Beijing West Railway Station

Beijing West Railway Station, also known as Beijing West Railway Station, the station name is referred to as Beijing West, the ticket station code is Beijing B, located in Fengtai District of Beijing, near Lianhuanchi East Road, West third Ring Road, is one of the four major railway passenger stations in Beijing, opened on January 21, 1996, when it was one of the largest modern railway passenger stations in Asia. Beijing West Railway Station covers an area of 510,000 square meters, with a total construction area of about 700,000 square meters, of which the station building accounts for about 500,000 square meters, and the station has 10 platforms.

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Beijing West Railway Station, North Square station is located at 118 Lianhuachi East Road, Fengtai District, Beijing; South Square Station is located in Guanglian Road, Fengtai District, Beijing 100055, China. It was built in 1996. 9 km from Beijing Railway Station (Beijing Underground Diameter Line); 31 km from Liangxiang Station, 2296 km from Guangzhou Station (Beijing-Guangzhou Line); 23 km from Huangcun Station, 2372 km from Shenzhen Station, 2407 km from Hung Hom Station (Beijing-Kowloon Line); 2298 km from Guangzhou South Railway Station (Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed Railway), under the jurisdiction of Beijing Railway Bureau. This is a premium station. Passenger transport: handling passenger landing; Baggage, parcel consignment. Do not handle freight business.

The construction of Beijing West Railway Station began as early as 1959, and has been planned and studied three times in history, but the first two were shelved due to political and economic reasons. For the third time, starting from 1989, the preparatory work, the adjustment of the plan, and the re-report were finally approved by the state. Funded by the Beijing Municipal government and the Ministry of Railways, the West Railway Station is a key project in China’s eighth five-year Plan, with a total investment of 6.5 billion yuan.

After the completion of Beijing West Railway Station, the passenger pressure of Beijing Railway Station has been greatly alleviated. Beijing West Railway Station is the departure station for passenger trains of China’s two main railway lines, the Beijing-Guangzhou Line (connected by the West-Changchang Line of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway), the Beijing-ninth Line, and a high-speed railway line, the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway. Most passenger trains from Beijing to the central, South, southwest and northwest regions of China start and end from Beijing West Railway Station. As of May 2011, the Beijing West Railway Station receives and departs more than 110 pairs of trains per day, of which about 100 pairs start. The Beijing Underground Diameter Line, which runs through downtown Beijing and connects Beijing West Railway Station with Beijing Railway Station, another major train station in Beijing, was opened to traffic on March 20, 2015.

Beijing West Railway Station is one of the transportation hubs in Beijing. There are bus hubs in North Square and South Square, and a large number of buses start from there. Taxi stands are also built underground; The subway station set aside for construction was put into use at the end of 2011, and is an interchange station for Lines 7 and 9.

The architectural style, construction quality, design and planning of Beijing West Railway Station have been criticized and controversial since the station opened, but in spite of this, Beijing West Railway Station is still one of the most eye-catching buildings in Beijing. At the end of 2007, the Beijing News sponsored the “Beijing New Landmark Selection” activity, after the public vote in January 2008 to reveal the top ten new landmarks in Beijing, Beijing West Railway Station unexpectedly with 51,335 votes after the National Stadium, became the second most popular new landmark in Beijing.