Xi'an North railway station

Xi'anbei
西安北
China Railway High-speed
Xi'an Metro
Xi'an North railway station
Other names Xi'an North
Location Yuanshuo Road, Weiyang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
China
Coordinates 34°22′39.2″N 108°56′2.7″E / 34.377556°N 108.934083°E / 34.377556; 108.934083Coordinates: 34°22′39.2″N 108°56′2.7″E / 34.377556°N 108.934083°E / 34.377556; 108.934083
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Platforms 34 (16 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
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History
Opened 11 January 2011 (2011-01-11)

Xi'an North railway station (Chinese: 西安北站; pinyin: Xī'ānběi Zhàn) is a railway station on the Zhengxi Passenger Railway, Xibao Passenger Railway and Daxi Passenger Railway. The station is located in Weiyang District of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province. It is some 10 km (6.2 mi) north of the city centre and the Xi'an railway station.

The station has 34 platforms. It is the largest railway station in Northwest China.[1]

The station is connected to downtown Xi'an by Line 2 of Xi'an Metro at Bei Kezhan Station.

History

Main station concourse

Construction began on September 19, 2008.[2] The station was opened on January 11, 2011.[1]

Service

As of August 2015, Xi'an North station is served by the fast (G-series and D-series) trains running on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway, Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway and Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway, Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway.[3] All other passenger trains serving Xi'an run from Xi'an railway station, just north of downtown.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Growth to continue". Railway Gazette International. DVV Media UK. March 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ Tang Ru (September 20, 2008). 郑西客运专线西安北站将建成大型综合交通枢纽中心 [Zhengzhou to Xi'an: Xi'an North Passenger Station will be a large-scale transport hub]. China Railway Network (in Chinese). www.railcn.net Corporation.
  3. ↑ 西安北列车时刻表 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. - Xi'an North train schedule
  4. ↑ 西安列车时刻表 Archived May 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. - Xi'an train schedule
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