Jiangmen railway station

Jiangmen railway station (Chinese: 江门站) is a passenger and freight railway station in Jiangmen south road, Xinhui District, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China. It was formerly a freight-only station called Jiangmen South, but has since been renamed and expanded to allow passenger operations.

Jiangmen

江门
China Railway High-speed
Station building
General information
LocationXinhui District, Jiangmen, Guangdong
China
Line(s)Guangzhou–Zhuhai railway (freight only)
Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway
Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway
Zhuhai-Zhaoqing High-Speed Railway
Other information
Station codeTMIS code: 23498
Telegraph code: JOQ
Pinyin code: JME
History
Opened29 December 2012 (freight)
15 November 2020 (passenger)
Services
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Xinhui
towards Xiaolan
Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway
Jiangmen branch
Terminus

The station is the southern terminus of a branch from the Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway and the eastern terminus of the partially complete Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway to Zhanjiang West. When complete, the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang will also provide a link east to Zhongshan and Shenzhen.

History

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This station opened on 29 December 2012 as Jiangmen South with the freight-only Guangzhou–Zhuhai railway.[1]

In March 2017, the name of the station was changed to Jiangmen in preparation for its reconstruction as a passenger hub. At the same time, a different station previously called Jiangmen had its name changed to Jiangmen East railway station.[2]

The Guangzhou–Zhuhai intercity railway branch was extended from its former terminus at Xinhui railway station south to Jiangmen to meet the first stage of the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway. Through services from Zhanjiang West to Guangzhou South began on 1 July 2018, though trains skipped the still under construction Jiangmen railway station.[3]

The station was opened to passengers on 15 November 2020.[4]

The Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway,Construction of Jiangmen to Shenzhen section started on 9 October 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "广珠铁路首趟货运列车从珠海高栏港站首发". iNewsweek. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "小心坐错车!广珠城际"江门站"今日起更名为"江门东站"". YCWB. 10 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "江湛铁路7月1日正式开通 改写粤西群众出行版图_广东精选_南方网". news.southcn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. ^ "珠西综合交通枢纽"生命之树,鸟的天堂"——江门站_【高铁网】". news.gaotie.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-24.