Shalingzi West railway station

Shalingzixi
沙岭子西站

China Railway
Shalingzi West railway station
Location Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei
China
Coordinates 40°42′16″N 114°52′49″E / 40.704375°N 114.880349°E / 40.704375; 114.880349Coordinates: 40°42′16″N 114°52′49″E / 40.704375°N 114.880349°E / 40.704375; 114.880349
Operated by Beijing Railway Bureau,
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)
Platforms 2
Other information
Station code 10991
History
Opened
  • 30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) (Freight)
  • 12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) (Passenger)
Location
Shalingzixi
Location in Hebei

The Shalingzi West railway station (simplified Chinese: 沙岭子西站; traditional Chinese: 沙嶺子西站; pinyin: Shālǐngzǐ-Xī Zhàn) is a railway station on the Beijing–Baotou railway and Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway located in Zhangjiakou, Hebei which was initially meant only for freight traffic and was only opened for civilian use in late 2017 to service the trains that were originally meant to arrive and depart from Zhangjiakou South railway station.

History

Shalingzi West railway station was opened on December 30, 2015. At the time, it only handled the technical operation of freight trains. The Zhangtang railway freight engineers used this station to switch shifts. The upstream railway station is Kongjiazhuang railway station. The downstream railway station is Zhaochuan North railway station.

Ever since November 12, 2017 and until the official opening of the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway in late 2019, Shalingzi West railway station will remain the main station for people living in the Zhangjiakou area.[1]

Interior

The station covers around 1,000 square meters. Within the station the ticket office and the waiting room are both connected within one big hall, only being separated by the ticket checking gate.

Transportation

Because Shalingzi West railway station is much farther away from the city center than the original Zhangjiakou South railway station, the bus routes 1, 10, 11 and 33 were extended to arrive at this destination. Also an additional new express bus line "South Station to West Station" was opened. Passengers can take this bus to arrive to and depart from the railway station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 拥有60年历史的老张家口南站今日零点谢幕. Xinhua News. 2017-11-12.
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