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Xi'an North railway station

Coordinates:34°22′39.2″N108°56′2.7″E/ 34.377556°N 108.934083°E/34.377556; 108.934083
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Tây an bắc
China Railway High-speed
Xi'an North railway station
General information
Other namesXi'an North
LocationYuanshuo Road,Weiyang District,Xi'an,Shaanxi
China
Coordinates34°22′39.2″N108°56′2.7″E/ 34.377556°N 108.934083°E/34.377556; 108.934083
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms34 (16 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Connections
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS code: 39032
  • Telegraph code: EAY
  • Pinyin code: XAB
ClassificationTop Class station
History
Opened11 January 2011(2011-01-11)

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

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Main station concourse

Construction began on September 19, 2008.[2]The station was opened on January 11, 2011.[1]It has since been expanded.

Service

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Rail

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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

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The station is connected toLine 2ofXi'an MetroatBeikezhan station,and connected toLine 4andLine 14ofXi'an MetroatBeikezhan (Beiguangchang) station.

References

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  1. ^ab"Growth to continue".Railway Gazette International.DVV Media UK. March 3, 2011.
  2. ^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.
  3. ^Tây an bắc liệt xa thời khắc biểuArchivedMarch 4, 2016, at theWayback Machine- Xi'an North train schedule
  4. ^Tây an liệt xa thời khắc biểuArchivedMay 10, 2012, at theWayback Machine- Xi'an train schedule
Preceding station China Railway High-speedChina Railway High-speed Following station
Weinan North
towardsZhengzhou
Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway Terminus
Weinan North Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway
Terminus Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway Xianyang West
Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway Xi'an West