Guangzhou - Shaoguan Train

At present, Guangzhou and Shaoguan are closely connected with each other by over 79 pairs of high speed trains and more than 29 pairs of normal speed trains daily. The former have a distance of about 180/ 227 km (112/ 141mi) to run and the shortest duration of them is only 37 minutes. At least CNY 83 is costed to get a second class seat ticket. The duration for the latter to accomplish a single journey is about 2 - 3.5 hours.
 Open date: December 26, 2009
Duration: about 0.5 - 2 hours
Distance: 180/ 227km (112/ 141 mi)
Top speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
Operated at: Guangzhou North/ Guangzhou South/ Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station, Shaoguan Railway Station
Major stations along the way: Qingyuan, Yingde West
  
Note: The above timetable is only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
  Operated at: Guangzhou/ Guangzhou Baiyun/ Guangzhou North Railway Station, Shaoguan East Railway Station
Duration: about 2 - 3.5 hours
Distance: about 194 - 229km (120– 142 mi)
Top speed: 120/ 140/ 160 km/h (75/ 87/ 99 mph)
Major stations along the way: Yuantan, Yingde
  (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K237	07:21 - 09:20	1h59m
T221	09:32 - 12:04	2h32m
K511	12:04 - 14:29	2h25m
Z501	15:50 - 18:04	2h14m
Z137	18:49 - 21:18	2h29m

Over 29 departures in total: departure time from 07:21 to 18:49; duration from 2H5M to 3H16M.

Note: The above timetables are only for reference. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search tool on the top of this page.
 (Last Update on Jun 20, 2025)

Deluxe Soft Sleeper	Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 218.5 USD 31	CNY 110.5 - 124.5 USD 16 - 17	CNY 83.5 - 86.5 USD 12	CNY 29.5 - 32.5 USD 4 - 5

 
 Opposite to Shaoguan East Station stands the bus stop where passengers can take special bus line to Danxia Mountain. Every day many buses shuttle from around 07:00 to 20:30 with an interval of 15 minutes. For passengers who get off at Shaoguan Railway Station, they can take bus nos. 22 or 17 to reach Shaoguan East Station at first, and then take coaches to the scenic area.

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