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Guangzhou prepares for travel rush as people start coming back

Another Spring Festival travel rush is expected to start from February 20 as people start coming back from their holiday. To facilitate passengers arriving late night, Guangzhou has improved the interchange services among train stations, Baiyun International Airport and metro stations.

Baiyun International Airport

Taxi services until late night at the Baiyun Airport.[PhotoNanfang Plus]

From February 20 to March 5, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport will launch 3 new direct shuttle bus routes respectively to Tianhe Sports Center, Changgang Metro Station and Guangzhou Railway Station. The shuttle buses will service in every 20 minute from 23:00 until the last flight lands at the airport.

Taxi ranks will also be set up at the stations of these 3 shuttle bus routes, so that passengers could easily get to their destinations.


Guangzhou South Railway Station of Metro Line 2

The Guangzhou South Railway Station of Metro Line 2 will extend its service hours from 23:30 to 0:45, from February 20 to March 5. However, the metro will only stop at 5 stations during the extended hours, including Luoxi, Changgang, Gongyuan Qian, Guangzhou Railway Station and Jiahe Wanggang.

Photo is taken at the Guangzhou South Railways Station during the Spring Festival Travel Peak.[PhotoSouthcn.com]

The city will also set up taxi ranks outside 3 major metro stations from February 20 to March 3:

22:30 - 4:00, Exit C2 of Changgang Station

22:30 - 1:15, Exit I2 of Gongyuan Qian

22.30 - next day’s morning, Guangzhou Railway Station


Between Guangzhou South Railway Station and Guangzhou Railway Station

Guangzhou will have 9 bus routes at its the Guangzhou South Railway Station everyday from 23:00 until the end of the high-speed rail schedules during peak period. These 9 bus routes will connect the station with 9 destination including:

1.Guangzhou East Railway Station

2.Nangang of Huangpu District

3.Dasha Di

4.Henggang

5.Guangyun Road

6.Zhongshan 8th Road

7.Guangzhou Railway Station

8.Huadu Bus Station

9.Nanhai Bus Station

Taxi ranks will also be set up at 4 of these bus stations, including Tianhe Sport Center, Junjing Huayuan, Zhongshan 8th Road and Guangzhou Railway Station. The service will start from 22:30 everyday to 4:00 at Tianhe Sport Center, Junjing Huayuan and Zhongshan 8th Road, and to the next day’s morning at Guangzhou Railway Station.

Volunteers are helping passengers at the Guangzhou Railway Station during the Spring Festival.[PhotoNanfang Plus]

Furthermore, Guangzhou will launch 3 bus routes at Guangzhou Railway Station during the peak period ( February 21 to March 3), connecting the station with:

1.Jiaokou Bus Station

2.Tianping Jia

3.Cencun

Passengers can take the bus at the east square of the Guangzhou Railway Station.

 

Reported by Jasmine Yin

Edited by Wing Zhang

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