Xi'an North railway station
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Other names | Xi'an North |
Location | Yuanshuo Road,Weiyang District,Xi'an,Shaanxi China |
Coordinates | 34°22′39.2″N108°56′2.7″E/ 34.377556°N 108.934083°E |
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Platforms | 34 (16 island platforms, 2 side platforms) |
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Classification | Top Class station |
History | |
Opened | 11 January 2011 |
Xi'an North railway station(Chinese:Tây an bắc trạm;pinyin:Xī'ānběi Zhàn) is arailway stationon theZhengxi Passenger Railway,Xibao Passenger RailwayandDaxi Passenger Railway.The station is located inWeiyang DistrictofXi'an,the capital ofShaanxiprovince. It is some 10 km (6.2 mi) north of the city centre and theXi'an railway station.
The station has 34 platforms. It is the largest railway station inNorthwest China.[1]
History
[edit]Construction began on September 19, 2008.[2]The station was opened on January 11, 2011.[1]It has since been expanded.
Service
[edit]Rail
[edit]Xi'an North station is served by the fast (G-series and D-series) trains running on theZhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway,Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway,Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railwayandDatong–Xi'an Passenger Railway,Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway.[3]All other passenger trains serving Xi'an run fromXi'an railway station,just north of downtown.[4]
Metro
[edit]The station is connected toLine 2ofXi'an MetroatBeikezhan station,and connected toLine 4andLine 14ofXi'an MetroatBeikezhan (Beiguangchang) station.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Growth to continue".Railway Gazette International.DVV Media UK. March 3, 2011.
- ^Tang Ru (September 20, 2008).Trịnh tây khách vận chuyên tuyến tây an bắc trạm tương kiến thành đại hình tổng hợp giao thông xu nữu trung tâm[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.
- ^Tây an bắc liệt xa thời khắc biểuArchivedMarch 4, 2016, at theWayback Machine- Xi'an North train schedule
- ^Tây an liệt xa thời khắc biểuArchivedMay 10, 2012, at theWayback Machine- Xi'an train schedule
Preceding station | China Railway High-speed | Following station | ||
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Weinan North towardsZhengzhou
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Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway Part of theEurasia Continental Bridge corridor
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Weinan North towardsDatong South
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Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway | |||
Terminus | Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway | Xianyang West towardsBaoji South
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Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway | Xi'an West towardsChengdu East
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