Guangzhou East railway station

Guangzhou East

广州东
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广州东站
Traditional Chinese廣州東站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǔangzhōu Dōng Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwóngjāu Dūng Jaahm
JyutpingGwong2zau1 Dung1 Zaam6
General information
Other namesChina Railway Guangzhoudong railway station,
Tianhe railway station (formerly)
Guangzhou Metro Guangzhou East railway station
Location1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°09′02″N 113°19′30″E / 23.150566°N 113.3249°E / 23.150566; 113.3249
Operated byChina Railway Guangzhou Group
Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)Guangzhou-Kowloon
PlatformsChina Railway 12 (5 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Guangzhou Metro 4 (2 island platforms)
TracksChina Railway 12
Guangzhou Metro 4
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeChina Railway Surface
Guangzhou Metro Underground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
  • China Railway:
  • TMIS code: 23711
  • Telegraph code: GGQ
  • Pinyin code: GZD
  • Metro:

116 318

ClassificationTop Class station
History
OpenedChina Railway 1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Guangzhou Metro 28 June 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-28) (Line 1)
Guangzhou Metro 26 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-26) (Line 3)
Previous namesTianhe railway station
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Guangzhou
Terminus
Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway Shipai
towards Shenzhen
Terminus Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway Shipai
towards Shantou
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Tianhe Sports Center
towards Xilang
Line 1 Terminus
Linhexi
towards Haibang
Line 3 Yantang
towards Airport North (Terminal 2) or Tianhe Coach Terminal

Guangzhoudong (Guangzhou East) railway station (simplified Chinese: 广州东站; traditional Chinese: 廣州東站; Jyutping: gwong2 zau1 dung1 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu Dūng Jaahm), formerly known as Tianhe railway station (Chinese: 天河站; Cantonese Yale: Tīnhòh Jaahm) serves the city of Guangzhou, located in the city's Tianhe District.

The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single station complex. There was an immigration check point within the station for Guangzhou–Kowloon through train passengers travelling to and from Hong Kong, until the service was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Station layout (Metro)

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G - Exits B1, B2, F-J
L1
Concourse
Lobby Ticket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities
L2
Platforms
Platform 2 arrow for L  1  towards Xilang (Tianhe Sports Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1  1  termination platform arrow for R
L3
Concourse
Transfer Lobby Transfer lobby between Lines 1 & 3
L5
Platforms
Platform 3 arrow for L  3  towards Haibang (Linhexi)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4  3  towards Airport North (Yantang) arrow for R

Rail services

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C8004, a Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway intercity train, enters Guangzhou East railway station platform 4

Rail services serving Guangzhou East railway station include:

Metro services

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An interchange station between Lines 1 and 3 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is located at the underground of China Railway station in Linhe Zhonglu (Chinese: 林和中路; lit. 'Linhe Middle Road'), Tianhe District. It started operations on 28 June 1999 (Line 1 section) and 26 December 2005 (Line 3 section) respectively.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Guangzhou East Railway Station
  2. ^ Guangzhou Metro line Five to Open in December 2009
  3. ^ "广州东站地铁站 (Chinese Version)". Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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