Guangzhou South railway station

This article is about a China Railway train station. For Guangdong Intercity train station, see Panyu railway station.

Guangzhounan (Guangzhou South) railway station (simplified Chinese: 广州南站; traditional Chinese: 廣州南站; Jyutping: gwong2 zau1 naam4 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu Nàahm Jaahm) is located in Shibi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It is a large modern rail terminal 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of central Guangzhou. For a brief time it was Asia's largest railway station by area when it officially started operation in early 2010.^[1]

Guangzhounan 广州南
The east square of Guangzhounan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州南站
Traditional Chinese	廣州南站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǔangzhōunán Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2zau1naam4 zaam6
General information
Other names	Guangzhou South
Location	133 Nanzhan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	22°59′15″N 113°16′07″E
Operated by	China Railway Guangzhou Group
Line(s)	CRH: Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity railway Guangzhou Metro:      Line 2      Line 7      Line 22 Foshan Metro:      Line 2
Platforms	CRH: 13 island platforms and 2 side platforms Metro: 8 platforms (3 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Tracks	CRH: 28 Metro: 8
Connections	Panyu Metro station Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (China Railway) Underground (Guangzhou Metro & Foshan Metro)
Other information
Station code	CRH: TMIS code: 65848 Telegraph code: IZQ Pinyin code: GZN Metro: 201 701 2203 F227
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	30 January 2010; 15 years ago (2010-01-30) (China Railway) 25 September 2010; 14 years ago (2010-09-25) (Guangzhou Metro line 2) 28 December 2017; 7 years ago (2017-12-28) (Guangzhou Metro line 7) 28 December 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-28) (Foshan Metro line 2) 31 March 2022; 3 years ago (2022-03-31) (Guangzhou Metro line 22)
Previous names	New Guangzhou railway station (新广州站), Shibi railway station (石壁站)

New Guangzhou railway station
Simplified Chinese	新广州站
Traditional Chinese	新廣州站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīn Guǎngzhōu Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping san1 gwong2zau1 zaam6
Shibi railway station
Chinese	石壁站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shíbì Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sek6bik1 zaam6

The station, designed by TFP Farrells, remains the largest in Guangzhou. It is one of the four largest railway passenger transportation hubs in China.^[2][3] It is an interchange station and a terminus between the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong XRL, Guangzhou-Maoming Railway, Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway and Beijing-Guangzhou HSR.^[4][5] This station is intended to replace the existing Guangzhou railway station as the dominant station in Guangzhou. Together with Guangzhou railway station, Guangzhou East and Guangzhou North railway stations, the station will jointly form one of six planned National Railway Passenger Transportation Centres by the Chinese Ministry of Railways.^[6]

History

• 30 December 2004 – Construction commences^[7]
• 30 January 2010 – Partial opening of the station with services north to Wuhan^[8]
• 25 September 2010 – Metro station opened
• 7 January 2011 – Services to Zhuhai North and Xinhui commences
• 26 December 2011 – Service to Shenzhen North commences
• 26 December 2012 – Service to Beijing West commences
• 26 December 2014 – Services to Nanning East and Guiyang North commences
• 30 December 2015 – Services to Futian commences
• 23 September 2018 – Service to Hong Kong West Kowloon commences

Interchanges

Guangzhou South railway station is also a comprehensive transportation hub; passengers can interchange between high-speed long-distance trains, Metro, long-distance and local buses, taxi, etc. Guangzhou Metro Line 2, Line 7 and Line 22 and Foshan Metro Line 2 are located at or near the bottom of station complex. The formation of a centralized transfer center will see connections with the future Guangzhou Metro Line 20.^[9]

Panyu railway station operated by Guangdong Intercity starts operation since 26 May 2024,^[10][11] while for transferring between Guangzhou South Railway Station and Panyu railway station, no internal transfer walkway was available meaning that an external transfer,^[11] involving "exit-and-enter" at two different gates, together with a security check^[12] conducted in-between, is required.

See also

• Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link

Adjacent stations

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Guangzhou North towards Wuhan		Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway		Terminus
Terminus		Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL		Qingsheng towards Hong Kong West Kowloon
Foshan West towards Nanning		Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway		Terminus
Foshan West towards Guiyang North		Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Terminus		Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway		Bijiang towards Zhuhai
Preceding station	Guangzhou Metro			Following station
Terminus		Line 2		Shibi towards Jiahewanggang
Dazhou towards Meidi Dadao		Line 7		Shibi towards Yanshan
Chentougang Terminus		Line 22		Shiguanglu towards Panyu Square
Preceding station	Foshan Metro			Following station
Linyue Dong towards Nanzhuang		Line 2		Terminus

Gallery (Metro)

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  Line 2 termination platform
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  Lines 2 & 7 concourse
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  Line 2 northbound and Line 7 southbound platform
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  Line 7 northbound platform
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  Line 22 concourse
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  Line 22 mezzanine
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  Line 22 platform
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  Foshan Line 2 concourse
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  Foshan Line 2 platform
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  Exit B
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  Exit P
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  Exit R