Guangzhou East railway station

Guangzhoudong railway station (Chinese: 广州东站) also known as Tianhe 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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǔangzhōudōng Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gwong^2zau^1dung^1 zaam^6
General information
Other names	Guangzhoudong railway station Guangzhou East railway station Tianhe railway station (formerly)
Location	1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°09′02″N 113°19′30″E
Operated by	Guangzhou Railway Group Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway      Line 1 and      Line 3
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)
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	1940 28 June 1999 (Line 1) 26 December 2005 (Line 3)
Previous names	Tianhe
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:

• Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway
• Guangdong Through Train
• Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway

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]

Station layout

G	Exits	Ground lobby of Guangzhou East Railway Station Station buildings and tracks Guangzhou East Coach Terminal
L1 Concourse	South Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs, Flight Information
L2 Concourse and Platforms	North Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs, Flight Information
	Platform 2	1  towards Xilang (Tianhe Sports Center)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	1  termination platform
	-	Station equipments
L3 Equipment Area	-	Station equipments
L4 Passageway	-	Passageway between Lines 1 & 3, South and North Lobbies
L5 Platforms	Platform 3	3  towards Tiyu Xilu (Linhexi)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 4	3  towards Airport North (Yantang)

Exits

Exit number		Exit location
Exit B	B1	Linhe Xilu
	B2	Linhe Xilu
Exit F		Linhe Zhonglu
Exit G		Guangzhou East Railway Station
Exit H		Guangyuan Donglu
Exit I		Guangzhou East railway station
Exit J		Guangyuan Donglu

See also

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 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2016-09-22.