Foshan West railway station

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佛山西
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General information
Other namesFoshan West
LocationChina
Coordinates 23°04′55″N113°01′41″E / 23.0820°N 113.0281°E / 23.0820; 113.0281
Line(s)
Platforms10
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened
  • 18 August 2017;5 years ago (2017-08-18)

Foshan West railway station is a major railway station located in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China. The station started construction on February 26, 2013 and was opened on August 18, 2017. [1] The station serves as a gateway for conventional, regional and high-speed rail services for southwest Guangdong, serviced by the Nanning–Guangzhou and Guiyang–Guangzhou high speed railways.

In the future, this station will be served by Line 3 of the Foshan Metro.

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References

  1. "佛山西站8月18日启用,广铁今起售票_佛山在线". www.fsonline.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
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