Shantou Railway Station () is a railway station located in

Longhu District Longhu District () is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province, China. It is the birthplace of the famous Shantou Special Economic Zone. Administrative divisions There are 10 subdistricts in the district: Shantou Special Economic Zone In ...

, Shantou. It opened on 28 December 1995, situating on the eastern end of

Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway The Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway () is a railway in Guangdong Province, China. The electrified railway, also known as the Guangmeishan railway, is named after the three primary cities along route Guangzhou, Meizhou and Shantou, and has a ...

, and later also branching off from

Xiamen–Shenzhen railway The Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, also known as the Xiashen railway, () is a dual-track, electrified, high-speed rail line connecting the major coastal cities of Xiamen in Fujian and Shenzhen in Guangdong. The line has a total length of and form ...

(currently to Shenzhen North or beyond only).

Basic Information

Shantou Railway Station locates in

, which serves citizens in the urban area of Shantou. It currently manages 36 trains, in which 17 are departure there. It was originally a station of

, and later connected to

by a connecting railway line. This line was connected to Meizhou West via the Meizhou-Chaoshan railway in October 2019 providing additional journey options.

Departure Trains

D7142 departs from Shantou Railway Station

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

Connected Lines

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–Shanwei high-speed railway is a high-speed railway currently under construction in China. The Shantou-Shanwei high-speed railway runs from Shantou railway station to Shanwei railway station. It serves as a faster parallel corridor to ...

The Shantou Connecting Line to Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway

The Shantou connecting line to Xiamen–Shenzhen railway, is a railway constructed to solve the inconvenience of reaching

Chaoshan railway station Chaoshan railway station () is a railway station located in Shaxi Town () 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. ...

or Chaoyang railway station, for citizens living in the main city. This line was planned in August 2007, approved in December 2013, construction commenced on 10 May 2015, completed and tested on 8 December 2018 and opened on 5 January 2019.

History

* 28 December 1995 - Established * 1 July 2014 - Added a new line towards

Chongqing North railway station Chongqing North railway station is a railway station located in Yubei District, Chongqing, China. It is served by the Yuhuai Railway, Suining–Chongqing Railway and Yuli Railway, and operated by the China Railway Chengdu Group. Name Prior to ...

* 5 January 2019 - Added a new line connecting to the existing

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