Guangzhou railway station
Chinese railway and metro interchange station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guangzhou railway station (simplified Chinese: 广州火车站; traditional Chinese: 廣州火車站; Jyutping: gwong2 zau1 fo2 ce1 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu Fóchējaahm) serves the city of Guangzhou. It sits on the higher speed Guangshen railway just west of Guangzhou East. CRH trains stopping at Guangzhou exist to serve Shenzhen.
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| Simplified Chinese | 广州站 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 廣州站 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 159 Huanshi Xilu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°08′58″N 113°15′26″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 8 (2 island platforms, 2 side platforms) 4 (2 island platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Surface Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Top Class station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1974 29 December 2002 (Metro Line 2) 28 December 2009 (Metro Line 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Liuhuaqiao railway station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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; Jyutping: waan4 si5 sai1 lou6 and Renmin Road North (人民北路; Rénmín Běi Lù; jan4 man4 bak1 lou6) in Yuexiu District. It started operations on December 29, 2002, (Line 2) and December 2009 (Line 5) respectively. Its area is about 10,000 square meters (107,639 sq ft) and it is the second largest metro station in Guangzhou.[2][3][4]
Platform 1 (Line 2 towards Jiahewanggang)
Platform 3 (Line 5 towards Huangpu New Port)
Line 2 concourse
Line 5 concourse
Transfer corridor
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