Kaifeng North railway station

Kaifeng North railway station (Chinese: 开封北站; pinyin: Kāifēng běi zhàn) is a railway station of Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway in Longting District, Kaifeng, Henan, China. The station started operation on 10 September 2016, together with the Zhengzhou–Xuzhou section of the railway.

Kaifengbei 开封北
General information
Other names	Kaifeng North
Location	Longting District, Kaifeng China
Coordinates	34°50′27.6″N 114°15′21.4″E
Operated by	CR Zhengzhou
Line(s)	Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	38948 (TMIS code) KBF (telegraph code) KFB (Pinyin code)
History
Opened	10 September 2016 [1]
Services
Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station Lankao South towards Xuzhou East Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway Zhengzhou East towards Lanzhou West

Design

The station building was designed to resemble the architecture style of the Northern Song dynasty, during which Kaifeng was the capital of China.

Station Layout

Platforms of the station

The platforms and tracks of the station are elevated on the 2nd level. The station has 2 side platforms and 4 tracks, of which 2 are through tracks for non-stop trains. The Platform 1 (northern platform) is for eastbound trains towards Shangqiu and Xuzhou East while the Platform 2 (southern platform) is for westbound trains towards Zhengzhou East and Xi'an North. The two-level station building is to the south of the platforms. The ticket office and VIP lounge are on the first level and the waiting halls are located on both levels.

2F	Side platform
	Platform 1	→ Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway towards Xuzhou East (Lankao South) →
	Through track	→ Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway →
	Through track	← Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway
	Platform 2	← Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway towards Lanzhou West (Zhengzhou East)
	Side platform
	Concourse	Waiting area, restaurants, stores
1F	Concourse	Ticket offices, waiting area, VIP lounge, restaurants, stores

References

1. 郑徐高铁开封北站即将开门迎宾(组图）. henan.people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2018-08-02.