Are Guangzhou Station and Guangzhou East Station the same station?

Guangzhou Station and Guangzhou East Station are not the same station.

Guangzhou Railway Station is located at No. 159 Huanshi West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province; Guangzhou East Railway Station is located at No. 1 Dongzhan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province.

Guangzhou Station is the intersection station of Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Guangzhou-Maoming Railway, Guangzhou-Foshan-Zhaozhou Intercity Railway and Guangzhou Metro Lines 2 and 5. It is the most important railway passenger station in Guangzhou. One of the major railway hubs in China.

The main lines of Guangzhou East Railway Station are the Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, and Guangzhou-Meishan Railway. It is an important part of the Guangzhou Railway Hub and one of China's large railway hub stations.

Guangzhou Station was built in 1960 and officially put into operation on April 12, 1974. Guangzhou Station plans to start the renovation project in 2018. As of February 2015, the total area of ??Guangzhou Station is 120,000 square meters, the waiting room area is 8,504 square meters, the ticket office area is 1,108 square meters, and the luggage warehouse area is 3,823 square meters. The platform size is 4 platforms and 7 lines. The station can be used daily. Sending 30,000 passengers.

The most distinctive feature of Guangzhou Station is the slogan "Unify the Motherland, Revitalize China" on both sides of the front of the station building. After the reform and opening up, Guangzhou was at the forefront of reform and opening up. It was the first city where compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas Chinese entered the mainland of the motherland. Guangzhou Railway Station is also an important gateway to the south of the motherland, so this slogan is placed on the top of the station to this day.

Guangzhou East Railway Station was built in 1940, formerly known as Tianhe Railway Station; in April 1988, it was renamed Guangzhou East Railway Station; in June 1993, the construction of the new Guangzhou East Railway Station started; in September 1996, the new Guangzhou East Railway Station Completed and put into operation; from 2004 to 2006, the Guangzhou East Railway Station building was expanded, renovated and put into use.

As of November 2016, the total construction area of ??Guangzhou East Railway Station is 114,000 square meters, with a parking lot of 7 trains and 14 lines; the waiting room area is more than 16,000 square meters and can accommodate 20,000 people. travelers.

Reference materials: Guangzhou Railway Station-Baidu Encyclopedia Guangzhou East Railway Station-Baidu Encyclopedia