Guangzhou Railway Station

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Guangzhou-known historically as Canton or, less commonly, Kwangchow- is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and north-northeast of Macau, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. One of the five National Central Cities, it holds sub-provincial administrative status. The Cantonese people language that is spoken in Hong Kong and Macau originated from Guangzhou.

Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city and southern China's largest city. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12.78 million. Some estimates place the population of the entire Pearl River Delta Mega City built up area as high as 40 million including Shenzhen (10.36 million), Dongguan (8.22 million) and most parts of Foshan (7.19 million), Jiangmen (4.45 million), Zhongshan (3.12 million) and a small part of Huizhou adjoining Dongguan and Shenzhen, with an area of about 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi). In 2008 Guangzhou was identified as a Beta World City by the global city index produced by the GaWC, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.

Guangzhou Railway Station serves the city of Guangzhou, China. It sits on the high speed Guangshen railway just west of Guangzhou East station. As one of the busiest railway stations in southern China, Guangzhou station is known for its notorious safety record. CRH trains from Guangzhou serves Shenzhen six times daily.

Services from this station include trains to Beijing (Jingguang railway) and Lhasa. It is served by the Guangzhou Metro on Line 2 and Line 5.

As early as the 1950s, the provincial government saw the need for a central train station in Guangzhou but the plans were shelved until 1974 due to the Cultural Revolution. On the 4th of April, 1979 with the normalisation of relations with Hong Kong, the through-train service that was suspended for over twenty-five years was resumed. Through-train services were moved to Guangzhou East in 1996 due to the increasing security problems the station was experiencing.

Guangzhou Train Travel Guide

Here you can find useful information on Guangzhou train travel, including guide for Guangzhou Railway Stations (location, website address, how to get there), ticket booking hours, advance ticket reservation period, train schedule for main itineraries as well as some useful note for passengers who travel on China train first time.

Guangzhou Railway Stations Guide

There are four passenger railway stations in Guangzhou city, naming Guangzhou Railway Station, Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou South Railway Station and Guangzhou North Railway Station respectively. Guangzhou Railway Station and Guangzhou East Railway Station are located in the urban area while Guangzhou South Railway Station and Guangzhou North Railway Station are located in the outskirt area. Passengers choose Wuhan Guangzhou High Speed Railway (Wuguang High Speed Railway) should take their trains at Guangzhou South Railway Station or Guangzhou North Railway Station. Passengers take Guangzhou Kowloon Through Train for Hongkong Special Region should depart from Guangzhou East Railway Station.

Guangzhou Railway Station: No. 159, Huanshi West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou 510010, People's Republic of China.

Guangzhou East Railway Station: Lin He Zhong Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510610, People's Republic of China.

Guangzhou South Railway Station: Shibi Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou 510150, People's Republic of China.

Guangzhou North Railway Station: Xinhua Street, Huadu District, Guangzhou 510800, People's Republic of China.

Transportation Guide

How to Get to Guangzhou (Central) Railway Station from Baiyun Airport:

by Airport Express

Passenger can take airport line 1 (5 to 15 minutes per) from the airport's Car Sitting Area and get off at Air-ticket Office Station. Guangzhou Railway Station is just 160 meters away from the Air-ticket Office Station. Airport buses are availiable from 7:00am until the airport's closing time. Journey time is about 45 minutes and ticket price is RMB 16 Yuan.

Remark: If you travel with big luggage, you can use this option as airport express is quite spacious.

by Taxi

Distance between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Guangzhou Railway Station is about 30 kilometers. Driving time for the taxi is about 30 minutes and cost is about RMB 80 Yuan (For reference only!) during daytime's working hours.

Remark: this option is best for a group of 2-3 people.

   

by Metro

The two places are connected by metro lines directly. By making a transfering to metro line 2 at Jiahe Wanggang station, passenger can get to Guangzhou Railway Station from Guangzhou Baiyuan Airport in about 30 minutes. Ticket cost for metro travel is RMB 7 Yuan.

Remark: Don't select this option if you are traveling with big luggages during the peak periods including 7:30am to 9:00am and 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

Useful Note:

Guangzhou Railway Station mainly serves normal trains including four-digital trains, K trains, T trains and ect.

How to Get to Guangzhou South Railway Station from Baiyun Airport:

By Metro.

Passenger can take the metro rail from Baiyun Airport directly and get off at Jiahe Wanggang station and then transfer to metro line 2 for Guangzhou South Railway Station. Journey time is about 1 hour and ticket price is RMB 10 Yuan.

Remark: Don't select this option if you are traveling with big luggages from 7:30am to 9:00am or 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

by Taxi

Distance between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Guangzhou South Railway Station is about 58 kilometers. Riding time for the taxi is a bit more than 50 minutes and taxi fare is about RMB 190 Yuan (For reference only!) during daytime working hours.

This option is best for group of 2-3 people.

Useful Note:

Guangzhou South Railway Station is a high speed train station. Passenger taking bullet train for Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Shunde direction should depart here. Passenger taking high speed train for Dongguan, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Changsha direction can also choose to depart here.

How to Get to Guangzhou East Railway Station from Baiyun Airport:

   

By Metro.

No. 3 metro line can take you from Baiyun Airport to Guangzhou East Railway Station directly. Journey time is about half an hour and ticket price is RMB 7 Yuan.

Remark: Don't select this option if you are traveling with big luggages during 7:30am to 9:00am or 5:00pm to 7:00pm.

   

by Taxi

Distance from Baiyun airport to Guangzhou East Railway Station is about 39 kilomters. It takes a bit more than 40 minutes to ride on taxi and taxi fare is about RMB 120 Yuan during daytime working hours.

   

Useful Note:

Passenger taking Guangzhou-Kowloon through train for Hong Kong should depart from Guangzhou East Railway Station. Passenger taking high speed train for Dongguan and Shenzhen direction can also depart here.

How to Get to Guangzhou North Railway Station from Baiyun Airport:

   

by Airport Express

irport express line 9 can transport passenger from Baiyun Airport to Guangzhou North Railway Station directly. Working time is from 5:25am to 7:55pm and bus frequency is 30 minutes. Riding time is 45 minutes and ticket fare is RMB 10 Yuan.

Remark: If you are traveling with big luggage, you can use this option as airport express is quite spacious.

   

by Taxi

Distance between Guangzhou North Railway Station and Baiyun Airport is about 18km and riding time on the taxi is about 30 minutes. Taxi fare would be about RMB 50 Yuan during daytime working hours.

   

Useful Note:

Guangzhou North Railway Station serves both normal train and high speed train. Passenger taking high speed bullet train for Wuhan, Changsha can depart here.

Transport between Guangzhou East Railway Station and South Railway Station:

By Bus

No. 302A bus connects Guangzhou East Railway Station with Guangzhou South Railway Station directly. Its operating hour is from 6:30am to 11:30pm. Journey time on the bus is about 70 minutes.

   

By Metro

Passenger can take line 2 metro rail from Guangzhou South Railway Station and making a transfer at Gongyuan Qian station to transfer to line 1 for Guangzhou East Railway Station. Journey time is about 45 minutes and ticket price is RMB 7 Yuan.

Remark: Don't select this option if you are traveling with big luggages during 7:30am-9:00am or 5:00pm-7:00pm.

By Taxi

Distance between the two place is 29km. It takes about 45 minutes to ride on a taxi and fare is about RMB 80 Yuan in daytime's working hours.

Transportation Guide for People attending Canton Trade Fair

Question:

I would like to visit the canton trade fair. My point of entry is ShenZhen. What train route should I take? Thank you.

Answer:

Please input Shenzhen and Guangzhou in the searching boxes of www.chinatrainguide.com and do a search, you will find the latest train timetable in the searching result page. You can choose any train station in Guangzhou as a destination.

Now let me tell you how to transport from Guangzhou Train Stations to Pazhou Complex, the venue of Canton Trade Fair:

How to get to Canton Trade Fair from Guangzhou Railway Station

By Metro

We recommend you take the metro to get to Canton Trade Fair from Guangzhou Railway Station. To do so, you should take Guangzhou Metro Line 2 to Changgang metro station firstly and then transfer to Metro Line 8 and get off the subway either at Xingang East or Pazhou. Journey time is about half an hour and ticket price is RMB 5 Yuan. Working hours for Guangzhou Metro is from 6:20am to 11:20pm.

   

By Taxi

Riding distance from Guangzhou Train Station to Canton Trade Fair is about 17km on a taxi. Driving time is about half an hour and taxi fare is about RMB 50 Yuan in day time's working hours.

How to get to Canton Trade Fair from Guangzhou East Railway Station

By Metro

to travel by Metro, you should firstly take Guangzhou Metro Line 3 (northern northern extension) to Tiyu Xilu and then transfer to Line 3 to Kecun. From Kecun, you can take metro line 8 and get off either at Xingang East or Pazhou to visit Canton Trade Fair. Total journey time is about 20 minutes and ticket fare is RMB 4 Yuan.

By Taxi

It's more convenient to travel by taxi to visit Canton Trade Fair from Guangzhou East Train Station. Distance between the two place is about 10km and riding time is below half an hour. Taxi fare is about RMB 30 Yuan in daytime's working hours.

How to get to Canton Trade Fair from Guangzhou South Railway Station

By Metro

To travel by metro from Guangzhou South Train Station, passenger should firstly take metro line 2 to Changgang firstly and then transfer to Line 8 to Canton Trade Fair Pazhou Complex. Journey time is about 38 minutes and ticket fare is RMB 6 Yuan.

By Taxi

Riding distance between Guangzhou South Train Station and the venue of Canton Trade Fare is about 23km. It takes about 40 minutes to travel by taxi and taxi fare is about RMB 65 Yuan in daytime's working hours.

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