Low　geo-temperature　geothermal　energy　in　the　surrounding　rock　can　be　extracted　by　tunnel　lining　ground　heat　exchangers　(GHEs)　and　stored　in　phase　change　material　(PCM)　plates　to　realize　the　cold　energy　utilization.　However,　the　research　of　the　coupling　heat　transfer　of　tunnel　lining　GHEs　and　PCM　plates　has　been　rarely　reported.　In　this　study,　a　3D　coupling　heat　transfer　model　of　tunnel　lining　GHEs　and　PCM　plates　was　developed　to　investigate　the　cold　energy　storage　performances　of　PCM　plates　under　different　PCM　and　tunnel　parameters.　The　circulative　iteration　calculation　is　used　to　solve　the　coupling　model.　The　results　show　that　the　cold　energy　storage　of　PCM　plates　utilizing　tunnel　lining　GHEs　for　energy　storage　is　feasible.　The　PCM　melt　fraction　and　solid　phase　PCM　proportion　within　the　PCM　plates　decrease　and　increase　respectively　with　an　increase　in　the　PCM　thermal　conductivity　and　melting　temperature　and　a　reduction　in　the　surrounding　rock　temperature.　The　cold　energy　storage　efficiencies　of　PCM　plates　improve　by　77.8%　and　34.1%　as　the　PCM　thermal　conductivity　and　melting　temperature　increase　by　1　W/(m　K)　and　4　℃.　Moreover,　the　cold　energy　storage　efficiency　of　PCM　plate　enhances　by　68.5%　as　the　surrounding　rock　temperature　reduces　from　10　to　1　℃.　A　larger　difference　between　the　surrounding　rock　temperature　and　PCM　melting　temperature　is　efficient　for　the　cold　energy　storage　of　PCM　plates,　and　the　cold　energy　storage　time　and　temperature　difference　show　a　power　function　relationship.　Finally,　increasing　the　tunnel　lining　GHEs　length　is　conducive　to　enhancing　the　cold　energy　storage　efficiency　of　PCM　plates,　whereas　this　enhancement　is　limited.　In　actual　applications,　selecting　a　reasonable　tunnel　lining　GHEs　length　is　necessary.　©　2023　Elsevier　Ltd