy train tickets from the ticket hall at the north of the station building. It is recommended that you arrive at the railway station 1 hour in advance.

Apart from the railway station, passengers can also purchase tickets from several downtown ticket offices including Futian Citizen Center, Sunshine Hotel and Zhong Jian Mansion. Foreigners who are not familiar with Chinese may prefer to book their tickets through a tour agency.

 Transportation
The railway station is easily accessible by public transport. Luohu Station on Subway Line 1 is right in front of the railway station. There are more than 40 bus lines to other parts of Shenzhen and passengers can take a bus from either the Railway Station Stop or the Railway Station West Square Stop. The former is located on the square in front of the station building and the latter is located on West Square. The buses for each stop are:
Railway Station Bus Stop: Nos. 1, 7, 12, 17, 25, 38, 82, 83, 97, 101, 102, 205, 215, 220, 302, 306, 337, 352, 387, K302, K528, K533, K538, K545, N2, N4, N5, N7, N14, N15, N16, N18 and Peak Hour Line 2.
Railway Station West Square Stop: Nos. 2, 8, 18, 28, 61, 207, 228, 309, 321, 386, 389, K548, Airport Shuttle Bus Line 1 and Peak Hour Line 31.

 Tips:
1. The taxi fare from Shenzhen Railway Station (Luo Hu Boarder) to Baoan Airport should be around CNY130.
2. The taxi fare from Shenzhen West Railway Station to Shenzhen Railway Station should be around CNY60.

 Recommended Nearby Hotels of Shenzhen Railway Station:
Best Western Shenzhen Felicity Hotel
Days Hotel Luohu Shenzhen       Home Inn (Luohu Port)  (Comfort Inn)

 Shenzhen North Railway Station
This station is located at Longhua Street, Baoan District and 9.3 kilometers away from the Civic Center in city center. It is built to be a comprehensive hub of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Railway and the Xiamen-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway. In the further plan, there are CRH trains running to Wuhan and Beijing to the north, Hong Kong to the south, Xiamen and Shanghai to the east as well as Maoming and Zhanjiang to the west. From Dec 26, 2012, the 36 pairs of high-speed trains have been put into operation between Shenzhen North Railway Station and Guangzhou South Railway Station. It takes only 36~45 mins. from Shenzhen to Guangzhou, and vice versa.
 Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Train

 Transportation: subway Longhua Line (Line 4) and Huanzhong Line (Line 5); buses of Nos. B647, B666, B667, B730, B742, E11, E22, M299, M300, M341, M343, M344, M347, M352, M353, M354, M360

 Shenzhen West Railway Station
Shenzhen West Railway Station, known as Nantou Railway Station, is located on Xuefu Lu, Nanshan District. Opened in 1994, this station was initially planed to be a freight only base but a passenger service was started in 1995. It is about 10 kilometers from Shekou Port. Shenzhen West Railway Station will no longer operate as a passenger station once the new Shenzhen North Railway Station is finished.

Thirteen trains arrive and depart from Shenzhen Railway Station daily. Passengers can take trains from here to 12 cities including Lanzhou, Tianjin, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hefei and Jinan. Most of the train tickets from here are a little cheaper than the tickets at Shenzhen Railway Station, as the facilities and services in this station, as well as the facilities and services on the trains are not as good as in Shenzhen Railway Station.

 Transportation
In total there are 8 buses available at Shenzhen West Railway Station: Nos. 36, 58, 227, 229, 234, 353, B623 and B682.

 Tips:
1. The taxi fare from Shenzhen West Railway Station to Huang Gang Border should be around CNY50.
2. The taxi fare from Shenzhen West Railway Station to Luo Hu Boarder should be around CNY60.
3. The taxi fare from Shenzhen West Railway Station to Baoan Airport should be around CNY55.