Jiayuguan South railway station

Railway station in Jiayuguan, China
38°43′4.9″N 98°18′36.3″E / 38.718028°N 98.310083°E / 38.718028; 98.310083Operated byChina Railway Lanzhou GroupLine(s)Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railwayPlatforms5 (1 side, 2 island)HistoryOpenedDecember 26, 2014

Jiayuguan South railway station (Chinese: 嘉峪关南站; pinyin: Jiāyùguān Nán Zhàn) is a railway station located in Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China. It was put into operation on December 26, 2014.[1][2][3] It serves the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway with High Speed services between Lanzhou and Urumqi and conventional services connecting Urumqi to various cities in Eastern and South Western China. It is the second major railway station serving Jiayuguan, with Jiayuguan railway station, which serves the conventional Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway.

Structure

The station follows a standard set for modern railway station in China for smaller cities. It was constructed on a green field site, south of Jiayuguan, in an area being newly developed. It is built across three levels, the upper platform level, the mid level passenger waiting hall (located north of the tracks) and the lower transportation hub. It consists of 7 tracks served by 5 platforms, two island and one side platforms. Platform 1 serves all terminating high speed trains to and from Lanzhou. Platforms 2 & 3 serves eastbound through train services, two through passing tracks and then with platforms 4 & 5 serving westbound services.

Images of Jiayuguan South railway station
  • Lowest level of the station
    This is the lowest level of the station, featuring a taxi stand, an unused long-distance bus station and local public bus transport
  • Public Bus Depot
    Two public bus routes connect Jiayuguan South railway station to the Jiayuguan city centre.
  • Passenger Waiting Hall interior
    The single large waiting hall
  • Train approaching the station
    Westbound EMU high speed train to Urumqi arrives on Platform 5
Jiayuguan South

References

  1. ^ ""钢铁丝路"展雄姿(组图)". 163.com (in Chinese). December 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "兰新高铁张掖西站车票开售". zgzyw.com.cn (in Chinese). December 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Urumqi – Lanzhou PDL completed as five lines open". Railway Gazette. Railway Gazette. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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