Shantou railway station

Shantou Railway Station (Chinese: 汕头站) is a railway station located in Longhu District, Shantou. It opened on 28 December 1995, situating on the eastern end of Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway, and later also branching off from Xiamen–Shenzhen railway (currently to Shenzhen North or beyond only).

Shantou

汕头

Chinese name
Simplified Chinese汕头站
Traditional Chinese汕頭站
General information
Location1 Taishannan Road, Longhu District, Shantou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°22′28.7″N 116°45′3.4″E
Operated byGuangzhou Railway Group
Line(s)
Platforms3
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typesurface
Bus underground
Other information
Station code
  • China Railway:
  • TMIS code: 24467[1]
  • Telegraph code: OTQ
  • Pinyin code: STO
ClassificationFirst Class station
History
Opened1995

Basic Information

Shantou Railway Station locates in Longhu District, which serves citizens in the urban area of Shantou.

It currently manages 36 trains, in which 17 are departure there.[2]

It was originally a station of Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway, and later connected to Xiamen–Shenzhen railway by a connecting railway line. This line was connected to Meizhou West via the Meizhou-Chaoshan railway in October 2019 providing additional journey options.[3]

Departure Trains
Group Train Destination
Guangzhou Group[4] K688 Chongqing North railway station
K800 Meizhou railway station
Wuchang railway station
D7320
D7322
D7324
D7326		 Meizhou West railway station
D7510
D7518
D7522
D7526
D7530
D7534
D7538		 Guangzhou East railway station
K9012 Changsha railway station
K9098 (only in high season) Shenzhen West railway station
D7402
D7430
D7434
D7438
D7442
D7446		 Shenzhen North railway station

[5][6]

Please note the above only presents initial train numbers. Train numbers are subject to changes at some intermediate stations.

Connected Lines

The station is currently a terminus. However, it will become a through-station with the opening of the Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway.

The Shantou Connecting Line to Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway

The Shantou connecting line to Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, is a railway constructed to solve the inconvenience of reaching Chaoshan railway station or Chaoyang railway station, for citizens living in the main city.

This line was planned on August 2007,[8] approved on December 2013,[9] construction commenced on 10 May 2015,[10] completed and tested on 8 December 2018[11] and formally opened on 5 January 2019.[12][13]

History

References
  1. 中华人民共和国铁路车站代码（GB/T 10302-2010）. 中国标准出版社. 2010. p. 31. ISBN 155066140495.CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
  2. "汕头火车时刻表". Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. "New Meizhou-Chaoshan Railway Opens to Traffic". China Railway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. "拥抱高铁时代 22载汕头火车站升级". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. 中国铁路客户服务中心
  6. "Shantou Station Departure Info". China Rail Map. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. "汕头火车时刻表". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. "汕头人"喜提"动车刷爆网络！"动车入汕"从蓝图到现实，原来经历了这么多……". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. 厦深铁路联络线明年动工 2年后开进汕头市区
  10. "厦深铁路汕头联络线打下第一桩". Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  11. "广东汕头首次迎来高铁动车组停靠". Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  12. "广州至汕头动车今日开通". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  13. "首趟动车开进汕头市区". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  14. "汕头火车时刻表". Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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