Dongguan railway station (Guangdong)

Dongguan railway station (Chinese: 东莞站; pinyin: Dōngguǎn Zhàn), also known as New Shilong railway station (Chinese: 新石龙站; Pinyin: Xīn Shílóng Zhàn) is a railway station on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway, located between Chashan and Shilong, Dongguan, Guangdong in China. The station is designed by He Jingtang, a prominent Chinese architect and professor at the South China University of Technology's school of architecture.[1] It started to operate on January 8, 2014, which replaced Shilong railway station for the passenger train services.[2]

Dongguan

东莞
China Railway
Dongguan Rail Transit
General information
LocationBetween Chashan and Shilong, Dongguan, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°05′29″N 113°51′17″E / 23.09139°N 113.85472°E / 23.09139; 113.85472
Operated byGuangshen Railway Company (a subsidiary of the Guangzhou Railway Group)
Dongguan Rail Transit Corporation, Limited
Line(s)Guangshen Railway
Line 2, Dongguan Rail Transit
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeTMIS code: 23757
Telegraph code: RTQ
Pinyin code: DGU
History
OpenedJanuary 8, 2014

This station has Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity Multiple unit train (CRH) services and long-distance train services. It also connected with Line 2 of the Dongguan Rail Transit.

The Dongguan Rail Transit station at Dongguan railway station

References edit

  1. ^ "Dongguan's new train station opens". The Nanfang. January 9, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "New Dongguan Railway Station Put into Service". GUANGSHEN RAILWAY CO.,LTD. January 9, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
Preceding station   China Railway Following station
Shipai
towards Guangzhou
Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway Changping
towards Shenzhen
Preceding station   Dongguan Rail Transit Following station
Chashan Line 2 Terminus