Shaoyang North railway station
Shaoyang North railway station is a railway station of Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Railway located in Shaoyang, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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| Location | Pingshang, Xinshao District, Shaoyang, Hunan China |
| Coordinates | 27°34′27″N 111°30′16″E |
| Operated by | Guangzhou Railway Group |
| Line(s) | Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway |
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| Classification | 3rd class station |
| History | |
| Opened | December 16, 2014 |
Controversy
There were 3 plans intended for the Changsha-Kunming segment of the Shanghai-Kunming HSR within Hunan province, 2 of which will pass Shaoyang city limits. As officials recommend the plan via Lengshuijiang and Xinhua on December during meetings in Changsha, signing petitions were held by residents of Shaoyang, dubbed as a modern version of the "Railway Protection Movement". On December 27th, 2008, China Railway Design Group officials conducted pre-construction research in Shaoyang instead of Lengshuijiang and Xinhua, sparking similar controversies.
In the final plans, a station is set in Pingshang, Shaoyang; however, its extraordinary distance from Shaoyang city (over 50km) have prompted it to be dubbed as one of the "four famous norths", the others being Yangquan North, Panjin North and Xiaogan North railway station. Its relative proximity to downtown Lengshuijiang and Xinhua, coupled with expressway access, have made Shaoyang North railway station the de facto railway station for these 2 cities.