Built in 1901, the Guangzhou South Railway Station (广州南站) was the biggest and oldest freight station in Southern China. It was originally located in south Huangsha Road, Liwan District. Later, it was moved to Shibi Village, Zhongcun County, Panyu District, 17 km (10.6 miles) from the city center. Renovations began on December 30th, 2004, and the station was put into use on January 30th, 2010. It is now a modern railway station for passenger transport, and is also known as the Guangzhou New Railway Station (新广州站).
The station is a terminal for trains from Guangzhou to Hong Kong via Shenzhen, to Wuhan, Zhuhai, Guiyang and Nanning. The station will gradually replace the Guangzhou Railway Station to become the railway transportation hub for passenger transport in Guangzhou. See Guangzhou Train Schedules
The main building of the station is a four-story building, which includs one underground floor and three floors above ground. The underground floor covers 930,000 square meters (1,112,270.7 square yards) and consists of the parking lot with 1808 parking positions and the entrances and exits for the subways. Above ground, the first floor is the transportation level, which mainly handles passengers to/from Wuhan, Zhuhai, and Shenzhen. There are also taxi stations, Port of Entry, Joint Inspection Hall, and the Joint Transportation with Baiyun International Airport. The second floor is the VIP Waiting Rooms, the platform, and the Station Hall. The third floor is a 71,722-square-meter (85,778 square yards) waiting room including a 14,694-square-meter (17,573 square yards) commercial area.
Transportation
South Station Express (Running Time: 50 minutes for single trip)
| South Station Express Line | Operating Hours | Departure Point | Ticket Price (CNY) |
| Line 1 | 06:30-23:30 | Guangzhou Long-Distance Bus Station | 12-15 |
| Line 2 | 06:30-23:30 | East Railway Station | 12-14 |
| Line 3 | 06:30-23:30 | Dongpu Coach Terminal | 12-14 |
| Line 4 | 07:00-19:00 | Jiaokou Long-Distance Bus Station | 12-14 |
Bus Routes
| Bus Line | Departure and Terminal Station | Operating Hours | Ticket Price (CNY) |
| No.288A | Xihua Road - South Railway Station | 06:30-23:30 (South Station) 06:30-22:00 (Xihua Road) |
4 |
| No.301A | Zhanqian Road - South Railway Station | 06:30-23:30 (South Station) 06:00-23:30 (Zhanqian Road) |
5 |
| No.302A | East Railway Station - South Railway Station | 06:30-23:30 (South Station) 06:30-22:00 (East Station) |
4 |
| No.303A | Tianhe Long-Distance Bus Station - South Railway Station | 06:30-23:30 (South Station) 06:00-22:00 (Tianhe Station) |
5 |
| No.309A | Jiaokou Long-Distance Bus Station - South Railway Station | 06:30-23:00 (South Station) 06:00-22:20 (Jiaokou Station) |
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| South Railway Station - Guangzhou University of Technology | 06:30-19:00 | 5 | |
| South Railway Station - Hanxi Subway Station | 06:30-23:30 | 2 | |
| South Railway Station - Nancun Long-Distance Bus Station | 06:30-22:30 | 3 | |
| South Railway Station - Shiqiao Long-Distance Bus Station | 06:30-23:30 | 4 | |
| South Railway Station - Lanhe Long-Distance Bus Station | 06:30-21:00 (South Station) 06:00-21:30 (Lanhe Station) |
8 | |
| South Railway Station - Yanzhou Village | 06:30-23:10 | 4.5 | |
Main Ticket Windows in Guangzhou City
Passengers can buy their tickets in the stations or railway ticket windows in the city, the main railway ticket windows are as follows (the ticket windows also sell tickets of other railway stations in Guangzhou):
| Railway Ticket Window | Address | |
| Baiyun District | Luyida Railway Ticket Window | No.22 Jichang (Airport) Road |
| Baiyun District | Chiyuan Railway Ticket Window | No.409 Sanyuan Avenue |
| Baiyun District | Yintian Railway Ticket Window | No.1746 Huangshilu Overpass |
| Baiyun District | Rongfa Railway Ticket Window | No.61 Fourth Guanghua Road (Guanghua Si Lu) |
| Baiyun District | Nanfang Hospital Railway Ticket Window | First Floor of Building 152 in Nanfang Hospital |
| Conghua District | Yangren Railway Ticket Window | No.38 East Zhongtian Road, Jiukou County |
| Conghua District | Taiping County Jinlytong Railway Ticket Window | No.52 North Guangcong Road, Taiping County. |
| Panyu District | Tongxiang Railway Ticket Window | No.56 Jingang Avenue, Nansha Jinzhou |
| Panyu District | Dongyong Road Lutong Railway Ticket Window | Zhenjiahao Shopping Mall, Dongyong County |
| Panyu District | Jutong Railway Ticket Window | No.569 Qiaoxing Avenue, Shiqiao County |
| Haizhu District | Quantong Railway Ticket Window | No.173 Dunhe Road |
| Haizhu District | Hetong Jiangnan Railway Ticket Window | No.411 Jiangnan Avenue |
| Huadu District | Huadu Railway Ticket Window | No.24 Zhanqian Road |
| Huadu District | Beicheng Railway Ticket Window | No.11 Guihua Building, Kangzheng Road, Shiling County |
| Huangpu District | Renrentong Railway Ticket Window | No.26 Chuangye Road, Huangpu Development Zone |
| Huangpu District | Dasheng Railway Ticket Window | No.113 East Dashadi Road |
| Huangpu District | Falian Railway Ticket Window | No.17 Shuangsha Market, No.1237 East Huangpu Road |
| Liwan District | Lingda Railway Ticket Window | No.77-3 Liuhua Road |
| Liwan District | Gaohe Railway Ticket Window | No.104 Zhujiang Bridge, Fangcun Avenue |
| Liwan District | Luojin Railway Ticket Window | No.23 Matangfang, Nanan Road |
| Luoguang District | Fangqun Railway Ticket Window | A01 Longyandong, Longdong Village. |
| Tianhe District | Diyuan Railway Ticket Window | No.251 Yanling Road |
| Tianhe District | Tianhe Qiaotai Railway Ticket Window | No.43 the First Qiaoyi Street, North Tianhe Road |
| Tianhe District | Zhujiangcheng Shanwei Railway Ticket Window | No.10 Qinglong Avenue, Xi Cun, Zhujiang New Town |
| Tianhe District | Jinxintai Railway Ticket Window | No.109 Tiyu Xihen Street, East Tiyu Road |
| Tianhe District | Sanmao Tielv Railway Ticket Window | No.118 Zhongshan Avenue |
| Yuexiu District | Dashen Railway Ticket Window | No.1 Qinglongli, Dongchuan Road |
| Yuexiu District | Beicheng Railway Ticket Window | No.417 East Huifu Road |
| Yuexiu District | Guanlian Railway Ticket Window | No.191 Changdi Dama Road |
| Yuexiu District | Tongtong Railway Ticket Window | No.101 West Guangyuan Road |
| Zengcheng | Licheng Tianlong Railway Ticket Window | No.11 Xinqiao Road, Licheng County |
| Zengcheng | Xintang Railway Ticket Window | 214 Station, Xintang Avenue, Xintang County |
Other Railway Stations in Guangzhou
| Guangzhou Railway Station | East Railway Station |
