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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Xi'an North Railway Station

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.

History

Main station concourse

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

Service

Rail

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, Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway and Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway, Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway. All other passenger trains serving Xi'an run from Xi'an railway station, just north of downtown.

Metro

The station is connected to Line 2 of Xi'an Metro at Beikezhan station, and connected to Line 4 and Line 14 of Xi'an Metro at Beikezhan (Beiguangchang) station.

References

  1. ^ "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
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Weinan North
towards Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway Terminus
Weinan North
towards Datong South
Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway
Terminus Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway Xianyang West
towards Baoji South
Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway Xi'an West
towards Chengdu East