Guangzhou East railway station

Guangzhou East 广州东
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广州东站
Traditional Chinese	廣州東站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gǔangzhōu Dōng Zhàn Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gwóngjāu Dūng Jaahm Jyutping Gwong2zau1 Dung1 Zaam6
General information
Other names	Guangzhoudong railway station, Tianhe railway station (formerly) Guangzhou East railway station
Location	1 Dongzhan Lu, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong China
Coordinates	23°09′02″N 113°19′30″E / 23.150566°N 113.3249°E / 23.150566; 113.3249
Operated by	China Railway Guangzhou Group Guangzhou Metro Co. Ltd.
Line(s)	Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway      Line 1      Line 3      Line 11 (U/C)      Line 18 (U/C)
Platforms	12 (5 island platforms, 2 side platforms) 4 (2 island platforms)
Tracks	12 4
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Surface Underground
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	China Railway: TMIS code: 23711 Telegraph code: GGQ Pinyin code: GZD Metro: 1 16 (Line 1) 3 18 (Line 3)
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	1940; 84 years ago (1940) 28 June 1999; 25 years ago (1999-06-28) (Line 1) 26 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-26) (Line 3)
Previous names	Tianhe railway station
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station Guangzhou Terminus Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway Shipai towards Shenzhen Terminus Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway Shipai towards Shantou Preceding station Guangzhou Metro Following station Tianhe Sports Center towards Xilang Line 1 Terminus Linhexi towards Panyu Square Line 3 Yantang towards Airport North (Terminal 2) or Tianhe Coach Terminal
Former services
Preceding station MTR Following station Terminus Guangzhou–Kowloon through train Changping towards Hung Hom Zhuzhou towards Shanghai Shanghai–Kowloon through train Hung Hom Terminus Changsha towards Beijing West Beijing–Kowloon through train

Guangzhoudong (Guangzhou East) railway station (simplified Chinese: 广州东站; traditional Chinese: 廣州東站; Jyutping: gwong2 zau1 dung1 zaam6; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngjāu Dūng Jaahm), formerly known as Tianhe railway station (Chinese: 天河站; Cantonese Yale: Tīnhòh Jaahm) serves the city of Guangzhou, located in the city's Tianhe District.

The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single station complex. There was an immigration check point within the station for Guangzhou–Kowloon through train passengers travelling to and from Hong Kong, until the service was discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.