Foshan West railway station

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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;6 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

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Preceding station CRH-logo.svg China Railway High-speed Following station
Sanshui South
towards Nanning
Nanning–Guangzhou high-speed railway Guangzhou South
Terminus
Sanshui South
towards Guiyang North
Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway
Guangzhou
Terminus
Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing intercity railway Shishan
towards Zhaoqing
Zhangcha
Guangzhou–Foshan circular intercity railway Shishan East