Jiangmen railway station explained

Jiangmen
Native Name:江门
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:crh
Address:Xinhui District, Jiangmen, Guangdong
Country:China
Line:Guangzhou–Zhuhai railway (freight only)
Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway
Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway
Zhuhai-Zhaoqing High-Speed Railway
Code:TMIS code: 23498
Telegraph code: JOQ
Pinyin code: JME
Opened:29 December 2012 (freight)
15 November 2020 (passenger)

Jiangmen railway station is a passenger and freight railway station in Jiangmen south road, Xinhui District, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China. It was formerly a freight-only station called Jiangmen South, but has since been renamed and expanded to allow passenger operations.

The station is the southern terminus of a branch from the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway and the eastern terminus of the partially complete Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway to Zhanjiang West. When complete, the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang will also provide a link east to Zhongshan and Shenzhen.

History

This station opened on 29 December 2012 as Jiangmen South with the freight-only Guangzhou–Zhuhai railway.[1]

In March 2017, the name of the station was changed to Jiangmen in preparation for its reconstruction as a passenger hub. At the same time, a different station previously called Jiangmen had its name changed to Jiangmen East railway station.[2]

The Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway branch was extended from its former terminus at Xinhui railway station south to Jiangmen to meet the first stage of the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway. Through services from Zhanjiang West to Guangzhou South began on 1 July 2018, though trains skipped the still under construction Jiangmen railway station.[3]

The station was opened to passengers on 15 November 2020.[4]

The Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway,Construction of Jiangmen to Shenzhen section started on 9 October 2022.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 December 2012. 广珠铁路首趟货运列车从珠海高栏港站首发. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041105/http://www.gd.chinanews.com/2012/2012-12-30/2/223047.shtml. 28 March 2018. 24 November 2020. iNewsweek.
  2. Web site: 10 March 2017. 小心坐错车!广珠城际“江门站”今日起更名为“江门东站”. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170310192815/http://news.ycwb.com/2017-03/10/content_24409428.htm. 10 March 2017. 24 November 2020. YCWB.
  3. Web site: 江湛铁路7月1日正式开通 改写粤西群众出行版图_广东精选_南方网. 2020-11-24. news.southcn.com.
  4. Web site: 珠西综合交通枢纽“生命之树,鸟的天堂”——江门站_【高铁网】. 2020-11-24. news.gaotie.cn.