Guangzhou railway station

Guangzhou 广州
General information
Location	159 Huanshi Xilu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°08′58″N 113°15′26″E
Operated by	Guangzhou Railway Group Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	China Railway: Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Guangzhou–Maoming Railway CRH: Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway Metro:  2  Line 2(Guangzhou Metro)  5  Line 5(Guangzhou Metro)
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1974 29 December 2002 (Metro Line 2) 28 December 2009 (Metro Line 5)
Previous names	Liuhua
Services
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Guangzhou railway station
Simplified Chinese	广州站
Traditional Chinese	廣州站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 zaam6
Named used for the metro station
Simplified Chinese	广州火车站
Traditional Chinese	廣州火車站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngzhōu Huǒchēzhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong2 zau1 fo2 ce1 zaam6

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

• Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
• Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
• Guangzhou–Maoming Railway
• Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway

Metro services

An interchange station of Line 2 and Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro. 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.

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)

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  Platform of Line 2
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  Platform of Line 5

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

External links

• Guangzhou Train Schedule and Rail Journey Guide