Beijing West railway station

Beijingxi
北京西
Beijing West Station in June 2018
Beijing West Station in June 2018
Other names Beijingxi
Location 118 Lianhuachi Donglu, Fengtai District, Beijing
China
Coordinates 39°53′42″N 116°19′19″E / 39.894914°N 116.322062°E / 39.894914; 116.322062Coordinates: 39°53′42″N 116°19′19″E / 39.894914°N 116.322062°E / 39.894914; 116.322062
Operated by China Railway CR Beijing
Beijing Subway Beijing Subway
Connections Bus terminal
History
Opened China Railway 21 January 1996
Beijing Subway 31 December 2011
Location
Beijingxi
Location in central Beijing
The departure hall in Beijing West railway station, located on the second floor.

Beijingxi (Beijing West) railway station (Chinese: 北京西站; pinyin: Běijīngxī Zhàn; colloquially referred to as West Station Chinese: 西客站) is located in western Beijing's Fengtai District. Opened in early 1996 after three years of construction, it was the largest railway station in Asia with an area of 510,000 m2,[1][2] before being surpassed by Shanghai Hongqiao railway station in platform capacity. The station serves in average 150,000–180,000 passengers per day with a maximum of 400,000 people per day.[3] It was expanded in 2000 and had a vast amount of parking spaces added.

Platform layout

Regular rail services leave from Platforms 1-11; HSR leaves from Platforms 12-18. A dedicated exit is used for passengers arriving on Platform 18.

Beijing West railway station Platforms and Tracks
Beijing West railway station Platform 1
Beijing West railway station Platform 6
Beijing West railway station platform
North
Platform 1
Track 1
Track 2
Platform 2

Platform 3

Track 3
Track 4
Platform 4

Platform 5

Track 5
Track 6

←Beijing-Guangzhou Railway —— Beijing-Kowloon Railway→

Track 7
Platform 6

Platform 7

Track 8
Track 9
Platform 8

Platform 9

Track 10
Track 11 （Xichang Railway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway）
Track 12 （South of this track Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway）
Platform 10

Platform 11

Track 13
Track 14
Platform 12

Platform 13

Track 15
Track 16
Platform 14

Platform 15

Track 17
Track 18
Platform 16

Platform 17

Track 19
Track 20
South Platform 18

All passengers will leave Beijing West from the Level 2 Departures Hall, except for passengers to Hong Kong, who must enter from a dedicated entrance with immigration and customs clearance facilities located by North Entrance 1. These passengers will clear customs and immigration at Beijing West and will not leave the train until it arrives at the Kowloon / Hung Hom terminus in Hong Kong. A VIP lounge is available for Business Class passengers travelling HSR.

Ticket counters and machines are available beside the main entrances.

Services

China Railway

Beijingxi
北京西
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Other names Beijingxi
Location 118 Lianhuachi Donglu, Fengtai District, Beijing
China
Operated by China Railway
Line(s) Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
Beijing–Kowloon Railway
Beijing–Yuanping Railway
Fengtai–Shacheng Railway
Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
Beijing Underground Cross City Railway
Platforms 18
Tracks 20
Other information
Station code 21152 (TMIS code)
BXP (telegram code)
BJX (pinyin code)
History
Opened 21 January 1996

Beijing West railway station is a terminal for both "traditional" and high-speed trains. It is the Beijing terminal for most trains leaving the city for destinations in western and southwestern China, including Xi'an, Chongqing, Chengdu, Lhasa and Urumqi. Major "traditional" rail lines beginning at this station include the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (via Wuhan) and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway (via Nanchang and Shenzhen).

Beijing West is the terminal both for the Beijing-Kowloon Through Train and (since the opening of the Qingzang railway in 2006) for the Beijing-Lhasa trains.

Beijing West is the northern terminal of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway as of December 2012. High-speed trains leave the station for Guangzhou and Shenzhen, as well as various destinations on the connecting lines, such as Taiyuan and Xi'an. There are, however, plans to construct new major railway terminal (the new Fengtai railway station) in the southwestern part of Beijing, and to eventually make it the terminal for the high-speed trains on the Beijing-Guangzhou line.

The Beijing underground cross-city railway connects Beijing West with Beijing railway station.

Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Terminus Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway Zhuozhou East
towards Shijiazhuang
Beijing
Terminus
 Beijing underground cross-city railway Terminus
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Terminus Beijing–Guangzhou railway Houlücun
towards Guangzhou
Beijing–Kowloon railway Guang'anmen
towards Hung Hom
Preceding station MTR MTR Following station
Terminus Beijing–Kowloon through train
Beijing–Guangzhou railway
 Zhengzhou
towards Hung Hom

Destinations

Carriers Destinations
Beijing Railway Bureau Baoji South, Changsha South, Changchun, Chengde, Chongqing, Dajian, Guangzhou South, Guiyang North, Handan, Handan East, Hengshui, Nanchang West, Nanning East, Qinhuangdao, Shenzhen, Shenzhen North, Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang North, Taiyuan South, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xi'an North, Xining, Yichang East, Yinchuan, Yuncheng North, Zhangjiakou South, Zhuhai
Chengdu Railway Bureau Chengdu, Chengdu East, Chongqing North, Guiyang, Guiyang North, Panzhihua
Guangzhou Railway Group Changsha South, Guangzhou, Guangzhou East, Hung Hom, Sanya, Shenzhen, Shenzhen North
Harbin Railway Bureau Harbin, Lhasa
Hohhot Railway Bureau Baotou, Dongsheng West, Guangzhou, Hohhot, Tianjin, Wuhai West
Kunming Railway Bureau Kunming
Lanzhou Railway Bureau Lanzhou, Yinchuan
Nanchang Railway Bureau Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Jinggangshan, Nanchang, Nanchang West, Shijiazhuang, Xiamen
Nanning Railway Bureau Guilin North, Nanning, Nanning East, Zhanjiang
Qingzang Railway Corporation Xining
Shanghai Railway Bureau Anqing, Fuyang, Huangshan
Shenyang Railway Bureau Changchun, Lhasa, Shenyang North
Taiyuan Railway Bureau Linfen West, Taiyuan South, Yongji North, Yuncheng North
Ürümqi Railway Bureau Ürümqi South
Wuhan Railway Bureau Enshi, Hankou, Shiyan, Wuchang, Wuhan, Yichang East, Zhoukou
Xi'an Railway Bureau Baoji, Baoji South, Hanzhong, Tianjin, Xi'an, Xi'an North
Zhengzhou Railway Bureau Changzhi North, Hankou, Luoyang, Nanyang, Xi'an North, Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou East

Beijing Subway

Beijing West railway station
北京西
Beijing Subway
Line 9 platforms
Operated by Beijing Subway
Line(s)
Platforms 4 (2 island platforms)
History
Opened December 28, 2014 (Line 7)
December 31, 2011 (Line 9)
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station
Line 9
towards Guogongzhuang
TerminusLine 7
towards Jiaohuachang
  • Beijing Subway: This station is currently served by Line 9 and Line 7. Passengers are able to change trains using the cross-platform interchange method. The Subway concourse is on the Arrivals level, with all platforms a level further below.
  • Beijing Bus stops:
    • Beijing West Station (北京西站): 9, 21, 40, 47, 50, 52, 54, 65, 67, 83, 89, 99, 205, 209, 212, 213, 301, 319, 320, 373, 374, 387, 414, 437, 616, 623, 661, 662, 663, 673, 694, 695, 741, 840, 843, 845, 901, 特2, 特6, 运通102
    • Beijing West Station South Square (北京西站南广场): 53, 72, 109, 122, 309, 349, 410, 616, 820, 890, 941, 982, 993,
  • Beijing Airport Bus: Route 7

Bus route numbers in bold denotes terminus at the stop.

References

  1. ↑ Rough Guide to China - fifth edition, page 83
  2. ↑ "Shanghai to have Asia's largest railway station". Xinhua. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
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