Guangzhou North railway station

Guangzhou North railway station (simplified Chinese: 广州北站; traditional Chinese: 廣州北站; pinyin: Guǎngzhōuběi Zhàn; Jyutping: gwong2 zau1 bak1 zaam6) is a railway station in Huadu District in northern Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, opened in 1908.[1]

This article is about China Railway train station. For Guangdong Intercity train station, see Huadu railway station. For metro station, see Guangzhou North Railway Station (Metro).

Guangzhoubei

广州北
China Railway High-speed
General information
LocationZhanqian Road (站前路)
Xinhua Subdistrict, Huadu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byChina Railway Guangzhou Group
Line(s)
Other information
Station code
  • China Railway:
  • TMIS code: 23483
  • Telegraph code: GBQ
  • Pinyin code: GZB
Classification2nd class station
History
Opened1908 (conventional speed railway)
2009 (high-speed railway)
Services
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Qingyuan
towards Wuhan
 Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Part of the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
 Guangzhou South
Terminus

The station is served both by the high-speed trains of the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway and by regular passenger trains on the original Beijing–Guangzhou railway running along the same route.[2]

Metro station
Main article: Guangzhou North Railway Station (Metro)

It is served by Line 9 of Guangzhou Metro.

See also
  • Guangzhou South railway station, 17 km from central Guangzhou, now receives most high speed trains to and from the city, and its opening diminished the importance of the somewhat remote Guangzhou North railway station.[3] Most services that stop at Guangzhou North also stop at Guangzhou South.

References
  1. "Guangzhou North Railway Station". TravelChinaGuide.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  2. A search on www.tielu.org with a parameter such as "广州北至长沙" (Guangzhou North to Changsha) shows both the high-speed G-class train from Guangzhou South railway station and regular K-class trains coming from Guangzhou railway station.
  3. "Trains & Stations in Guangzhou".

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