Editing Shenzhen (section)

==Transport==
{{main|Transport in Shenzhen|}}

Shenzhen is the second largest transportation hub in [[Guangdong]] and [[South China]], trailing behind the provincial capital of [[Guangzhou]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gootrip.com/gootrip/_20module/mdd/html/2007-07-20/mdd_2548.shtml|script-title=zh:广东省交通概况(组图)|author=深圳市政府新闻办|date=2011-07-12|work=玩家旅游网|access-date=2011-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416011014/http://www.gootrip.com/gootrip/_20module/mdd/html/2007-07-20/mdd_2548.shtml|archive-date=2012-04-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shenzhen has a developed extensive public transportation system, covering [[rapid transit]], buses and [[Taxicab|taxis]],<ref name="transport2016">{{cite book|url=http://www.sztb.gov.cn/pcjt/jbqk/nb/pdfptnb/201709/P020170913563483732637.pdf|script-title=zh:《2016年深圳市综合交通年度评估报告》|author=深圳市交通运输委员会; 深圳市城市交通规划设计研究中心|pages=24|language=zh-cn|access-date=2017-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916053426/http://www.sztb.gov.cn/pcjt/jbqk/nb/pdfptnb/201709/P020170913563483732637.pdf|archive-date=2017-09-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> most of which can be accessed by either using a [[Shenzhen Tong]] card or using QR codes generated by [[WeChat]] mini programs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://roll.sohu.com/20101204/n300874514.shtml|script-title=zh:无人售票公交车|author=康岩慧、吴燕云|date=2010-12-04|work=Sohu News |access-date=2011-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527195318/http://roll.sohu.com/20101204/n300874514.shtml|archive-date=2015-05-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/23272/shenzhen-metro-now-supports-qr-code-payment-here-s-how-it-works|title=Shenzhen Metro Now Supports QR Code Payment, Here's How it Works|website=That's Online|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325041106/http://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/23272/shenzhen-metro-now-supports-qr-code-payment-here-s-how-it-works|archive-date=25 March 2019|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/22155/how-to-pay-bus-fare-with-your-phone-in-shenzhen|title=How to Pay Bus Fare with Your Phone in Shenzhen|website=That's Online|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325041105/http://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/22155/how-to-pay-bus-fare-with-your-phone-in-shenzhen|archive-date=25 March 2019|access-date=2019-03-25}}</ref> Shenzhen is noted for being the first major city worldwide to only use electric buses and taxis.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shih|first=Gerry|title=With state subsidies and a firm hand, China races ahead with electric transport|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/with-state-subsidies-and-a-firm-hand-china-races-ahead-with-electric-transport/2019/06/01/2bec456e-7af1-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html|access-date=2021-04-19|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216081929/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/with-state-subsidies-and-a-firm-hand-china-races-ahead-with-electric-transport/2019/06/01/2bec456e-7af1-11e9-a66c-d36e482aa873_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2023, 70% of cars in Shenzhen were electric vehicles.<ref name=":023">{{Cite book |last1=Bachulska |first1=Alicja |url=https://ecfr.eu/publication/idea-of-china/ |title=The Idea of China: Chinese Thinkers on Power, Progress, and People |last2=Leonard |first2=Mark |last3=Oertel |first3=Janka |date=2 July 2024 |publisher=[[European Council on Foreign Relations]] |isbn=978-1-916682-42-9 |location=Berlin, Germany |pages= |format=EPUB |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717120845/https://ecfr.eu/publication/idea-of-china/ |archive-date=17 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Rp|page=104}}[[File:Shenzhen_Bao'an_Airport.jpg|thumb|[[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]] Terminal 3]]
Regarding air transport, Shenzhen is served by its own [[Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport]] and the neighboring [[Hong Kong International Airport]] (HKIA). Located {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=off}} from the center of the city, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport serves as the main hub for passenger airlines [[Shenzhen Airlines]]<ref>"[http://www.shenzhenair.com/module/main/lxqm.jsp Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101225/http://www.shenzhenair.com/module/main/lxqm.jsp|date=24 September 2015}}." [[Shenzhen Airlines]]. Retrieved on 9 September 2009.</ref> and [[Donghai Airlines]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.donghaiair.cn/sitecn/contactus/index.html|publisher=[[Shenzhen Donghai Airlines]]|script-title=zh:联系我们|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204014419/http://www.donghaiair.cn/sitecn/contactus/index.html|archive-date=4 December 2013|access-date=24 February 2014|quote="Address:Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen Airlines. Post code：518128" – Chinese address: "{{lang|zh-hans|地址：深圳市宝安区宝安国际机场航站四路3009号东海航空基地 邮政编码:518128}}"}}</ref> and a main hub for cargo airlines [[Jade Cargo International]],<ref>"[http://www.jadecargo.com/ContactUs/tabid/68/Default.aspx Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411171755/http://www.jadecargo.com/ContactUs/tabid/68/Default.aspx|date=11 April 2009}}." [[Jade Cargo International]]. Retrieved on 11 July 2010.</ref> [[SF Airlines]],<ref>"[http://www.sf-airlines.com/sfa/en/article_223.html Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007050130/http://www.sf-airlines.com/sfa/en/article_223.html|date=7 October 2014}}." [[SF Airlines]]. Retrieved on 24 February 2014. "SF Airlines Co., Ltd. Address: No.1 Freight Depot, International Shipping Center of Bao'an International Airport, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518128, P.R.C." – [http://www.sf-airlines.com/sfa/zh/article_44.html Chinese address] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701142847/http://sf-airlines.com/sfa/zh/article_44.html|date=1 July 2014}}: "{{lang|zh-hans|地 址：中国广东省深圳市宝安国际机场国际货运中心1号货站 邮 编：518128}}"</ref> and [[UPS Airlines]].<ref name="autogenerated22">{{cite web|url=http://www.ups.com/content/cn/en/about/news/press_releases/02_08_2010_CN.html|title=UPS Launches Shenzhen Flights|date=8 February 2010|publisher=Ups.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724142633/http://www.ups.com/content/cn/en/about/news/press_releases/02_08_2010_CN.html|archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref> Together, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport handled 49,348,950 passengers, 355,907 aircraft, and 1,218,502.2 cargo in 2018, making it the [[List of the busiest airports in China|5th busiest airport in China]] in terms of passenger traffic and the 4th busiest airport in the country in terms of aircraft and cargo traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201903/P020190305338562571372.xls?COLLCC=3782305670&|date=2019-03-05|publisher=Civil Aviation Administration of China|language=zh|script-title=zh: 2018年民航机场生产统计公报|access-date=2019-03-12|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523052725/http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/201903/P020190305338562571372.xls?COLLCC=3782305670&|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to flying through Bao'an International Airport, ticketed passengers can also take ferries from the [[Shekou Cruise Centre]] and the [[Fuyong Ferry Terminal]] to the [[Skypier]] at Hong Kong International Airport.<ref>"[https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/transport/mainland-connection/ferry-transfer.page Ferry Transfer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508152345/https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/transport/mainland-connection/ferry-transfer.page|date=8 May 2018}}." [[Hong Kong International Airport]]. Retrieved on May 8, 2018.</ref> There are also coach bus services connecting Shenzhen with HKIA.<ref>"[https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/transport/mainland-connection/mainland-coaches/index.page Mainland Coaches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508154704/https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/transport/mainland-connection/mainland-coaches/index.page|date=8 May 2018}}." [[Hong Kong International Airport]]. Retrieved on May 8, 2018.</ref>[[File:Shenzhen_Metro_Line_3_2015_B_Stock_Exterior.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[Shenzhen Metro]] is the sixth [[rapid transit]] system in mainland China and second such system in Guangdong.|left]]

The [[Shenzhen Metro]] serves as the city's rapid transit system. The system in 2022 reaches {{convert|419|km|mi|abbr=off}} of route operating on 12 lines with 290 stations. By 2030 the network is planned to be 8 express and 24 non-express lines totalling 1142 kilometres of trackage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/28947/shenzhen-to-open-3-new-metro-lines-by-2020|title=Shenzhen to Open 3 New Metro Lines by 2020|website=That's Online|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=17 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417160343/https://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/28947/shenzhen-to-open-3-new-metro-lines-by-2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sznews.com/news/content/2019-09/17/content_22475609.htm|script-title=zh:约起！深圳地铁5号线二期9月28日开通_深圳新闻网|website=sznews.com|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308223444/https://www.sznews.com/news/content/2019-09/17/content_22475609.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shenzhen.exploremetro.com/metro/|title=ExploreShenzhen {{!}} Shenzhen Metro map {{!}} ExploreShenzhen|website=shenzhen.exploremetro.com|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=7 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907220614/https://shenzhen.exploremetro.com/metro/|url-status=live}}</ref> The average daily metro ridership in 2021 is 5.99 million passengers. The metro also operates a [[Shenzhen Tram|tram system]] in the [[Longhua District, Shenzhen|Longhua District]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/jw/jtzx/wycx/dtcx/cxtx/201710/t20171030_9474503.htm|script-title=zh:龙华有轨电车正式开通（图） - 出行提醒 - 深圳市交通运输局（深圳市港务管理局）|website=sz.gov.cn|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102053313/http://www.sz.gov.cn/jw/jtzx/wycx/dtcx/cxtx/201710/t20171030_9474503.htm|archive-date=2 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Shenzhen North Railway Station 2014.01.19 22-46-55.jpg|thumb|[[Shenzhen North railway station]] platform]]
Shenzhen is served by seven inter-city railway stations: [[Futian railway station (Guangdong)|Futian]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smartrailworld.com/asias-largest-underground-railway-station-opens-for-business|title=Asia's largest underground railway station opens for business.|author=SmartRail World Staff|website=smartrailworld.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=18 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818030610/https://www.smartrailworld.com/asias-largest-underground-railway-station-opens-for-business|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Guangmingcheng railway station|Guangmingcheng]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jt.sz.bendibao.com/news/2016121/752763.htm|script-title=zh:深圳光明城高铁站在哪里？地址+公交+地铁指南 - 深圳本地宝|website=jt.sz.bendibao.com|access-date=2019-12-10|archive-date=10 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210135502/http://jt.sz.bendibao.com/news/2016121/752763.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shenzhen Pingshan railway station|Pingshan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sz.news.fang.com/2013-12-27/11782477.htm|script-title=zh:"厦深铁路坪山站明日正式启用" (Pingshan Station Opens Tomorrow)|website=sz.news.fang.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102013356/https://sz.news.fang.com/2013-12-27/11782477.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shenzhen railway station|Shenzhen]] (also known as Luohu Railway Station)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kcrc.com/en/about-kcrc/history.html|title=KCRC|website=kcrc.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=7 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307192336/http://www.kcrc.com/en/about-kcrc/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/231843899_355799|script-title=zh:深圳火车站为什么没有"站"字？很多老深圳人都不知道...|website=sohu.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102012907/http://www.sohu.com/a/231843899_355799|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Shenzhen East railway station|Shenzhen East]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2012-12/06/content_2304395.htm|title=Buji Station renamed Shenzhen East ---szdaily多媒体数字报刊平台|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113191601/http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2012-12/06/content_2304395.htm|archive-date=13 January 2015|access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref> [[Shenzhen North station|Shenzhen North]],<ref>[http://www.wentrip.com/news/200811/200811_2492219.htm Shenzhen New Railway Station to Be Built, Shortens Trip to Guangzhou] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311002551/http://www.wentrip.com/news/200811/200811_2492219.htm|date=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Zong|first1=Chuanling (宗传苓)|last2=Tan|first2=Guowei (谭国威)|last3=Zhang|first3=Xiaochun (张晓春)|year=2011|script-title=zh:基于城市发展战略的深圳高铁枢纽规划研究——以深圳北站和福田站为例[J]|journal=规划师|volume=27|issue=10|pages=23–29}}</ref> and [[Shenzhen West railway station|Shenzhen West]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2012-07/30/content_2143051.htm|title=Upgrades sought for old West Railway Station ---szdaily多媒体数字报刊平台|date=2017-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502040550/http://szdaily.sznews.com/html/2012-07/30/content_2143051.htm|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2 May 2017}}</ref> [[High-speed rail in China|High-speed rail]] (HSR) lines that go through the city are the [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/2165304/hong-kongs-first-high-speed-train-makes-maiden-trip-across|title=Hong Kong's first high-speed train makes maiden trip across border|date=2018-09-22|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102014352/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/2165304/hong-kongs-first-high-speed-train-makes-maiden-trip-across|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/travel/212883-hong-kong-launches-high-speed-rail-service-september-2018|title=Travel from Hong Kong to China with its 1st high-speed railway|last=Rappler.com|website=Rappler|date=27 September 2018|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102014401/https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/travel/212883-hong-kong-launches-high-speed-rail-service-september-2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Xiamen–Shenzhen railway]] (forms part of the [[Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen passenger railway]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/travel-msg-1118.html|title=Xiamen-Shenzhen High-speed railway to open to traffic in 2011 - What's On Xiamen|website=whatsonxiamen.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402154548/http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/travel-msg-1118.html|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Non-HSR lines that go through Shenzhen are the [[Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway|Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway]] (forms part of the [[Kowloon–Canton Railway|Kowloon–Canton railway]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jt.sz.bendibao.com/news/2019619/817431.htm|script-title=zh:深圳站7月将开行第一对跨线动车组列车(深圳到肇庆怀集) - 深圳本地宝|website=jt.sz.bendibao.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=21 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821042958/http://jt.sz.bendibao.com/news/2019619/817431.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Beijing–Kowloon railway|Beijing-Kowloon Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaotie.cn/jingjiutielu/|script-title=zh:京九铁路线路图_京九铁路时刻表_京九高铁_【高铁网】_京九铁路动车_京九铁路全长|website=gaotie.cn|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023184319/http://www.gaotie.cn/jingjiutielu/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:(CHN-Guangdong) Taxis at University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital 2024-05-24.jpg|left|thumb|Taxis in Shenzhen]]
As of August 2019, the city's bus system encompasses over 900 lines,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jtys.sz.gov.cn/jtzx/wycx/gjcx/gjfw/201910/t20191009_18248244.htm|script-title=zh:深圳市公交线路、站点一览表（2019年9月） - 公交服务 - 深圳市交通运输局（深圳市港务管理局）|website=jtys.sz.gov.cn|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114144440/http://jtys.sz.gov.cn/jtzx/wycx/gjcx/gjfw/201910/t20191009_18248244.htm|archive-date=14 November 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a total of over 16,000 [[Electric bus|electric vehicles]], the largest of its kind in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/1169690/shenzhen-in-china-has-16359-electric-buses-more-than-americas-biggest-citiess-conventional-bus-fleet/|title=One city in China has more electric buses than all of America's biggest cities have buses|last=Coren|first=Michael J.|website=Quartz|date=2 January 2018|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=24 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124103649/https://qz.com/1169690/shenzhen-in-china-has-16359-electric-buses-more-than-americas-biggest-citiess-conventional-bus-fleet/|url-status=live}}</ref> The system is operated by multiple companies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinalawedu.com/falvfagui/fg21752/250291.shtml|website=chinalawedu.com|script-title=zh:广东省深圳市人民政府关于印发《深圳市公交行业特许经营改革工作方案》的通知|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330170211/http://www.chinalawedu.com/falvfagui/fg21752/250291.shtml|archive-date=30 March 2019|access-date=2018-06-08}}</ref> As at January 2019 conversion of Shenzhen's taxi fleet to electric vehicles reached 99%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ubergizmo.com/2019/01/shenzhens-taxi-fleet-fully-electric/|title=Shenzhen's Taxi Fleet Goes Fully Electric As Well|last=PST|first=Adnan Farooqui on 01/06/2019 08:15|website=Ubergizmo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108050422/https://www.ubergizmo.com/2019/01/shenzhens-taxi-fleet-fully-electric/|archive-date=8 January 2019|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref> [[Electric vehicle|Electric taxis]] have a blue and white colour scheme. Petroleum fuelled taxis are coloured either green or red.<ref name="深圳红绿的5日起统一收费（图）--部门动态2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/xxgk/zfxxgj/bmdt/201705/t20170505_6582266.htm |website=sz.gov.cn|language=zh-CN|script-title=zh:深圳"红绿的"5日起统一收费（图）--部门动态|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140320/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/xxgk/zfxxgj/bmdt/201705/t20170505_6582266.htm|archive-date=12 June 2018|access-date=2018-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/19979/how-to-get-to-the-airport-from-shenzhen|title=How to Get to and from the Airport from Shenzhen|website=That's Online|language=en|access-date=2019-11-01|archive-date=7 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907220614/https://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/19979/how-to-get-to-the-airport-from-shenzhen|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Futian Bus Station, G4&Shennan Road.jpg|thumb|[[G4 Beijing–Hong Kong and Macau Expressway]] (lateral) and [[Shennan Boulevard]] (straight)]]
Shenzhen serves as a fabric to [[Expressways of China|China's expressway system]]. Expressways within the city include the Meiguan Expressway (part of the [[G94 Pearl River Delta Ring Expressway]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27973|title=Meiguan Expressway|website=sz-expressway.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827064608/http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27973|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Jihe Expressway (part of the [[G15 Shenyang–Haikou Expressway|G15 Shenhai Expressway]]),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27838|title=Jihe East|website=sz-expressway.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216100825/http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27838|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27980|title=Jihe West|website=sz-expressway.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827064613/http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27980|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Yanba Expressway (part of the S30 Huishen Coastal Expressway),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27837|title=Yanba Expressway|website=sz-expressway.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827064640/http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27837|url-status=dead}}</ref> the S28 Shuiguan Expressway,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27836|title=Shuiguan Expressway|website=sz-expressway.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216095731/http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27836|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Yanpai Expressway (part of the [[G25 Changchun–Shenzhen Expressway|G25 Changshen Expressway]] and the S27 Renshen Expressway),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27833|title=Yanpai Expressway|website=sz-expressway.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216100400/http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27833|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the S33 Nanguang Expressway.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27832|title=Nanguang Expressway|website=sz-expressway.com|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=27 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827064636/http://www.sz-expressway.com/en/glyy1078/info.aspx?itemid=27832|url-status=dead}}</ref> In response to being rejected from being a part of the [[Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge]], Shenzhen is constructing a [[Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge|bridge]] across the Pearl River Delta to connect the city of [[Zhongshan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/736656/shenzhen-zhongshan-bridge-back-agenda|title=Shenzhen-Zhongshan bridge back on agenda|date=2011-01-25|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102053940/https://www.scmp.com/article/736656/shenzhen-zhongshan-bridge-back-agenda|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1077378/link-spanning-pearl-river-delta-shenzhen-zhongshan-approved|title=Link spanning Pearl River Delta from Shenzhen to Zhongshan approved|date=2012-11-08|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102053929/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1077378/link-spanning-pearl-river-delta-shenzhen-zhongshan-approved|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Shekoucruisecenterview.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Shekou Cruise Center]]|left]]
Shenzhen is connected with [[Hong Kong]] (city and [[Hong Kong International Airport|airport]]), [[Zhuhai]] and [[Macau]] through ferries that leave from and arrive at the [[Shekou Cruise Center]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsgd.com/news/2016-08/17/content_153965470.htm|title=[SZ] Cruise terminal operational in Nov.|date=17 August 2016|access-date=27 September 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927051949/http://www.newsgd.com/news/2016-08/17/content_153965470.htm|archive-date=27 September 2018|publisher=Guangdong news}}</ref> The Fuyong Passenger Terminal in the [[Bao'an District]] provide services to and from [[Hong Kong]] ([[Hong Kong International Airport]]) and [[Macau]] ([[Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal]] and [[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://life.szonline.net/pg/by/a1429.html|website=life.szonline.net|script-title=zh:2013年最新深圳福永码头时刻表-深圳福永码头去澳门-深圳福永码头到香港-福永口岸通关时间_深圳指南_深圳热线|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820232641/http://life.szonline.net/pg/by/a1429.html|archive-date=20 August 2017|access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref> The [[Port of Shenzhen]] is the [[List of busiest container ports|third busiest container port in the world]], handling 27.7 million [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEUs]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-container-ports/|title=Top 50 World Container Ports {{!}} World Shipping Council|website=worldshipping.org|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-date=4 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704184751/http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-container-ports|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/one-hundred-container-ports-2019|title=One Hundred Container Ports 2019|website=Lloyd's List|access-date=2019-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826231536/https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/one-hundred-container-ports-2019|archive-date=26 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Shenzhen Bay Port2021.jpg|thumb|[[Shenzhen Bay Port]]]]
Due to its proximity to Hong Kong, Shenzhen has the largest number of entry and exit ports, the largest number of entry and exit personnel, and the largest traffic volume in China.<ref name="szjt">{{lang-zh}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/szgl/201107/t20110712_1675692.htm|title=口岸运输|author=深圳市政府新闻办|date=2007-07-20|work=深圳政府在线|access-date=2011-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104130151/http://www.sz.gov.cn/cn/zjsz/szgl/201107/t20110712_1675692.htm|archive-date=2011-11-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shenzhen is busiest in China when it comes to border crossings, with people entering and exiting the country through the city and Hong Kong reaching 239 million in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2016-01/06/c_1117691931.htm|script-title=zh:深圳各口岸2015年出入境人数突破2.3亿人次|date=2016-01-06|work=新华社|access-date=2016-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106121902/http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2016-01/06/c_1117691931.htm|archive-date=2016-01-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, a total of 15.5 million vehicles crossed the border in Shenzhen, a 0.4% increase of last year. Border crossing ports include the [[Shenzhen Bay Port]], [[Futian Port]], [[Huanggang Port]], [[Man Kam To Control Point|Man Kam To Port]], and [[Luohu Port]].

Multiple ports on the part of the coastline of Shenzhen constitute the Shenzhen Port. In 2019, Shenzhen had 211 international container routes, and the container throughput of the entire Shenzhen port reached nearly 25.77 million boxes in 2019, ranking fourth in the world. Yantian Port is the busiest port among Shenzhen ports and the main foreign trade channel in South China in the mid-term.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shenzhen Port_Ports-Shenzhen Government Online|url=http://www.sz.gov.cn/en_szgov/life/transport/ports/content/post_1341068.html|access-date=2021-11-25|website=sz.gov.cn}}</ref>