Humen railway station (Chinese: 虎门站) is a station in Baisha Village (Chinese: 白沙村), Humen, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China. It is one of the stations on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link between Guangzhou South railway station in the Panyu District and Futian railway station in Shenzhen City.[1]
Humen 虎门 | |
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Location | Dongguan, Guangdong China |
Operated by | Dongguan Rail Transit Corporation, Limited CR Guangzhou |
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Classification | 2nd class station |
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Opened | 26 December 2011 27 May 2016 (Dongguan Rail Transit) | (Guangshen'gang XRL)
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Humen railway station is connected to Dongchong Town in the Panyu District by the 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) long Shiziyang Tunnel under the Shiziyang Channel near the estuary of the Pearl River.[2] The tunnel was completed in March 2011.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
- ^ "China starts work on first underwater railway tunnel". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ^ China completes construction of world's fastest underwater railway tunnel, 2011-03-12
Preceding station | China Railway High-speed | Following station | ||
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Qingsheng towards Beijing West
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Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway | Guangmingcheng towards Hong Kong West Kowloon
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Preceding station | Dongguan Rail Transit | Following station | ||
Terminus | Line 2 | Exhibition Center towards Dongguan Railway Station
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