Good news! Guangzhou is expecting a new railway station in downtown area. The Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station will be completed and start to run by the end of 2023.
Located in Baiyun District, Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station will provide high-speed, intercity and regular rail services, taking over all services of regular trains from Guangzhou Railway Station and Guangzhou East Railway Station. Also, the Station will accommodate the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway and Guangzhou-Zhanjiang High Speed Railway. Passengers can travel to Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and other main cities, as well as tourist sites in China from here.
Six metro lines will pass through this station, two of which will be in service soon. Line 8 has been put into operation, and Line 12 is expected to open trial operation in 2023. Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station’s connecion to the metro system mans that people can take a metro directly to the station.
Moreover, the station will have a tourist center, a long-distance passenger transportation center, a tourist bus station and an urban bus station. Once completed, it will be one of the five major hubs in Guangzhou's railway network, and also one of the largest railway integrated transportation hubs in Asia.
Author: Holly