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Weinan Railway Station

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Line(s)
  
Longhai Railway

Opened
  
1934

Platforms
  
2

Weinan Railway Station

Location
  
Qianjin Lu, Linwei District, Weinan, Shaanxi China

Operated by
  
Xi'an Railway Bureau, China Railway Corporation

The Weinan Railway Station (渭南站) is a railway station of Longhai Railway located in Linwei District of Weinan city in Shaanxi province, China. The stations was opened on 1 July 1934.

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History

The station was built after the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing-based Republican government took control of construction and extended the Longhai Railway further west from Tongguan via Weinan to Xi'an in 1934.

During the Xi'an Incident, the building of the station was heavily destroyed due Air Force bombings sent by He Yingqin.

In 1958, the station was wholly moved from the original location of to the new location of Qianjin Road, the old station was changed into a cargo station.

Trains

Weinan station has trains to almost all major Chinese cities. Due to the opening of high-speed railways and the Weinan North Railway Station, there is a reduced frequency of trains in Weinan Station.

References

Weinan Railway Station Wikipedia