Guangzhou railway station

Guangzhou
广州
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Guangzhou Metro
Location 159 Huanshi Xilu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates 23°08′58″N 113°15′26″E / 23.149415°N 113.257291°E / 23.149415; 113.257291Coordinates: 23°08′58″N 113°15′26″E / 23.149415°N 113.257291°E / 23.149415; 113.257291
Operated by Guangzhou Railway Group
Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened 1974
29 December 2002 (Metro Line 2)
28 December 2009 (Metro Line 5)
Previous names Liuhua
Services
Preceding station   China Railway   Following station
towards Beijing West
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Terminus
China Railway High-speed
TerminusGuangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
towards Shenzhen
Guangzhou Metro
Line 2
toward Jiaokou
Line 5
toward Wenchong
Guangzhou railway station
Simplified Chinese 广州站
Traditional Chinese 廣州站
Named used for the metro station
Simplified Chinese 广州火车站
Traditional Chinese 廣州火車站

Guangzhou railway station 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

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 ongoing 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 and Renmin Road North (人民北路; Rénmín Běi Lù) 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

G - Exit
L1
Concourse		 Line 2 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
Transfer passageway Transfer passageway between Lines 2 & 5
Line 5 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Equipment Area and Platforms		 - Station equipment
Platform 2  2  towards Guangzhou South railway station (Yuexiu Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1  2  towards Jiahewanggang (Sanyuanli)
L3
Platforms		 Platform 4  5  towards Jiaokou (Xicun)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 3  5  towards Wenchong (Xiaobei)

Exits

Exit number Exit location
Exit A Huanshi Xilu
Exit B Guangzhou railway station Main Hall (closed)
Exit C Non-public access
Exit D D1 Guangzhou railway station West Square
D2 Huanshi Xilu
D3 Huanshi Xilu
D4 Zhanqian Lu
Exit E Huanshi Xilu
Exit F Guangyuan Lu
Exit G Guangzhou Baima Costume Market
Exit H Zhannan Lu

References

  1. ↑ 广州地铁二号线：广州火车站站 (Chinese Version)
  2. ↑ Guangzhou Railway Station
  3. ↑ Guangzhou Metro line Five to Open in December 2009
  4. ↑ 广州地铁二号线：广州火车站站 (Chinese Version)
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