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Beijing North railway station
Railway station in Beijing, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beijingbei (Beijing North) railway station (Chinese: 北京北站; pinyin: Běijīngběi Zhàn), formerly known as Xizhimen railway station (simplified Chinese: 西直门站; traditional Chinese: 西直門站; pinyin: Xīzhímén Zhàn), is a railway station in Beijing. It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang railway (part of the old Beijing–Baotou railway).
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Other names | Beijing North | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Xicheng District, Beijing China | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°56′43″N 116°20′50″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | China Railway Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 11 (5 island platforms, 1 side platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Xizhimen station ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1906; 118 years ago (1906) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Xizhimen railway station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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On October 31, 2016, the station closed for renovation. On December 30, 2019, the station becomes the terminus of the high-speed Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway,[1] which is a section of Beijing-Baotou passenger-dedicated line.