Qingdaobei railway station

Qingdaobei
青岛北
China Railway High-speed
China Railway
Qingdao Metro
Other names Qingdao North
Location Canghai Lu, Licang District, Qingdao, Shandong
China
Coordinates 36°10′9″N 120°22′18″E / 36.16917°N 120.37167°E / 36.16917; 120.37167Coordinates: 36°10′9″N 120°22′18″E / 36.16917°N 120.37167°E / 36.16917; 120.37167
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms 14 (7 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened
  • 10 January 2014 (2014-01-10) (Railway)
  • 16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) (Metro Line 3)
Services
Preceding station   Qingdao Metro   Following station
Line 3Terminus

Qingdaobei railway station (simplified Chinese: 青岛北站; traditional Chinese: 青島北站; pinyin: Qīngdǎoběi zhàn) is a railway station in Qingdao, Shandong in the People's Republic of China.

Qingdaobei Station is one of the terminal stations of CRH trains (denoted with letter G and D) bound for Qingdao city from major cities in China. Intercity CRH trains running on Qingdao-Rongcheng Intercity Railway (denoted with letter C) and newly scheduled common passenger trains also end their journey here rather than overloaded Qingdao station.

The main roof surface is 72,800 square metres (784,000 sq ft), covering the 44,000-square-metre (470,000 sq ft) main hall.

Design

Designed by AREP and MaP3 during a competition in 2007, the station is built on Land reclamation by the sea. The project is inspired by marina's landscape (seagulls, boat masts, cables). The structure shape is obtained by moving and rotating identical frames: "arches" and roof beams, connected together by braced brackets and cables diagonals. Arches and beams are welded on a central beam, with a triangular box section, sheltering technical catwalk. The whole structure is fabricated with folded steel sheets. The roofing is made by aluminium plates interrupted by polycarbonate strips. The ceiling is made of aluminium blades.

Construction

The construction is handled by CSCEC, general contractor. The steel structure was fabricated in Nanjing.

Metro service

Metro station entrance

Qingdao Metro Line 3 service began operation on 16 December 2015.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Qingdao subway system to launch in December". 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station
Terminus
Jiaozhou–Jinan High-Speed Railway
towards Jinan
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