Changping Railway Station (Guangdong)

Changping 常平
Location	China
Coordinates	22°59′10″N 114°00′05″E / 22.98611°N 114.00139°E / 22.98611; 114.00139Coordinates: 22°59′10″N 114°00′05″E / 22.98611°N 114.00139°E / 22.98611; 114.00139
Line(s)	Guangshen Railway, Guangmeishan Railway, Jingjiu Railway, Guangdong Through Train

Changping Railway Station, formerly Dongguan Railway Station, serves the city of Dongguan in Guangdong Province, China, located in Changping Town of the city. It is served by Guangshen Railway, Guangmeishan Railway, Jingjiu Railway as well as the Guangdong Through Train service.

It is a port of entry to mainland China for passenger trains from Kowloon, Hong Kong on the Guangdong Through Train service.

Configuration

The station is configured in a northwest-southeast alignment. Trains departing to the northwest continue along the Guangshen railway towards Guangzhou. To the southeast, there is a junction where the Guangshen railway merges with the Guangmeishan railway and Jingjiu railway (coming from the east). The Guangshen railway continues south towards Shenzhen, where it is connected to the East Rail Line of Hong Kong at the border near Luohu/Lo Wu. The Jingjiu railway continues east through the Dongguan East station then onwards towards Beijing.

History

Sheungping Railway Station was opened in 1911 along with the Chinese section of Kowloon-Canton Railway, Sheungping being the Cantonese-based postal romanization of Changping, which is Putonghua-based.

The Guangdong Through Train service started to call at Changping Railway Station in 1994, bringing convenience to passengers travelling between Hong Kong and Dongguan, especially Hong Kong residents who reside in the vicinity of Dongguan and commute back to Hong Kong on a daily basis. Since 1997, it also became a port of entry for the Beijing-Kowloon Through Train and Shanghai-Kowloon Through Train services, and at that time all passengers departing from Kowloon were required to leave the train with all their belongings for immigration and customs checks before boarding the train again for their destinations (Beijing or Shanghai), vice versa. The Beijing and Shanghai through trains no longer stops at this station (and became non-stop services) since Beijing West and Shanghai stations set up their own immigration facilities and became ports of entry in October 2003.

Dongguan Station will be renamed "Changping Station" once again with effect from 20 June 2013.^[1] The name "Dongguan Station" will be used by another station on the Guangshen Railway line which is now under construction and was once known as "New Shilong Station" in its planning stage.

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station		China Railway		Following station
Hengli towards Guangzhou		Guangshen Railway		Zhangmutou towards Shenzhen
Dongguan East towards [[Template:S-line/CR left/Guangmeishan Railway Station|Template:S-line/CR left/Guangmeishan]]		Guangmeishan Railway		Hengli towards [[Template:S-line/CR right/Guangmeishan Railway Station|Template:S-line/CR right/Guangmeishan]]
Dongguan East towards Beijing West		Beijing–Kowloon Railway		Zhangmutou towards Hung Hom
MTR
Guangzhou East towards Zhaoqing		Guangdong Through Train Guangshen railway		Hung Hom Terminus

References

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Mainland China–Hong Kong border crossings Mainland China Land/Rail Beijing West Station Port Changping Port Foshan Port Futian Port Huanggang Port Luohu Port Shanghai Station Port Shatoujiao Port Shenzhen Bay Port Tianhe Port Wenjindu Port Zhaoqing Station Port Liantang Port * Water Doumen Port Fuyong Port Gaoming Port Gongyi Port Heshan Port Humen Port Jiangmen Port Lianhuashan Port Nansha Port Pingzhou Port Sanbu Port Shekou Port Shunde Port Xiangzhou Port Zhaoqing Port Zhongshan Port Zhuhai Port Hong Kong Land/Rail Hung Hom Control Point Lo Wu Control Point Lok Ma Chau Control Point Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point Man Kam To Control Point Sha Tau Kok Control Point Shenzhen Bay Control Point Heung Yuen Wai Control Point * West Kowloon Terminus * Water China Ferry Terminal Control Point Macau Ferry Terminal Control Point Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal Control Point  * Proposed / planned See also: General Administration of Customs Bureau of Exit and Entry Administration List of airports in China Immigration Department Customs and Excise Department List of immigration control points in Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Skypier