Shiwutang Railway Station

Shiwutang Railway Station

• The oldest railway station in Guangzhou, a great spot for nostalgic-style photography.

Attraction Introduction

Shiwutang Railway Station is a second-class station on the Guangzhou-Maoming Railway line, located on Shiwutang Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province. It was put into use in 1903 and is the oldest surviving railway station in Guangzhou.

Currently, Shiwutang Railway Station still retains freight operations. Only a few century-old buildings remain intact at the station: an 80-meter-long platform topped with a steel-framed fishbone roof, railway tracks with switch signals and terminal warning signs for turning around trains, the residence of the station chief built in 1922, and the “Octagonal Building,” a Guangzhou-Sanshui Railway villa that was once home to the railway bureau chief.

Meanwhile, Shiwutang Railway Station has also become a popular spot for photography enthusiasts in Guangzhou seeking a nostalgic backdrop, with film crews and TV drama production teams visiting the site for location shooting almost every month.

Address: West side of the intersection at the west end of Shiwutang Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou City

Type: Historical Architecture

Recommended Visit Duration: 2–3 hours

Phone: 020-81891101

Opening Hours:

Open all day

Ticket Information:

No admission fee.