Huizhou railway station

Huizhou

惠めぐみ州しゅう
Huizhou; 惠めぐみ州しゅう
General information
Location	China
Coordinates	23°09′15″N 114°24′40″E / 23.1541°N 114.4112°E
Line(s)	Beijing-Kowloon railway; Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway;
Platforms	3
Connections	Xiaojinkou railway station;
History
Opened	1990; 34 years ago;
Previous names	Huizhou North (1990-2003)

Huizhou railway station (Chinese: 惠めぐみ州しゅう站) is a railway station on the Beijing–Kowloon railway located in Huicheng District, Huizhou, Guangdong, China. Opened in 1990, it was previously known as Huizhou North railway station until it was given its current name in 2003. It is operated by China Railway Guangzhou Group. The station offers a connection to Xiaojinkou railway station on the Dongguan–Huizhou intercity railway.

History

1990: Huizhou North Station was completed and opened, and it was a fourth-class station.
On January 10, 2003, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway double line opened to traffic, and the new station building of Huizhou North Station was officially opened. On June 1 of the same year, it was renamed Huizhou Station and the original Huizhou Station was renamed Huizhou West Station.^[1]
On June 27, 2020, the improvement project of the passenger transportation facilities of Huizhou Station officially started, including raising the platform, adding a pedestrian bridge across the platform, and adding an escalator and elevator to the station building. The improvement project was completed in December of the same year and officially opened on January 10, 2021^[2]