Guangzhou East Railway Station

Guangzhoudong 广州东
Other names	Guangzhoudong Railway Station Guangzhou East Railway Station Tianhe Railway Station (formerly)
Location	1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°09′12.58″N 113°19′11.09″E / 23.1534944°N 113.3197472°ECoordinates: 23°09′12.58″N 113°19′11.09″E / 23.1534944°N 113.3197472°E
Operated by	China Railway Corporation Guangshen Railway Company Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway      Line 1     Line 3
Platforms	12 (5 island platforms, 2 side platforms) 4 (2 island platforms)
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	surface underground
History
Opened	1940 28 June 1999 (Line 1) 26December 2005 (Line 3)
Previous names	Tianhe
Services
China Railway Yunlu towards Guangzhou Guangshen Railway Jishan towards Shenzhen MTR Foshan towards Zhaoqing Guangdong Through Train Guangshen railway Dongguan towards Hung Hom Guangzhou Metro Tianhe Sports Center toward Xilang Line 1 Terminus Linhexi toward Tiyu Xilu Line 3 Yantang toward Airport South

Line 3's metro platform at Guangzhou East Railway Station

Guangzhoudong Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 广州东站; traditional Chinese: 廣州東站; pinyin: Gǔangzhōudōng Zhàn) also known as Tianhe Station (Chinese: 天河站; pinyin: Tiānhé Zhàn) serves the city of Guangzhou, China. It is located in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.

The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single station complex. There is an immigration check point within the station for Guangdong Through Train passengers travelling to and from Hong Kong.

Rail services

Rail services serving Guangzhou East railway station include:

• Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
• Guangdong Through Train
• Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway

Metro services

An interchange station between Lines 1 and 3 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is located at the underground of China Railway station in Linhe Zhonglu (Chinese: 林和中路; literally: "Linhe Middle Road"), Tianhe District. It started operations on 28 June 1999 (Line 1 section) and 26 December 2005 (Line 3 section) respectively.^[1][2][3]

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit
L1 Concourse	Lobby	Customer Service, Shops, Vending machines, ATMs
L2 Platforms	Platform 2	← Line 1 towards Xilang (Tianhe Sports Center)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→ Line 1 termination platform →
L3 Platforms	Platform 2	← Line 3 towards Tiyu Xilu (Linhexi)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 1	→ Line 3 towards Airport South (Yantang) →

Exits

Exit number		Exit location
Exit B		Linhe Xilu
Exit D		Non-public access (closed)
Exit E		Guangzhoudong Railway Station Main Hall (closed)
Exit F		Linehe Zhonglu
Exit G	G1	Guangzhoudong Railway Station
	G2	Bus Terminal Station
Exit H		Guangyuan Donglu
Exit I		Guangzhoudong Railway Station
Exit J		Guangyuan Donglu

See also

References

1. Guangzhou East Railway Station
2. Guangzhou Metro line Five to Open in December 2009
3. 广州东站地铁站 (Chinese Version)