| Airport Terminal | Processes domestic and international air passengers, including check-in, security screening, boarding, baggage handling, and arrivals. | Major cities and regional centers throughout China, including coastal, inland, and western regions. | Large passenger halls, security zones, departure gates, baggage systems, and connections to road or rail transport. | Long-distance travel and cities with substantial air traffic. |
| Railway Station Terminal | Serves conventional and high-speed rail passengers, with ticketing, waiting, boarding, and interchange facilities. | National, provincial, and regional rail hubs across mainland China. | Separate arrival and departure areas, waiting halls, platform access, passenger information displays, and security checks. | Intercity and long-distance journeys, including high-volume passenger corridors. |
| Urban Rail Terminal | Provides access to metro, light rail, or other urban rail services, often as part of a larger interchange. | Dense urban areas and transport hubs in cities with urban rail networks. | Ticket gates, platforms, concourses, accessible routes, and connections with buses or other rail lines. | Daily commuting and local travel within metropolitan areas. |
| Long-Distance Coach Terminal | Handles scheduled intercity and regional bus services, including passenger waiting and coach boarding. | City centers, urban outskirts, and transport nodes serving towns and rural areas. | Ticketing areas, waiting rooms, boarding bays, coach parking, and passenger facilities. | Regional routes and destinations with limited direct rail connections. |
| Passenger Ferry Terminal | Supports passenger embarkation and disembarkation on river, coastal, and island ferry services. | Coastal cities, river ports, islands, and locations connected by passenger water transport. | Waiting areas, passenger check-in, boarding access, safety controls, and links to local transport. | Water-based routes, island access, and short-distance crossings. |
| Multimodal Transport Hub | Connects two or more transport modes within a coordinated passenger interchange. | Large cities, new urban districts, and major regional transport centers. | Wayfinding, shared concourses, pedestrian links, transfer corridors, and connections to rail, metro, bus, or airport services. | Journeys requiring transfers between transport modes. |