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Guangzhou to have 10 railway stations by 2040

In order to become an integrated transport hub internationally, Guangzhou will have a total of ten separate railway stations by the year 2040.

As well as the popular Guangzhou Station, East Station and South Stations, seven new stations, all directly linked to the metro, will allow easy access to high-speed trains in seven different districts.

1. Guangzhou Railway Station

广州站·将改造综合枢纽体 四地铁换乘

This whole area is soon to be transformed into an integrated transport junction by incorporating the old Station and the two coach stations into one huge facility. Once completed in 2022, there will be ten new rail platforms capable of handling 120,000 passengers a day.

As well as metro lines 2 and 4, the station will also be connected with two other metro lines——Line 11, which is currently still under construction and Line 14, which is expected to begin services later this year.

2. Guangzhou East Railway Station

广州东站·将扩能改造 通四条地铁

According to Guangzhou's 13rd five-year (2016-2020) plan for infrastructure development, the renovation of Guangzhou East Railway Station will start this year, and last until 2020. The renovated facility will connect with the Guangzhou-Shantou Passenger Rail Link, the Beijing-Kowloon High-Speed Railway, and the Guangzhou-Dongguan-Shenzhen Intercity Railway, making inter-city travel much more convenient. The station will be easily accessible through Metro Lines 1, 3, 11 and 18.


3. Baiyun Railway Station

白云站(原棠溪站)

广州火车站的普速车将外迁至白云站

Baiyun Railway Station, also known as Tangxi Railway Station, will take over the services of ordinary trains, which travel less than 200 kilometers per hour, from Guangzhou Railway Station, which is only two kilometers away in the south.

Baiyun Railway Station will be directly connected to the Guangzhou-Qingyuan Intercity Railway, along with Metro line 12, which is scheduled to start service in 2023.

4. Guangzhou South Railway Station

广州南站

至少通4地铁 还要建商务区

Touted as the main high-speed railway station for Guangzhou, it will connect the Shenzhen-Maoming Railway, the Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaoqing Intercity Railway, the Guangzhou-Foshan Loop Line and the Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Railway. Centered around a newly constructed business district, it will be served by Metro lines 2 and 7, and 22 as well as the Foshan metro line 2.


5. Guangzhou North Railway Station

广州北站

2020年竣工 15分钟到机场

Located in Huadu district, and due to be completed in 2020, 18 platforms of Guangzhou North Railway Station will fast-track passengers directly to Baiyun International Airport in just 15 minutes.

Acting as a major Asian Pacific transport hub, the station will bring together conventional trains, high-speed trains, intercity-railways and the city metro network. It is already connected to the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway, and Guangzhou Metro Line 9, and will connect to a dozen more railways across the province.

6. Baiyun Airport Station

白云机场站

能搭城际能坐高铁 通3条地铁

The second terminal of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport will open on April 26th, along with the long awaited terminal station of Metro Line 3, "Airport North".

In future, airport arrivals will be able to transfer to Metro Line 3, but also to line 18, and the APM line between the airport and Guangzhou North Railway Station.


7. Xintang Station and Zengcheng Station

新塘站、增城站

广汕高铁通过

The two stations along the Guangzhou-Shantou High-speed Railway will mainly serve their home district of Zengcheng and the eastern urban areas of Guangzhou. Xintang Station is already accessible by metro line 13, and Zengcheng station will become very convenient for commuters in the future.

8. Qingsheng Station and Nansha station

庆盛站、南沙站(万顷沙)

去香港、深圳、粤西可直达

Located on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link and Shenzhen-Maoming Railway, the two stations will facilitate travel to Hong Kong, Shenzhen and the western part of Guangdong province. Qingsheng Station is already in operation and can be reached through Metro Line 4.

Source: WECHAT (SilkRoadPost)

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