Guangzhou East railway station explained

Guangzhou East
Native Name:广州东
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location2:guangzhou -->
Symbol2:metro -->
Mlanguage:
Order:st
S:广州东站
T:廣州東站
P:Gǔangzhōu Dōng Zhàn
J:Gwong2zau1 Dung1 Zaam6
Y:Gwóngjāu Dūng Jaahm
Other Name: Guangzhoudong railway station,
Tianhe railway station (formerly)
Guangzhou East railway station
Address:1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Country:China
Coordinates:23.1506°N 113.3249°W
Operator:China Railway Guangzhou Group
Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line:
Platforms: 12 (5 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks: 12
4
Structure: Surface
Underground
Accessible:Yes
Code:
  • China Railway:
  • TMIS code: 23711
  • Telegraph code: GGQ
  • Pinyin code: GZD
  • Metro:
Classification:Top Class station
Opened:
(Line 1)
(Line 3)
Former:Tianhe railway station
Other Services Header:Former services

Guangzhoudong (Guangzhou East) railway station, formerly known as Tianhe railway station serves the city of Guangzhou, located in the city's Tianhe District.

The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single station complex. There was an immigration check point within the station for Guangzhou–Kowloon through train passengers travelling to and from Hong Kong, until the service was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Station layout (Metro)

Gstyle="border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=100 valign=top-Exits B1, B2, F-J
L1
Concourse
LobbyTicket Machines, Customer Service, Shops, Police Station, Safety Facilities
L2
Platforms
Platform towards Xilang (Tianhe Sports Center)
Platform termination platform
L3
Concourse
valign=top width=100 Transfer Lobbyvalign=top width=390 Transfer lobby between Lines 1 & 3
L5
Platforms
Platform towards Panyu Square (Linhexi)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform towards Airport North (Yantang)

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, Tianhe District. It started operations on 28 June 1999 (Line 1 section) and 26 December 2005 (Line 3 section) respectively.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.exploregz.com/metro/pedia/station/guangzhou-east-railway-station Guangzhou East Railway Station
  2. http://www.newsgd.com/news/guangdong1/content/2009-02/26/content_4944185.htm Guangzhou Metro line Five to Open in December 2009
  3. Web site: 广州东站地铁站 (Chinese Version) . 2016-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124022923/http://gz.deto.cn/b/html/1/2006122714222148.asp . 2008-01-24 . dead .