Guangzhou South Railway Station
The station, designed by TFP Farrells, remains the largest in Guangzhou. It is one of the four largest railway passenger transportation hubs in China. It is an interchange station and a terminus between the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong XRL, Guangzhou-Maoming Railway, Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway and Beijing-Guangzhou HSR. This station is intended to replace the existing Guangzhou railway station as the dominant station in Guangzhou. Together with Guangzhou railway station, Guangzhou East and Guangzhou North railway stations, the station will jointly form one of six planned National Railway Passenger Transportation Centres by the Chinese Ministry of Railways.
History
- 30 December 2004 – Construction commences
- 30 January 2010 – Partial opening of the station with services north to Wuhan
- 25 September 2010 – Metro station opened
- 7 January 2011 – Services to Zhuhai North and Xinhui commences
- 26 December 2011 – Service to Shenzhen North commences
- 26 December 2012 – Service to Beijing West commences
- 26 December 2014 – Services to Nanning East and Guiyang North commences
- 30 December 2015 – Services to Futian commences
- 23 September 2018 – Service to Hong Kong West Kowloon commences
Interchanges
Guangzhou South railway station is also a comprehensive transportation hub; passengers can interchange between high-speed long-distance trains, Metro, long-distance and local buses, taxi, etc. Guangzhou Metro Line 2, Line 7 and Line 22 and Foshan Metro Line 2 are located at or near the bottom of station complex. The formation of a centralized transfer center will see connections with the future Guangzhou Metro Line 20.
Panyu railway station operated by Guangdong Intercity is under construction and will be situated underneath Guangzhou South, allowing for transfer between the two stations.
See also
Adjacent stations
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Guangzhou North towards Wuhan
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Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway | Terminus | ||
Terminus | Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL | Qingsheng towards Hong Kong West Kowloon
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Foshan West towards Nanning
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Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway | Terminus | ||
Foshan West towards Guiyang North
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Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway | |||
Terminus | Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway | Bijiang towards Zhuhai
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Terminus | Line 2 | Shibi towards Jiahewanggang
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Dazhou towards Meidi Dadao
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Line 7 | Shibi towards Yanshan
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Chentougang Terminus
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Line 22 | Shiguanglu towards Panyu Square
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Preceding station | Foshan Metro | Following station | ||
Linyue Dong towards Nanzhuang
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Line 2 | Terminus |
Gallery (Metro)
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Line 2 termination platform
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Lines 2 & 7 concourse
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Line 2 northbound and Line 7 southbound platform
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Line 7 northbound platform
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Line 22 concourse
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Line 22 mezzanine
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Line 22 platform
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Foshan Line 2 concourse
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Foshan Line 2 platform
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Exit B
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Exit P
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Exit R