Guangzhou South railway station

New Guangzhou railway station
New Guangzhou railway station
Simplified Chinese	新广州站
Traditional Chinese	新廣州站
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīn Guǎngzhōu Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	san1 gwong2zau1 zaam6
Shibi railway station
Chinese	石壁站
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shíbì Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	sek6bik1 zaam6

Guangzhounan

广州南
Guangzhounan; 广州南
	The west square of Guangzhounan
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州南站
Traditional Chinese	廣州南站
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gǔangzhōunán Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gwong2zau1naam4 zaam6
General information
Other names	Guangzhou South
Location	Nanzhan Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong; China
Coordinates	22°59′15″N 113°16′07″E / 22.987472°N 113.268586°ECoordinates: 22°59′15″N 113°16′07″E / 22.987472°N 113.268586°E
Operated by	China Railway Guangzhou 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)); 22 (Line 22 (Guangzhou Metro)) (U/C); 2 (Line 2 (Foshan Metro)) (U/C);
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; 11 years ago (China Railway); 25 September 2010; 10 years ago (Guangzhou Metro line 2); 28 December 2017; 3 years ago (Guangzhou Metro line 7);
Previous names	New Guangzhou railway station (新广州站), Shibi railway station (石壁站)

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]

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[]

30 December 2004 – Construction commences^[8]
30 January 2010 – Partial opening of the station with services north to Wuhan^[9]
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 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 20 and 22, as well as the Foshan Metro Line 2.^[10]

Panyu railway station operated by Guangdong Intercity is under construction and will be situated underneath Guangzhou South, allowing for transfer between the two stations.

References[]

^ 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.
^ "Better late than never". Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
^ 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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Guangzhou plans new rail station". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "New Guangzhou (Shibi) Station" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
^ 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.
^ 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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 新广��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
^ 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
^ 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
Terminus		Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway	Bijiang towards Zhuhai
Preceding station	Guangzhou Metro		Following station
Terminus		Line 2	Shibi towards Jiahewanggang
Terminus		Line 7	Shibi towards Higher Education Mega Center South

[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.

[sina20060314-3] 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] 新广��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

[xhn20090419-10] 4条地铁线直通广州新火车站 (in Chinese). Xinhua News. 19 April 2009.

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History	Timeline Bibliography
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Guangzhou South railway station

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