What is the difference between Ganzhou Station and Ganzhou West Station?

Ganzhou Station is an old station, Ganzhou West Station is a newly opened station, Ganzhou West Station is a train station, and Ganzhou Station is a railway station.

Ganzhou West Railway Station, located in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China, is a railway station under the jurisdiction of China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and the terminal station on the Chang-Ganxi high-speed railway. Ganzhou Station is located in the east of Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China. Ganzhou Station is a first-class passenger station under the jurisdiction of the Ganzhou Depot of China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group Co., Ltd. It is an important railway hub station in East China.

On August 15, 2015, the Ganzhou West Station project and the Chang-Gan high-speed railway started simultaneously. On December 26, 2019, the Chang-Gan high-speed railway was officially opened for operation, and Ganzhou West Station was put into use simultaneously.

City Symbol

As of December 2019, the total construction area of ??Ganzhou West Railway Station is 91,572.6 square meters, of which the station building area is 49,865 square meters and the platform canopy area is 11,943 square meters. 4 platforms and 8 tracks. Ganzhou West Station is an elevated station building on the line, with the waiting room located directly above the track.

The front of Ganzhou Station highlights the eight red characters of Ganzhou’s cultural heritage: the ancient capital and the cradle of Hakkas, forming a unique regional symbol. The sculpture in the square in front of Ganzhou Station is called the Horse Treading on the Flying Swallow, also known as the Ma Chao Dragon Bird. It is a symbol of China's outstanding tourist cities. The sculpture is based on the Great Wall Lighthouse, with a horse rolling on the earth, which means that China has rich tourism resources.