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Shantou railway station

Railway station in Shantou, China

Shantou 汕头
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	汕头站
Traditional Chinese	汕頭站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shàntóu Zhàn
General information
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
Line(s)	Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway Xiamen–Shenzhen railway Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway (under construction) East Guangdong intercity railway (planned)
Platforms	3
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	surface Bus underground
Other information
Station code	China Railway: TMIS code: 24467[1] Telegraph code: OTQ Pinyin code: STO
Classification	First Class station
History
Opened	1995

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).

Basic Information[edit]

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]

Departure Trains[edit]

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Please note the above only presents initial train numbers. Train numbers are subject to changes at some intermediate stations.

Connected Lines[edit]

• Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway^[7]
• Xiamen–Shenzhen railway

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[edit]

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]

History[edit]

• 28 December 1995 - Established^[14]
• 1 July 2014 - Added a new line towards Chongqing North railway station
• 5 January 2019 - Added a new line connecting to the existing Xiamen–Shenzhen railway

See also[edit]

• Shantou South railway station

References[edit]