Dongguan railway station (Guangdong)
railway station in Dongguan, Guangdong (for metro station, see Q48894788)
Dongguan railway station (Chinese: 东莞站), also known as New Shilong railway station (新石龙站) is a railway station on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway, located between Chashan and Shilong, Dongguan, Guangdong in China. The station is designed by He Jingtang, a prominent Chinese architect and professor at the South China University of Technology's school of architecture. It started to operate on January 8, 2014, which replaced Shilong railway station for the passenger train services.
This station has Guangzhou-Shenzhen intercity Multiple unit train (CRH) services and long-distance train services. It also connected with Line 2 of the Dongguan Rail Transit.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Dongguan railway station (Guangdong)” is railway station in Dongguan, Guangdong (for metro station, see Q48894788). The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Dongguan, railway and station, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “railway station in Dongguan, Guangdong (for metro station, see Q48894788)” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q15912868. Authority coordinates are 23.091, 113.855. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014.
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