From 0:00 on October 11, Shantou Railway Station began to implement a new train diagram. After the diagram adjustment, 7 pairs of D-Series high-speed trains are added. A total of 25.5 pairs of D-Series high-speed trains and general-speed trains are opened every day, including Shantou-Changshanan train, the first inter-provincial D-Series high-speed train to an inland province; Shantou-Zhanjiangxi D-Series high-speed train connecting eastern Guangdong and western Guangdong, and Shantou-Meizhouxi D-Series high-speed train, which basically cover different periods of the whole day, making it convenient for passengers to choose.
   
The newly opened Meilong-Shantou Railway has a total of 4 pairs of peak trains to and from Shantou Station and Meizhouxi Station. In the fastest case, the whole journey only takes 1 hour and 16 minutes. The newly-opened high-speed train from Shantou to Changsha South Station takes about 6 hours with Chaoshan, Lufeng, Huizhounan, Shenzhenbei, Humen, Guangzhounan, Shaoguan, Hengshanxi and other stops along the route, saving more than 10 hours compared with the original ordinary speed train.

Source:Shantou Daily, Oct 11,2019

汕头火车站实行新列车运行图  增开动车7对

10月11日零时起，汕头火车站实行新的列车运行图。调图后，将增开动车7对，每天最多开行动车组和普速列车共25.5对，包括首次开行内地省份跨省动车汕头至长沙南列车，连通粤东粤西的汕头至湛江西动车，以及开行汕头至梅州西动车，基本覆盖全天不同时段，方便旅客选择。

新开通的梅汕铁路共有4对高峰线列车往返汕头站和梅州西站，全程最快仅需1小时16分。新开的汕头站往长沙南站方向的高铁列车，途径潮汕、陆丰、惠州南、深圳北、虎门、广州南、韶关、衡山西等站点，全程约6小时，比原来的普速列车节省了10小时以上。

来源：汕头日报2019-10-11