Guangzhou North railway station
Railway station in Guangdong, China
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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]
LocationZhanqian Road (站前路)
Xinhua Subdistrict, Huadu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Xinhua Subdistrict, Huadu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byChina Railway Guangzhou Group
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Structure typeAt-grade
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| Location | Zhanqian Road (站前路) Xinhua Subdistrict, Huadu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | China Railway Guangzhou Group | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | 2nd class station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1908 (conventional speed railway) 2009 (high-speed railway) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
It is served by Line 9 of the Guangzhou Metro.
See also
- Huadu railway station, a railway station next to Guangzhou North
- 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.