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Line(s)
  
Xiashen Railway

Opened
  
28 December 2013

Address
  
Chao'an, Chaozhou, China

Province
  
Guangdong Province

Chaoshan Railway Station

Location
  
Chao'an District, Chaozhou, Guangdong China

Operated by
  
Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corp., China Railway Corporation

Similar
  
Huizhou South Railway, Shenzhen North Railway, Puning Railway Station, Raoping Railway Station, Xiamen North Railway

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.

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Structure

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). Each station house serves two platforms, each with a waiting room and ticket office.

Service

As of January 2014, Chaoshan station is a major station on the Xiashen railway line, and is a terminus station for the G-series Guangzhou-Chaoshan route, starting at Guangzhou South Railway Station. The station also operates D-series trains, with destinations including Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou and Shanghai. It is expected that there will be connections to Hong Kong and Meizhou.

History

The station began operations on 28 December 2013.

References

Chaoshan Railway Station Wikipedia