Zhaoqing railway station () serves the city of

Zhaoqing Zhaoqing (), alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of Duanzhou, Dinghu a ...

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province,

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. The station hosts train services to and from

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, and other parts of China. The station is an intermediate stop on the

Guangzhou–Maoming railway The Guangzhou–Maoming railway or Guangmao railway (), is a railroad in Guangdong Province of China between Guangzhou, the provincial capital, and Maoming. The line has a total length of and comprises the Guangzhou–Sanshui railway (Guangsa ...

and the western terminus of the higher-speed

Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing intercity railway Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing intercity railway, also known as Guangfozhao intercity railway or Foshan–Zhaoqing intercity railway, is a regional railway within Guangdong province, China. It connects the provincial capital of Guangzhou with Zha ...

History

The station has an immigration checkpoint within the station for the daily

Guangdong Through Train Guangdong (, ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal Provinces of China, province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a ...

service to and from

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. Due to the renovation of the checkpoint, the through train service has been suspended since 16 April 2017. The service was officially shortened to

Guangzhou East railway station Guangzhoudong (Guangzhou East) railway station (), formerly known as Tianhe railway station () serves the city of Guangzhou, located in the city's Tianhe District. The railway, metro, and bus terminal stations is interconnected as a single stat ...

on 10 June 2019, leaving the border crossing facilities in the station abandoned. On 10 April 2021, service patterns were changed and through running between Zhaoqing and

Shenzhen Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (formerly Shenzhen Huangtian Airport) is the airport serving Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It is located on the east bank of the Pearl River near Huangtian and Fuyong villages in Bao'an District, and is ...

was introduced.

References

Buildings and structures in Zhaoqing China–Hong Kong border crossings Railway stations in Guangdong {{Guangdong-railstation-stub