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Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station
Guangzhou Baiyun railway station () is a railway station currently under construction in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is planned to be a major transport hub in Guangzhou. A spur from the Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway will connect to this station. It will also be the terminus of the planned Guangzhou–Zhanjiang high-speed railway. History Guangzhou Baiyun railway station is located partially on the site of the defunct , which was originally constructed in 1916. Tangxi station's northern concourse was torn down to make way for Guangzhou Baiyun station's construction. In July 2019, it was announced that the station would start construction in September. At the time, it was expected to be complete by 2022. On 2 October 2020, China Railway Construction Corporation won the bid to construct the station. Guangzhou Metro The station will be served by Guangzhou Metro The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiyun District, Guangzhou
Baiyun District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. The district is located in the city's northern suburbs, and is named after the Baiyun Mountain (the "White Cloud Mountain"), one of the area's natural attractions. Administrative divisions There are currently 18 subdistricts and 4 towns. On 19 December 2013 four new subdistricts ( Yuncheng, Helong, Baiyunhu, & Shimen) were established from carving out of existing subdistricts. History Nowadays Baiyun District was originally governed by Panyu County (now Panyu District) and Nanhai County (now Nanhai District). However, since 1924, the district changed its name as new suburb of Guangzhou (Canton) city. in June 1954, Baiyun District was formally established. Economy For many years, Guangzhou's main airport, the (Former) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was located within Baiyun District. In 2004, the airport was relocated farther nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Railway Construction Corporation
China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (abbreviated CRCC) is a listed construction enterprise based in Beijing, China, that was the second largest construction and engineering company in the world by revenue in 2014. The limited company was incorporated in 2007 in order to float the assets of China Railway Construction Corporation roup(CRCCG, , or the holding company) in Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchange. CRCCG retained some assets which was deemed not suitable to float in the stock exchange. Corporate structure CRCCG is under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. Since February 2008, A shares and H shares of CRCC are listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges. The financial report of the parent company (holding company) is not disclosed. As both parent and subsidiary share almost the same English name, one without the word "Limited" (they have different names in Chinese), the busin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 24 (Guangzhou Metro)
Line 24 of Guangzhou Metro is a planned rapid transit line in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. The whole line runs roughly from north to south, connecting Huadu District, Baiyun District, Yuexiu District and Haizhu District, and connects two railway hubs, Guangzhou North railway station and Guangzhou Baiyun railway station. Line 24 will use 6-car Type A trains similar to Line 8. Planning In 2014, the Guangzhou Municipal Planning Bureau revealed that it was studying the extension of Line 8 through to Jianggao station, and then along National Highway 107 to Guangzhou North Railway Station in Huadu District. This section was known as the North-North Extension of Line 8 as it was the north extension of the first North Extension project of Line 8 that brought the line up to Jiaoxin station. The project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in late March 2017. However, project was somewhat controversial as experts and the public have expressed doubts abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 22 (Guangzhou Metro)
Line 22 of the Guangzhou Metro () is a partially open rapid transit express line in Guangzhou with trains operating up to . It runs between and Chentougang, passing in Panyu District, and will eventually run in a north-south direction passing and in Liwan District. Currently, there are train attendants on board each train. In the future, trains will operate fully driverless GoA4 mode when sufficient reliability from the signaling system has been confirmed. Summary Phase 1 The line runs approximately north-south, starting at in Panyu District and the end of the line at ; connecting Nansha and Fangcun, with a total length of and 8 stations. The line is an express subway line using 8 car Type D trains with an operating speed of . Two distinct stopping patterns will be operated, a local all stop service and an express service. In early planning, Line 22 would interline with Line 18 south of Panyu Square to Wanqingsha. This was later abandoned and Line 22 upon opening will termi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 12 (Guangzhou Metro)
Line 12 of the Guangzhou Metro () is a fully automated rapid transit line under construction in 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 ..., China. It was originally planned to open for operation in 2023, but due to the obstruction of the construction progress, it was announced in 2022 that it was expected to be completed in 2024. History Construction officially began in November 2018. Stations (north to south) Rolling stock Line 12 will use GoA4 fully automated, 6-car type A trains with a maximum speed of 80 km/h. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guangzhou Metro, Line 12 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shitan Station
Shitan Station () is a station of Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro. It is located at Shicha Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The station opened on November 26, 2020 with the opening of the northern extension of Line 8. The station has an underground island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular .... Platform 1 is for trains towards Jiaoxin, whilst platform 2 is for trains towards Wanshengwei. There are 4 exits, lettered A, B, C and D. Exit B is accessible. All exits are located on Shicha Road. Gallery Shitan Station Concourse 202011.jpg, Concourse References Railway stations in China opened in 2020 Guangzhou Metro stations in Baiyun District {{Guangzhou-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line 8 (Guangzhou Metro)
Line 8 of the Guangzhou Metro is a north-west L-shaped line on the system that runs from to , spanning a total of with 26 stations. It interchanges with Line 1 at , Line 2 at , Line 3 at , Line 4 at and Line 6 at . All stations on Line 8 are underground. Line 8's color is . Line 8 used to run as part of Line 2 until the extension to both lines opened for trial operation on 25 September 2010, and Changgang to Fenghuang Xincun started operation on 3 November 2010. With the northern extension of Line 8, daily ridership is projected to immediately reach 960,000 passengers per day, growing to 1.33 million per day in the short term and topping 1.65 million per day in the long-term. History * 2004 - The Line 2 and 8 realignment project; and Line 8 Cultural Park to Xiaogang extension was announced. Creating Line 8 by splitting off the southeastern portion (Xiaogang to Wanshengwei) from Line 2. * June 2007 - Line 2 and 8 realignment; and Line 8 phase 1 (Cultural Park to Xiaogang exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, after those of Beijing Subway, Beijing, Tianjin Metro, Tianjin, and Shanghai Metro, Shanghai. The earliest efforts to build an underground rapid transit system in Guangzhou date back to 1960. In the two decades that followed, the project was brought into the agenda five times but ended up abandoned each time due to financial and technical difficulties. Preparation of what would lead to today's Guangzhou Metro did not start until the 1980s, and it was not until 1993 that construction of the first line, Line 1, officially began. Line 1 opened four years later in 1997 with five stations in operation. , Guangzhou Metro has 16 lines in operation, namely: Line 1 (Guangzhou Metro), Line 1, Line 2 (Guangzhou Metro), Line 2, Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land, the List of countries and territories by land borders, most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces of China, provinces, five autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, four direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and two special administrative regions of China, Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the List of cities in China by population, most populous cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road; it continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub as well as being one of China's three largest cities. For a long time, the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city in the world. Due to worldwide travel restrictions at the beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikken Sekkei
Nikken Sekkei (日建設計) is an architectural, planning and engineering firm from Japan, with headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Today (2019), Nikken Sekkei ranks as the second largest architectural practice in the world. Staff and Offices As of 2019, the group employs 2,685 workers and has completed more than 25,000 projects in more than 50 countries. Nikken Sekkei's International offices are in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, Dalian, Seoul, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Dubai, Riyadh, Moscow, Barcelona; while the Japanese branches are located in: Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sendai. The newest office opened in 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. History Nikken Sekkei dates its origins back to 1900, as an offspring of Sumitomo Corporation. Under the name of ''Sumitomo Temporary Architecture Department,'' it was founded in response to Sumitomo's need to establish a headquarters. The company established its independence from the Sumitomo Corporation in the 1950s under the name ''Nikken Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Railway Siyuan Survey And Design Group
China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd. (), referred to as Tiesiyuan () or Siyuan (), is a Chinese engineering survey and design enterprises, under the China Railway Construction Corporation, headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province. In 2011, its annual revenues from engineering survey and design service reached 2.989 billion yuan, the enterprise ranked in the second place for engineering survey and design in China in terms of annual revenues. References {{Reflist Railway companies of China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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