Guangzhou South railway station

Guangzhounan (Guangzhou South) railway station (Chinese: 广州南站) is located in Shibi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It is a large modern rail terminal 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of central Guangzhou. For a brief time it was Asia's largest railway station (by area) when it officially started operation in early 2010.[1]

Guangzhounan 广州南
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州南站
Traditional Chinese	廣州南站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǔangzhōunán Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong^2zau^1naam^4 zaam^6
General information
Other names	Guangzhou South
Location	Nanzhan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	22°59′15″N 113°16′07″E
Operated by	Guangzhou Railway Group
Line(s)	CRH: Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong HSR Beijing–Guangzhou HSR Guiyang–Guangzhou HSR Nanning–Guangzhou HSR Intercity Rail: Guangzhou–Zhuhai ICR Metro:  2  Line 2(Guangzhou Metro)  7  Line 7(Guangzhou Metro)
Platforms	CRH; 13 island platforms and 2 side platforms Metro; 1 island platform and 2 side platforms
Tracks	CRH; 28 Metro; 4
Connections	Panyu railway station Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (China Railway) Underground (Guangzhou Metro)
Other information
Station code	CRH: TMIS code: 65848 Telegraph code: IZQ Pinyin code: GZN Metro: 201 (Line 2) 701 (Line 7)
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	30 January 2010 (China Railway) 25 September 2010 (Guangzhou Metro line 2) 28 December 2017 (Guangzhou Metro line 7)
Previous names	New Guangzhou railway station (新广州站), Shibi railway station (石壁站)

New Guangzhou railway station
Simplified Chinese	新广州站
Traditional Chinese	新廣州站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīn Guǎngzhōu Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping san^1 gwong^2zau^1 zaam^6
Shibi railway station
Chinese	石壁站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shíbì Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sek^6bik^1 zaam^6

The station, designed by TFP Farrells, remains the largest in Guangzhou. It is one of the four largest railway passenger transportation hubs in China.[2][3] It is an interchange station and a terminus between Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong XRL, Guangzhou-Maoming Railway, Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway and Beijing-Guangzhou HSR.[4][5][6] This station is intended to replace the existing Guangzhou railway station in being the dominant station in Guangzhou. Together with Guangzhou main station, Guangzhou East and Guangzhou North railway stations, they will be jointly form one of six planned National Railway Passenger Transportation Centres by the Chinese Ministry of Railways.[7]

History

• December 30, 2004 - Construction commences[8]
• January 30, 2010 - Partial opening of the station with services north to Wuhan[9]
• September 25, 2010 - Metro station opened
• January 7, 2011 - Services to Zhuhai North and Xinhui commences
• December 26, 2011 - Service to Shenzhen North commences
• December 26, 2012 - Service to Beijing West commences
• December 26, 2014 - Services to Nanning East and Guiyang North commences
• December 30, 2015 - Services to Futian commences
• September 23, 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 and Line 7 subway lines are located at or near the bottom of station complex Metro station. The formation of a centralized transfer center will see connections with the future Guangzhou Metro Lines 18 & 20, as well as the FMetro Line 2.[10]

Another China Railway station, Panyu, is under construction and will be situated underneath Guangzhou South, allowing for transfer between the two stations.

See also

• Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link

References

1. 亚洲最大火车站广州南站正式开通运营 (in Chinese). Sina News. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
2. "Better late than never". Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
3. 廣州新火車站選址番禺]（2006年3月14日），新浪網 (in Chinese). Sina Corp Hong Kong. 14 March 2006.
4. "Guangzhou plans new rail station". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
5. "New Guangzhou (Shibi) Station" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
6. 珠三角建城际轨道交通网 广州至深圳将如坐公交 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. 31 December 2004.
7. 广州铁路新客站规划建全国大铁路客运枢纽 (4-29) (in Chinese). 19 July 2006.
8. 新广州火车站今动工，铁路四大客运中心呼之欲出 Archived 2015-02-04 at the Wayback Machine－南方网
9. 武广线广州南站开始“封顶” Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine－新华网广东频道
10. 4条地铁线直通广州新火车站 (in Chinese). Xinhua News. 19 April 2009.

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Guangzhou North towards Beijing West		Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway		Qingsheng towards Hong Kong West Kowloon
Foshan West towards Nanning		Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway		Terminus
Foshan West towards Guiyang North		Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Terminus		Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway		Bijiang towards Zhuhai
Preceding station	Guangzhou Metro			Following station
Terminus		Line 2		Shibi towards Jiahewanggang
		Line 7		Shibi towards Higher Education Mega Center South