Guangzhou East Railway Station (metro)
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Guangzhoudong (Guangzhou East) railway station (), formerly known as Tianhe railway station () serves the city of
Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
, located in the city's
Tianhe District Tianhe District () is one of the eleven districts of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. In Chinese, the name Tianhe literally means "a river in the sky/heavens", which is also a Chinese name for the Milky Way. It is bordered by Yuexi ...
. The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single station complex. There is an immigration check point within the station for Guangzhou–Kowloon through train passengers travelling to and from Hong Kong.


Station Layout


Rail services

Rail services serving Guangzhou East railway station include: * Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway * Guangzhou–Kowloon through train * Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway


Metro services

An
interchange station An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additiona ...
between Lines 1 and 3 of the
Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...
. It is located at the underground of China Railway station in Linhe Zhonglu (),
Tianhe District Tianhe District () is one of the eleven districts of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province. In Chinese, the name Tianhe literally means "a river in the sky/heavens", which is also a Chinese name for the Milky Way. It is bordered by Yuexi ...
. It started operations on 28 June 1999 (Line 1 section) and 26 December 2005 (Line 3 section) respectively.


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{{China – Hong Kong border crossings Railway stations in Guangzhou Railway stations in China opened in 1999 Guangzhou Metro stations in Tianhe District China–Hong Kong border crossings Stations on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway