Guangzhou East railway station

Guangzhoudong 广州东
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州东站
Traditional Chinese	廣州東站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǔangzhōu Dōng Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngjāu Dūng Jaahm Jyutping Gwong^2zau^1 Dung^1 Zaam^6
General information
Other names	Guangzhoudong railway station, Tianhe railway station (formerly) Guangzhou East railway station
Location	1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°09′02″N 113°19′30″E
Operated by	China Railway Guangzhou Group Guangshen Railway Company Guangzhou Metro
Line(s)	Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway Lines 1, 3, 11(Guangzhou Metro)
Platforms	12 (5 island platforms, 2 side platforms) 4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	12 4
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Surface Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	China Railway: TMIS code: 23711 Telegraph code: GGQ Pinyin code: GZD Metro: 116 318
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	1940; 85 years ago (1940) 28 June 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-28) (Line 1) 26 December 2005; 19 years ago (2005-12-26) (Line 3)
Previous names	Tianhe 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      Line 11 does not stop here

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)

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

Rail services

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

Rail services serving Guangzhou East railway station include:

• Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway
• Guangzhou–Kowloon through train
• Guangshengang XRL
• Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway

Note that the Guangzhou-Kowloon through-train is discontinued, and the customs area for former Hung Hom-bound trains is repurposed into a paid area for West Kowloon-bound trains.

Metro services

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]

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  Platform 4 (Line 3 towards Airport North)
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  South concourse (Line 1 section)
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  South concourse (Line 3 section)
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  North concourse
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  Paid transfer corridor

References

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.

External links

Media related to Guangzhoudong Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons