Guangzhou East railway station

Guangzhoudong (Guangzhou East) Railway Station (Chinese: 广州东站), formerly known as Tianhe Railway Station (Chinese: 天河站; pinyin: Tiānhé Zhàn; Jyutping: tin1ho4 zaam6) serves the city of Guangzhou, located in the city's Tianhe District.

Guangzhoudong

广州东

Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广州东站
Traditional Chinese廣州東站
General information
Other names Guangzhoudong railway station
Guangzhou East railway station
Tianhe railway station (formerly)
Location1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°09′02″N 113°19′30″E
Operated byGuangzhou Railway Group
Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
Platforms 12 (5 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
4 (2 island platforms)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type surface
underground
Other information
Station code
  • China Railway:
  • TMIS code: 23711
  • Telegraph code: GGQ
  • Pinyin code: GZD
  • Metro:
  • 116 (Line 1)
  • 318 (Line 8)
ClassificationTop Class station
History
Opened 1940
28 June 1999 (Line 1)
26 December 2005 (Line 3)
Previous namesTianhe Railway Station
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Guangzhou
Terminus
 Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway Dongguan
towards Shenzhen
Yunlu
towards Guangzhou
 Shipai
towards Shenzhen
Terminus Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway Shipai
towards Shantou
Preceding station MTR Following station
Zhaoqing
towards Foshan
 Guangdong through train
via Guangmao railway
 Dongguan
towards Hung Hom
Zhuzhou
towards Shanghai
 Shanghai–Kowloon through train
via Jingguang railway
 Hung Hom
Terminus
Changsha
towards Beijing West
 Beijing–Kowloon through train
via Jingguang railway
Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station
Tianhe Sports Center
towards Xilang
 Line 1 Terminus
Linhexi
towards Tiyu Xilu
 Line 3 Yantang
towards Airport North (Terminal 2) or Tianhe Coach Terminal
Line 3's metro platform at Guangzhou East railway station

The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single station complex. There is an immigration check point within the station for Guangdong Through Train passengers travelling to and from Hong Kong.

Rail services

Rail services serving Guangzhou East railway station include:

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]

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.

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