Lüshun Railway Station

Updated on Jan 20, 2024

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Lüshun Railway Station (in Chinese: 旅顺火车站) is located in Lüshunkou District of Dalian City, China, and is the final stop of the Dalian-Lushun branch of the Dalian-Harbin railway. It sits on the east side of the Long River, within a hundred meters of the Lüshun Naval Port, its building being of the Russian-style wooden architecture.

Currently, it is served by two passenger train services a day from Dalian.

In 2006, Lushun West Railway Station opened on another branch of the Dalian-Lushun railway branch, for Bohai Train Ferry.

History

1898, Russia obtained the Kwantung Leased Territory and started construction of Chinese Eastern Railway

1900, construction of Lushun Railway Station was started

1903, Lushun Railway Station was completed and put into operation

1904, operation was halted due to the Russo-Japanese War

1905, after the fall of the Russian Lushun to the Japanese, the Russian broad gauge of the Dalian-Lushun branch line was changed to the Japanese narrow gauge

1906, was placed under the control of South Manchuria Railway

1907, the railway was changed to the standard gauge

1945, after the fall of the Japanese Lushun, operated jointly by China and the Soviet Union

1952, returned to China

1985, became a Cultural Heritage site of Dalian City

2005, rebuilt, retaining the original design

References

Lüshun Railway Station Wikipedia

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