Guangzhou Railway Station

Guangzhou 广州
Location	159 Huanshi Xilu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°9′5.40″N 113°15′8.69″E / 23.1515000°N 113.2524139°E / 23.1515000; 113.2524139Coordinates: 23°9′5.40″N 113°15′8.69″E / 23.1515000°N 113.2524139°E / 23.1515000; 113.2524139
Operated by	China Railway Corporation Guangshen Railway Company Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway Guangzhou–Maoming Railway Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway      Line 2     Line 5
Platforms	4
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1974 29 December 2002 (Line 2) 28 December 2009 (Line 5)
Previous names	Liuhua
Services
Preceding station   China Railway   Following station Dalang towards Beijing or Beijing West Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Terminus Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station Terminus Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway Yunlu towards Shenzhen Preceding station   Guangzhou Metro   Following station Yuexiu Park toward Guangzhou South Line 2 Sanyuanli toward Jiahewanggang Xicun toward Jiaokou Line 5 Xiaobei toward Wenchong

Guangzhou Railway Station (Chinese: 广州火车站; Pinyin: Guǎngzhōu Huǒchēzhàn) serves the city of Guangzhou, China. It sits on the high speed Guangshen railway just west of Guangzhou East. As one of the busiest railway stations in southern China, Guangzhou station is known for its notorious safety record. CRH trains from Guangzhou serves Shenzhen six times daily.

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

As early as the 1950s, the provincial government saw the need for a central train station in Guangzhou but the plans were shelved until 1974 due to the Cultural Revolution. On the 4 April, 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 due to increasing security problems.

Rail services

• 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 Huanshi Road West (Chinese: 环市西路; pinyin: Huanshi Xilu and Renmin Road North (Chinese: 人民北路; pinyin: Renmin Beilu) 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]

Station layout

Platform of Line 2  Platform of Line 5

Exits

References

External links

• Guangzhou Train Schedule and Rail Journey Guide

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