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Chaoshan railway station

Chaoshan

潮汕
China Railway
General information
LocationChao'an District, Chaozhou, Guangdong
China
Operated byGuangzhou Railway (Group) Corp.,
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Xiashen Railway, Meizhou-Chaoshan railway, East Guangdong intercity railway (planned)
History
Opened28 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-28)

Chaoshan railway station (Chinese: 潮汕站) is a railway station located in Shaxi Town (沙溪镇) in the Chao'an District of Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China, on the Xiashen Railway operated by the Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corp., China Railway Corporation.

Structure

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The station serves Shantou, Jieyang and Chaozhou, and is located in the geometric centre of these cities, approximately 20 to 30 kilometres (12 to 19 mi) 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 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft).[1]

Service

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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.[2] The station also operates D-series trains, with destinations including Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou and Shanghai.[3] It is expected that there will be connections to Hong Kong and Meizhou.[4][5] Services to Meizhou are also available after the opening of Meizhou-Chaoshan railway on 11 October 2019.[6]

History

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The station began operations on 28 December 2013.

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References

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  1. ^ "潮汕站区路规划 厦深铁路首个南北双向候车站" [Chaoshan area planning Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway Station]. Fang.com (in Chinese). 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013.
  2. ^ Yangcheng Evening News (26 December 2014). "厦深铁路28日开通运营 广州南坐动车可直达潮汕" [Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway on the 28th opening and operation of the Guangzhou South take the motor car can reach Chaozhou]. ycwb.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ^ "厦深首发动车为深圳至上海" [Xiashen first launch vehicle for Shenzhen to Shanghai]. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 26 December 2013.
  4. ^ MTR. "Connections to Mainland". MTR Express Rail Link. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  5. ^ "Meizhou-Chaoshan High-speed Rail Will Start Construction before the End of the Year - World Hakka, Meizhou China - Government Information". Archived from the original on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  6. ^ 钟丽婷; 黄颖琳 (2019-10-10). "梅汕高铁10月11日通车，235.5元能从梅州西坐到广州南". Southern Metropolis Daily. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Raoping
towards Xiamen North
 Xiamen–Shenzhen railway Chaoyang
towards Shenzhen North
Jieyang Airport
towards Meizhou West
 Meizhou–Chaoshan railway Terminus

23°32′35″N 116°35′08″E / 23.54306°N 116.58556°E / 23.54306; 116.58556