Beijing South railway station
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Beijingnan 北京南 | |
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Fengtai District, Beijing China | |
Coordinates | 39°51′57″N 116°22′35″E / 39.86583°N 116.37639°E |
Operated by | CR Beijing Beijing Subway |
Connections | Bus terminal |
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Opened | 1 August 2008 28 September 2009 |
Previous names | Majiapu railway station, Yongdingmen railway station |
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Beijingnan (Beijing South) railway station (
The current station replaced the old Beijing South station, originally known as Majiapu railway station and later renamed Yongdingmen railway station, which stood 500 meters (1,600 ft) away. This station was in use from 1897 to 2006.[1]
The new Beijing South railway station is the city's largest station, and is one of the largest in Asia. It joins the main
The station integrates two Beijing Subway line stations, bus hubs (including an airport shuttle bus), and taxi stands, into the same building, and includes a wide variety of restaurants in the station itself.
Design and construction
The terminus occupies a 32-hectare (79-acre) site in
The enormous oval-shaped station was designed by the British architecture firm of
On the elevated departures concourse, there are designated waiting areas and VIP lounges (with better seating and, in the lounges, free food and snacks) for passengers travelling in CRH Business Class, and a number of restaurants and corner shops. There are also a number of ticket counters (where nationwide ticketing services are available) and an increasing number of retail stores and fast food stalls. Ticket machines are available to holders of the PRC ID card and sell tickets for trains departing from this station. 23 sets of ticket gates despatch passengers onto trains.
The arrivals level is underground, with 8 arrival gates situated in the immediate vicinity of the Beijing Subway station concourse. To the sides are two taxi stands, and separated West and East parking lots for private cars (including a mezzanine level). Express entrances have been built, and are presently in use for all C trains to Tianjin, as well as some trains to Shanghai. Ticket machines and a few ticket counters are also available at the arrivals level. As with the departures level, a variety of restaurants and corner shops are also available at the arrivals level. Two floors below the arrivals level are the platforms for Lines 4 and 14, respectively.
Reconstruction began on 10 May 2006,[7] immediately after services ended at the old station. The station was complete for the 1 August 2008 reopening. In 2011 and 2012, new restaurants, fast food stalls, and corner shops were added. To cut queues, traditional counters at the arrival level were replaced with ticket machines.
Local transportation
As of 2019[update], public transportation is accessible within the station itself. The
Services
China Railway
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Platforms | 24 (11 island platforms, 2 side platforms) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification | Top Class station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1897 (original) 2008 (current) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 2006 (original) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Majiapu Station, Yongdingmen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beijing South Station is the terminal for two
Beijing Subway
Operated by | Beijing MTR Corporation Limited | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms ) | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Beijingnan Zhan (Beijing South railway station)
Beijing South railway station is an underground station with one platform and two side tracks. Line 4 runs at the station in the direction north–south, and Line 14 runs west–east.
Station layout
The line 4 and line 14 stations both have underground
Gallery
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South entrance to subway station (September 2013)
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Concourse (May 2021)
Notes
- ^ "Farewell, centenary Beijing South Railway Station", People's Daily May 12, 2006
- ^ a b "South station on track to impress" People's Daily Online July 24, 2008
- ^ Patil, Reshma, "Aboard the Beijing Bullet, lessons for Delhi" Hindustan Times Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Aug. 3, 2008
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
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- ^ Spring, Martin "The best china: 10 of the most spectacular new Chinese buildings" Building July 4, 2008.
- ^ "Beijing South Railway Station Reconstruction Project Near Completion". Getty Images. 25 December 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ 北京南列车时刻表 Archived September 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (Beijing South trains schedule) (in Chinese)
- ^ G263次列车开通 坐高铁去合肥仅需4小时
- ^ Hefei-Bengbu Passenger Special Railway Sells Tickets Today Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine 2012-10-11
- ^ a b "北京地铁线路图". 北京地铁. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021.
- ^ 北京南 (in Chinese). Beijing Municipal Government. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Beijing". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "我市轨道交通网络化运营效果凸显". 北京市交通委员会. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
External links
- Beijing South Railway Station Guide
- [201/http://www.bjrailwaystation.com.cn/ Official site]
- Photos of the reconstruction 2007-2008
- Beijing Train Time Table & Rail Transportation Guide Archived 4 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine