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.

Guangzhou East

广州东
China Railway
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广州东站
Traditional Chinese廣州東站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGǔangzhōudōng Zhàn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggwong2zau1dung1 zaam6
General information
Other namesChina Railway Guangzhoudong railway station,
Tianhe railway station (formerly)
Guangzhou Metro Guangzhou East railway station
Location1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Coordinates23°09′02″N 113°19′30″E
Operated byChina Railway Guangzhou Group
Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)
PlatformsChina Railway 12 (5 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Guangzhou Metro 4 (2 island platforms)
TracksChina Railway 12
Guangzhou Metro 4
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeChina Railway Surface
Guangzhou Metro Underground
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code
  • China Railway:
  • TMIS code: 23711
  • Telegraph code: GGQ
  • Pinyin code: GZD
  • Metro:
  • 1 16 (Line 1)
  • 3 18 (Line 3)
ClassificationTop Class station
History
OpenedChina Railway 1940 (1940)
Guangzhou Metro 28 June 1999 (1999-06-28) (Line 1)
Guangzhou Metro 26 December 2005 (2005-12-26) (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 Guangzhou Metro Following station
Tianhe Sports Center
towards Xilang
 Line 1 Terminus
Linhexi
towards Panyu Square
 Line 3 Yantang
towards Airport North (Terminal 2)
Former services
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Changping
towards Hung Hom
 Guangzhou–Kowloon through train Guangzhou railway
towards Foshan
Hung Hom
Terminus
 Shanghai–Kowloon through train Zhuzhou
towards Shanghai
Beijing–Kowloon through train Changsha
towards Beijing West

The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single station complex. There is an immigration check point within the station for Guangzhou–Kowloon through train passengers travelling to and from Hong Kong.

Station Layout (Metro)
G - Exits B1, B2, F-J
L1
Concourse		 Lobby Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2
Platforms		 Platform 2  1  towards Xilang (Tianhe Sports Center)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1  1  termination platform
L3
Concourse		 Transfer Lobby Transfer lobby between Lines 1 & 3
L5
Platforms		 Platform 3  3  towards Panyu Square (Linhexi)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 4  3  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 (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]

  • Platform 4 (Line 3 towards Airport North)
    Platform 4 (Line 3 towards Airport North)
  • South concourse (Line 1 section)
    South concourse (Line 1 section)
  • South concourse (Line 3 section)
    South concourse (Line 3 section)
  • North concourse
    North concourse
  • Paid transfer corridor
    Paid transfer corridor
  • Exit B2
    Exit B2
  • Exit F
    Exit F
  • Exit H
    Exit H
  • Exit I
    Exit I
  • Exit J
    Exit J

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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