Guangzhou South railway station

• 30 December 2004 – Construction commences^[7]
• 30 January 2010 – Partial opening of the station with services north to Wuhan^[8]
• 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

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.^[9]

Panyu railway station operated by Guangdong Intercity starts operation since 26 May 2024,^[10][11] while for transferring between Guangzhou South Railway Station and Panyu railway station, no internal transfer walkway was available meaning that an external transfer,^[11] involving "exit-and-enter" at two different gates, together with a security check^[12] conducted in-between, is required.

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  Line 2 termination platform
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  Lines 2 & 7 concourse
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  Line 2 northbound and Line 7 southbound platform
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  Line 7 northbound platform
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  Line 22 concourse
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  Line 22 mezzanine
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  Line 22 platform
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  Foshan Line 2 concourse
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  Foshan Line 2 platform
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  Exit B
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  Exit P
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  Exit R

• Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link