Chaoshan 潮汕  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Chao'an District,Chaozhou,Guangdong China |
| Operated by | Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corp., China Railway Corporation |
| Lines | Xiashen Railway,Meizhou-Chaoshan railway,East Guangdong intercity railway (planned) |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 December 2013; 11 years ago (2013-12-28) |
Chaoshan railway station (Chinese:潮汕站) is a railway station located inShaxi Town (沙溪镇) in theChao'an District ofChaozhou City,Guangdong Province,China, on theXiashen Railway operated by theGuangzhou Railway (Group) Corp.,China Railway Corporation.
The station servesShantou,Jieyang andChaozhou, 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).[1]
As of January 2014, Chaoshan station is a major station on the Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway, and is a terminus station for the G-series Guangzhou-Chaoshan route, starting atGuangzhou South railway station.[2] The station also operates D-series trains, with destinations includingShenzhen,Xiamen,Hangzhou andShanghai.[3] It is expected that there will be connections toHong Kong and Meizhou.[4][5] Services toMeizhou are also available after the opening ofMeizhou-Chaoshan railway on 11 October 2019.[6]
The station began operations on 28 December 2013.
| Preceding station |  China Railway High-speed | Following station | ||
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| Raoping towardsXiamen North | Xiamen–Shenzhen railway | Chaoyang towardsShenzhen North | ||
| Jieyang Airport towardsMeizhou West | Meizhou–Chaoshan railway | Terminus | ||
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