Other names Beijing South Opened 1 August 2008 | Address Fengtai, Beijing, China Architect Terry Farrell | |
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Location Yongdingmen Chezhan Lu, Fengtai District, Beijing
China Operated by Beijing Railway Bureau
China Railway Corporation Line(s) Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway
Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway
Beijing–Tangshan Intercity Railway
Beijing–Shanghai Railway
Fengtai–Shacheng Railway Platforms 24 (11 island platforms, 2 side platforms) Connections Beijing South Railway Station
Bus terminal Similar Beijing West Railway, Shanghai Hongqiao Railway, Beijing Railway Station, Nanjing South Railway, Jinan West Railway Station |
Beijing south railway station guide departure
Beijing South (Beijingnan) Railway Station (Chinese: 北京南站; pinyin: Běijīngnán Zhàn) is a large railway station (mainly serving high speed trains) in Fengtai District, Beijing, about 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of central Beijing, between the 2nd and 3rd ring roads. The station in its present form opened on 1 August 2008 and replaced the old Beijing South station, originally known as Majiapu Railway Station, later renamed Yongdingmen Railway Station, which stood 500 metres away. The old station was in use from 1897 to 2006.
Contents
- Beijing south railway station guide departure
- Departing beijing south railway station beijing china hd
- Design and construction
- Local transportation
- Trains
- Beijing Subway
- References
The new Beijing South Railway Station is the city's largest station, and is one of the largest in Asia. It joins the main Beijing Railway Station and the Beijing West Railway Station as one of three main passenger rail hubs in the Chinese capital. It serves as the terminus for high-speed trains on the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, and the future Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed Railway, and Beijing–Tangshan Intercity Railway, which can reach speeds up to 350 km/h (217 mph). Some CRH sleepers to and from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Suzhou also depart from (or arrive at) this station.
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.
Departing beijing south railway station beijing china hd
Design and construction
The terminus occupies a 32-hectare (79-acre) site in Fengtai.
The enormous oval-shaped station was designed by the British architecture firm of TFP Farrells in collaboration with the Tianjin Design Institute. It was built from more than 60,000 tons of steel and 490,000 cubic metres (17,304,000 cu ft) of concrete by 4,000 workers in less than three years. The glass ceiling is outfitted with 3,246 solar panels to generate electricity. The structure spreads out like a ray or trilobite and covers 320,000 square metres (3,444,000 sq ft), more than the Beijing National Stadium's 258,000 square metres (2,777,000 sq ft). Its 24 platforms have the capacity to dispatch 30,000 passengers per hour or almost 241 million a year. The 251,000-square-metre (2,702,000 sq ft) waiting area can accommodate 10,000 passengers.
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, with Line 4 services available at present, and Line 14 services coming later in 2015.
Reconstruction began on 10 May 2006, 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
The entire transportation system is integrated with the station itself.
Bus routes in bold have a terminus at the stop.
The central and northern sections Line 14 services currently terminate at this station (December 2015). The western section of Line 14 ends at Xiju station pending completion of the west-central section of Line 14 to Beijing South Railway Station.
Trains
As of 2012, Beijing South Station is the terminal for two CRH railway lines. The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway has frequent service to Tianjin (C trains). The Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway runs G and D trains to Ji'nan, Nanjing, and Shanghai, with several trains continuing to Hangzhou and Ningbo. This railway also has services to Qingdao (via the Jiao'ao–Jinan branch), Hefei (via the Bengbu–Hefei branch) and Fuzhou via Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway. As well as service to Northeast China. Since July 2013, travel time to Hangzhou has been cut by one hour for direct services that skip Shanghai.
Beijing South services the world's third fastest train (after the Shanghai Airport Express Train and some faster trains of the Shinkansen).
Beijing Subway
Beijing South Railway Station is a subway station on Line 4 of the Beijing Subway in China. It is located in Fengtai District in the municipality of Beijing under the building of Beijing South Railway Station, hence the name. The station opened on 28 September 2009, when the whole Line 4 was put in operation. The station on average has 135,000 entrances and exits per day.
Beijing South Railway Station is an underground station with one platform and two side tracks. It is planned that the station will be an interchange of Line 4 and Line 14, which is under construction since 2010 and is scheduled to open in 2013. Line 4 runs at the station in the direction north-south, and Line 14 will be running west-east.