What's the name of Guangzhou Railway Station?

Guangzhou Railway Station is also called Guangzhou Railway Station.

The original site of Guangzhou Railway Station is located in Dashatou, the southeast corner of Guangzhou. It was originally named Dashatou Railway Station and was built in 19 1 1, which is the terminal of the Hua section of Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway.

After the end of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, Dashatou Station was expanded into the starting station of Guangzhou-Kowloon and Guangdong-Han passenger trains, and renamed as guangzhou east railway station, becoming the most important passenger train station in Guangzhou. After the founding of New China, the China section of Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway was renamed as guangzhou-shenzhen railway, and the former guangzhou east railway station was renamed as Guangzhou Station on 195 1.

Guangzhou railway station scale

Guangzhou Railway Station has a total area of 6,543.8+0.2 million square meters, waiting room area of 8,504 square meters, ticket office area of 1. 1.08 square meters, and luggage warehouse area of 3,823 square meters.

The main building of Guangzhou Railway Station is four stories high and adopts the indoor garden layout of Lingnan traditional buildings. The left, middle and right parts are separated by gardens. The station is equipped with green landscape, goldfish pond and small bridge, and sandalwood trees and bamboo are planted in the small garden. A big clock with a height of 4.5 meters and a width of 5 meters was erected in the center of the facade of the main building of the railway station.

Guangzhou Railway Station has 4 platforms and 7 arrival and departure lines, passing through guangzhou-shenzhen railway, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, guangzhou-maoming railway and Guangzhou-Fo-Zhao Intercity Railway. Guangzhou Station will increase to 10 platforms and 20 arrival and departure lines in the future.