Chaoshan railway station () is a railway station located in
Shaxi Town () in the
Chao'an District of
Chaozhou City,
Guangdong Province
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
,
China
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, on the
Xiashen Railway operated by the
Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corp.,
China Railway Corporation.
Structure
The station serves
Shantou
Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative ...
,
Jieyang
Jieyang () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province (Yuedong), People's Republic of China, part of the Chaoshan region whose people speak Chaoshan Min distinct from neighbouring Yue speakers. It is historically important as th ...
and
Chaozhou
Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and th ...
, and is located in the geometric centre of these cities, approximately from each.
The station is divided into two, with a north and south station house, which can accommodate a total of 2000 passengers, covering an area of .
Service
As of January 2014, Chaoshan station is a major station on the Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway, and is a terminus station for the G-series Guangzhou-Chaoshan route, starting at
Guangzhou South railway station. The station also operates D-series trains, with destinations including
Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern provi ...
,
Xiamen
Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong' ...
,
Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the prov ...
and
Shanghai
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. It is expected that there will be connections to
Hong Kong
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and Meizhou. Services to
Meizhou
Meizhou (, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of , and a population of 3,873,239 million as of the 2020 census. It comprises Meijiang District, Meixian District, Xingning Cit ...
are also available after the opening of
Meizhou-Chaoshan railway on 11 October 2019.
History
The station began operations on 28 December 2013.
Gallery
File:D7425.jpg, Information board of the former D7425 operating on weekends (incl. Friday) and peak periods
File:G6313&6316.jpg, Train G6313/6316, a CRH380B staffed by CR Guangzhou.
File:G6327 & D3112 at Chaoshan Railway Station.jpg, G6327/6326 (left) and D3112 (right) meeting at Chaoshan railway station (Platforms 1 & 2)
File:D7405 at Chaoshan Railway Station.jpg, Former D7405 which originated at Chaoshan railway station
File:CRH1A-A-1174 at Chaoshan Railway Station.jpg, Former D7404 terminating at Chaoshan railway station
File:D7405's Exterior Display.jpg, Info board of CRH1A-A-1174 about to operate as (the former) D7405
References
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Railway stations in Guangdong
Railway stations in China opened in 2013