Guangzhou, one of the core city in South China, is an important transportation hub connecting northern China and southern China. Visitors can easily access to every major city in China with Guangzhou Railway.

There are totally 5 railway stations in Guangzhou, namely, Guangzhou Railway Station, Guangzhou East Railway Station, Guangzhou South Railway Station, Guangzhou North Railway Station and Guangzhou West Railway Station.

The Guangzhou Railway Station is a station on Line 2 and Line 5 of the Guangzhou Metro. Services from this station include Beijing–Guangzhou Railway, Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway, Guangzhou–Maoming Railway, and Guangzhou–Foshan–Zhaoqing Intercity Railway. 

Serves from the Guangzhou East Railway Station include trains to Dongguan, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Guangzhou South Railway Station is on the high speed Wuguang Railway, Guangzhu Intercity Railway and Guangshen Intercity Railway, Guangzhou North Railway Station serves on the high speed Wuguang Railway and Guangzhou West Railway Station serves for freight transport and is a temporary station during the Spring Festival travel rush.