Guangzhou railway station

Guangzhou

广州
Guangzhou; 广州 ;
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州站
Traditional Chinese	廣州站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guǎngzhōu Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwóngjāu Jaahm
Jyutping	Gwong2zau1 Zaam6
General information
Location	159 Huanshi Xilu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong; China
Coordinates	23°08′58″N 113°15′26″E / 23.149415°N 113.257291°E
Operated by	CR Guangzhou; Guangzhou Metro;
Line(s)	China Railway:; Beijing–Guangzhou railway; Guangzhou–Maoming railway; Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway; China Railway High-speed:; Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing intercity railway; Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway; Guangzhou Metro:; 2 5;
Platforms	8 (2 island platforms, 2 side platforms); 4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	8; 4
Connections	Bus terminal;
Construction
Structure type	Surface; Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	China Railway:; TMIS code: 23693; Telegraph code: GZQ; Pinyin code: GZH; Metro:; 2 16 (Line 2); 5 06 (Line 5);
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	1974; 50 years ago; 29 December 2002; 21 years ago (Metro Line 2); 28 December 2009; 14 years ago (Metro Line 5)
Previous names	Liuhuaqiao railway station
Services

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.

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]