Shantou Railway Station (Chinese: 汕头站) is a railway station located in Longhu District, Shantou. It opened on 28 December 1995, situating on the eastern end of Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway, and later also branching off from Xiamen–Shenzhen railway (currently to Shenzhen North or beyond only).
Shantou
汕头
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| Simplified Chinese | 汕头站 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汕頭站 | ||||||
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| Location | 1 Taishannan Road, Longhu District, Shantou, Guangdong China | ||||||
| Coordinates | 23°22′28.7″N 116°45′3.4″E / 23.374639°N 116.750944°E / 23.374639; 116.750944 | ||||||
| Operated by | Guangzhou Railway Group | ||||||
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| Platforms | 3 | ||||||
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| Structure type | surface Bus underground | ||||||
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| Classification | First Class station | ||||||
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| Opened | 1995 | ||||||
Shantou Railway Station locates in Longhu District, which serves citizens in the urban area of Shantou.
It currently manages 36 trains, in which 17 are departure there.[2]
It was originally a station of Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway, and later connected to Xiamen–Shenzhen railway by a connecting railway line. This line was connected to Meizhou West via the Meizhou-Chaoshan railway in October 2019 providing additional journey options.[3]
| Group | Train | Destination |
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| Guangzhou Group[4] | K688 | Chongqing North railway station |
| K800 | Meizhou railway station Wuchang railway station | |
| D7320 D7322 D7324 D7326 |
Meizhou West railway station | |
| D7510 D7518 D7522 D7526 D7530 D7534 D7538 |
Guangzhou East railway station | |
| K9012 | Changsha railway station | |
| K9098 (only in high season) | Shenzhen West railway station | |
| D7402 D7430 D7434 D7438 D7442 D7446 |
Shenzhen North railway station |
Please note the above only presents initial train numbers. Train numbers are subject to changes at some intermediate stations.
The station is currently a terminus. However, it will become a through-station with the opening of the Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway.
The Shantou connecting line to Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, is a railway constructed to solve the inconvenience of reaching Chaoshan railway stationorChaoyang railway station, for citizens living in the main city.
This line was planned in August 2007,[8] approved in December 2013,[9] construction commenced on 10 May 2015,[10] completed and tested on 8 December 2018[11] and formally[clarification needed] opened on 5 January 2019.[12][13]
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