Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway
Intercity railway line in Guangzhou and Foshan, China
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Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway, also known as the Guangfo ring intercity railway, is a regional rail in the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway system. The line will form a ring around Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The first section between Guangzhou South to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport started construction in 2016.[1] The line will operate with China Railway CRH6 EMUs running every 2.5 minutes.[2]
Panyu–Foshan West: Operating under Guangzhao
| Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway | |
|---|---|
| |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 广佛环线 |
| Status | Huadu—Panyu: Operating Panyu–Foshan West: Operating under Guangzhao |
| Locale | Guangdong, China |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 21 (20 in operation) |
| Service | |
| Type | Regional rail |
| System | Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway |
| Operator | Guangdong Intercity Railway Operation Co., Ltd. |
| Depot | Longtang Depot (of Guangqing Intercity) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 77.953 km (48.438 mi) (Huadu–Panyu) 126.4 km (78.5 mi) (full loop) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 50 Hz 25,000 V |
| Operating speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) (Phase 1) 160 km/h (99 mph) (Phase 2) |
The section from Huadu to Baiyun Airport North, named Guangzhou East Ring Intercity, was opened on 30 November 2020,[3] and extended to Panyu on 29 September 2025.[4]
Route
The western section of this ring railway runs from Foshan West to Guangzhou North along the southernmost section of the Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway. The northern section of this railway runs from Guangzhou North to Baiyun Airport North along the Airport Branch of the Guangzhou–Qingyuan intercity railway. The eastern section of this railway is from Baiyun Airport North to Panyu, with a branch towards Guangzhou Lianhuashan from Pazhou to connect to the Guangzhou–Huizhou intercity railway. The southern section completes this railway, connecting Panyu back to Foshan West along the Guangzhou–Zhaoqing intercity railway.
Stations
- The line shares tracks with the Guangzhao intercity railway from Panyu to Foshan West.
- From 7 May 2026, Baiyun Airport South station is temporarily closed and will become non stopping station due to Terminal 1 of Baiyun Airport temporarily closed from 2:00 am on 7 May 2026 for upgrading facilities.[5][6]
| Section | Station Name | Chinese | Distance km |
Pearl River Delta intercity railway transfers/connections | Metro transfers/connections |
Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↑ Loop line towards Shenshan North ↑ | ||||||||
| North Ring | Huadu[a] | 花都 | 0.00 | 0.00 | GQ (through service) |  9 24 (Guangzhou North) |
Huadu | Guangzhou |
| Huachengjie | 花城街 | 11 | 11 | 18 | ||||
| Huashanzhen | 花山镇 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| Baiyun Airport North (Baiyunjichangbei) |
白云机场北 | 6.85 | 20.85 |  CAN |
3 22 (Airport North (Terminal 2)) | |||
| Baiyun Airport South[7] (Baiyunjichangnan) |
白云机场南 | 0.96 | 21.81 | 3 22 (Airport South (Terminal 1)) | ||||
| Baiyun Airport East[7] (Baiyunjichangdong) |
白云机场东 | 3.36 | 25.17 | 22 (Airport East (Terminal 3)) |
Baiyun | |||
| Zhuliao | 竹料 | 6.97 | 32.14 | SS (through service) | 14 (Zhuliao) | |||
| East Ring | Maofengshan | 帽峰山 | 3.4 | 35.54 | ||||
| Dayuan | 大源 | 4.7 | 40.24 | |||||
| Longdong | 龙洞 | 6 (Longdong) |
Tianhe | |||||
| Cencun | 岑村 | 3.4 | ||||||
| Keyunlu | 科韵路 | 4.7 | 5 (Keyun Lu) | |||||
| Pazhou | 琶洲 | PL (through service) | 8 11 28 (Pazhou) |
Haizhu | ||||
| Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center | 广州大学城 | Panyu | ||||||
| Dashi East | 大石东 | 3 (Dashi) | ||||||
| Panyu | 番禺[8] | 77.95 | Guangzhao GH  IZQ Guangzhu |
2 7 22  2 (Guangzhou South) | ||||
| South Ring | Chencun | 陈村 | 3.92 | Guangzhao (through service) | 7 (Chencun) |
Shunde | Foshan | |
| Beijiao West | 北滘西[8] | 6.63 | 3 | |||||
| Shunde North | 顺德北[8] | 5.21 | Guangfo 3 28 (Dongping) | |||||
| Zhangcha | 张槎 | 9.48 | 2 |
Chancheng | ||||
| Foshan West (Foshanxi) | 佛山西 | 11.18 | 3 4 (Foshan West Railway Station) |
Nanhai | ||||
| West Ring | Shishan East | 狮山东 | ||||||
| Nanhai University Town | 南海大学城 | |||||||
| Guanyao East | 官窑东 | |||||||
| Lishui | 里水 | |||||||
| Tanbu | 炭步 | Huadu | Guangzhou | |||||
| Xiuquan | 秀全 | |||||||
| Shenshan North | 神山北[9] | Baiyun | ||||||
| ↓ Loop line towards Huadu ↓ | ||||||||
Notes
- Located next to Guangzhou North.
