Guangzhou railway station

Guangzhou railway station serves the city of Guangzhou. It sits on the high speed Guangshen railway just west of Guangzhou East. CRH trains from Guangzhou serves Shenzhen six times daily.

Guangzhou 广州
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州站
Traditional Chinese	廣州站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 zaam6
General information
Location	159 Huanshi Xilu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°08′58″N 113°15′26″E
Operated by	Guangzhou Railway Group Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	China Railway: Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Guangzhou–Maoming Railway Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway CRH: Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway Metro:  2  Line 2(Guangzhou Metro)  5  Line 5(Guangzhou Metro)
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	China Railway: TMIS code: 23693 Telegraph code: GZQ Pinyin code: GZH Metro: 216 (Line 2) 506 (Line 5)
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	1974 29 December 2002 (Metro Line 2) 28 December 2009 (Metro Line 5)
Previous names	Liuhuaqiao railway station
Services
Preceding station   China Railway   Following station Guangzhou North towards Beijing West Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Terminus Terminus Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway Yunlu towards Shenzhen Guangzhou Metro Yuexiu Park toward Guangzhou South Railway Station Line 2 Sanyuanli toward Jiahewanggang Xicun toward Jiaokou Line 5 Xiaobei toward Wenchong

Services from this station include trains to Beijing (Jingguang railway) and Lhasa. It is served by the Guangzhou Metro on Line 2 and Line 5.

History

The first central railway station in Guangzhou, known as East Canton Railway Station or Dashatou railway station, was built in 1911 as the northern terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.

In the 1950s, the Guangdong provincial government saw the need for a new central train station in Guangzhou to meet the increasing demands for rail travels. Construction began in 1960, but it was not completed until 1974 due to interruptions by the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.

On April 4, 1979, with the normalisation of relations with Hong Kong, the through-train service that was suspended for over twenty-five years was resumed. Through-train services were moved to Guangzhou East in 1996.

Rail services

The east square of Guangzhou railway station in 1991. Notice three of the four billboards printed their brand logo its original traditional Chinese character design, which is legal for brand logos.

• Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
• Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
• Guangzhou–Maoming Railway
• Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway

Metro services

An interchange station of Line 2 and Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro.[1] It is located at the underground of the west square of Guangzhou Railway Station, located at the junction of Ring Road West (Chinese: 环市西路; pinyin: Huánshì Xī Lù and Renmin Road North (人民北路; Rénmín Běi Lù) in Yuexiu District. It started operations on December 29, 2002, (Line 2) and December 2009 (Line 5) respectively. Its area is about 10000 square metres and it is the second largest metro station in Guangzhou.[2][3][4]

References

1. 广州地铁二号线：广州火车站站 (Chinese Version)
2. Guangzhou Railway Station
3. Guangzhou Metro line Five to Open in December 2009
4. 广州地铁二号线：广州火车站站 (Chinese Version)

External links

• Guangzhou Train Schedule and Rail Journey Guide