Guangzhou

广州
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广州站
Traditional Chinese廣州站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwóngjāu Jaahm
JyutpingGwong2zau1 Zaam6
General information
Location159 Huanshi Xilu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°08′58″N 113°15′26″E / 23.149415°N 113.257291°E / 23.149415; 113.257291
Operated by
Line(s)
PlatformsChina Railway 8 (2 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Guangzhou Metro 4 (2 island platforms)
TracksChina Railway 8
Guangzhou Metro 4
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeChina Railway Surface
Guangzhou Metro Underground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
  • China Railway:
  • TMIS code: 23693
  • Telegraph code: GZQ
  • Pinyin code: GZH
  • Metro:
  • 2 16 (Line 2)
  • 5 06 (Line 5)
ClassificationTop Class station
History
Opened1974 (1974)
29 December 2002 (2002-12-29) (Metro Line 2)
28 December 2009 (2009-12-28) (Metro Line 5)
Previous namesLiuhuaqiao 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
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Yuexiu Park
towards Guangzhou South Railway Station
 Line 2 Sanyuanli
towards Jiahewanggang
Xicun
towards Jiaokou
 Line 5 Xiaobei
towards Huangpu New Port

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 high speed Guangshen railway just west of Guangzhou East. 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

The east square of Guangzhou railway station in 1991

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

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; 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]

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