Guangzhou South railway station

(China Railway)

(Guangzhou Metro line 2)

(Guangzhou Metro line 7)

(Foshan Metro line 2)

(Guangzhou Metro line 22) Guangzhounan (Guangzhou South) railway station () is located in Shibi, Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. It is a large modern rail terminal 17 km south of central Guangzhou. For a brief time it was Asia's largest railway station by area when it officially started operation in early 2010.

The station, designed by TFP Farrells, remains the largest in Guangzhou. It is one of the four largest railway passenger transportation hubs in China. It is an interchange station and a terminus between the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong XRL, Guangzhou-Maoming Railway, Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway and Beijing-Guangzhou HSR. This station is intended to replace the existing Guangzhou railway station as the dominant station in Guangzhou. Together with Guangzhou railway station, Guangzhou East and Guangzhou North railway stations, the station will jointly form one of six planned National Railway Passenger Transportation Centres by the Chinese Ministry of Railways.

History

• 30 December 2004 – Construction commences
• 30 January 2010 – Partial opening of the station with services north to Wuhan
• 25 September 2010 – Metro station opened
• 7 January 2011 – Services to Zhuhai North and Xinhui commences
• 26 December 2011 – Service to Shenzhen North commences
• 26 December 2012 – Service to Beijing West commences
• 26 December 2014 – Services to Nanning East and Guiyang North commences
• 30 December 2015 – Services to Futian commences
• 23 September 2018 – Service to Hong Kong West Kowloon commences

Interchanges

Guangzhou South railway station is also a comprehensive transportation hub; passengers can interchange between high-speed long-distance trains, Metro, long-distance and local buses, taxi, etc. Guangzhou Metro Line 2, Line 7, Line 22 and Foshan Metro Line 2 are located at or near the bottom of station complex. The formation of a centralized transfer center will see connections with the future Guangzhou Metro Line 20.

Panyu railway station operated by Guangdong Intercity starts operation since 26 May 2024,{{cite news|url= https://www.ecns.cn/m/hd/2024-05-28/detail-iheawhsx5134641.shtml|title=Longest intercity railway welcomes over 78,000 passenger trips on first operating day|editor=Li Yan|work=Chinanews.com|date=2024-05-28|access-date=2024-10-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010072158/https://www.ecns.cn/m/hd/2024-05-28/detail-iheawhsx5134641.shtml|archive-date=2024-10-10|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url= https://www.panyu.gov.cn/zwgk/zfxxgkml/xxgkml/zwdt/fzxw/content/post_9669674.html|title=广佛南环、佛莞城际开通|author=|work=番禺日报|via=广州市番禺区人民政府|date=2024-05-27|access-date=2024-10-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010075452/https://www.panyu.gov.cn/zwgk/zfxxgkml/xxgkml/zwdt/fzxw/content/post_9669674.html|archive-date=2024-10-10|language=zh|url-status=live}} while for transferring between Guangzhou South Railway Station and Panyu railway station, no internal transfer walkway was available meaning that an external transfer, involving "exit-and-enter" at two different gates, together with a security check conducted in-between, is required.

Adjacent stations

Gallery (Metro)

Guangzhou South Railway Station Metro Platform 2 202008.jpg|Line 2 termination platform Guangzhou South Railway Station Metro Concourse 202006.jpg|Lines 2 & 7 concourse Guangzhou South Railway Station Metro Platform 1&4 202008.jpg|Line 2 northbound and Line 7 southbound platform GZSRS METRO Platform 3.jpg|Line 7 northbound platform Guangzhou South Railway Station Concourse (Line 22).jpg|Line 22 concourse Guangzhou South Railway Station Metro Line 22 Buffer Platform 20220421.jpg|Line 22 mezzanine Platform 5, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou Metro 20220404.jpg|Line 22 platform Concourse, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Foshan Metro 20220204.jpg|Foshan Line 2 concourse Platform, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Foshan Metro 20220204.jpg|Foshan Line 2 platform Exit B, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou Metro 20220331.jpg|Exit B Exit P, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou Metro 20220723.jpg|Exit P Exit R, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Foshan Metro 20221210.jpg|Exit R

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