Kunming South railway station

Kunming South railway station is the main high-speed rail station of the Kunming metropolitan area. It is the western terminus of the Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway.

Kunmingnan 昆明南  metro
General information
Location	Wujiaying Subdistrict, Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan China
Coordinates	24.873120°N 102.860235°E / 24.873120; 102.860235
Operated by	CR Kunming
Line(s)	Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway Nanning–Kunming High-Speed Railway Kunming–Yuxi Railway
Platforms	30
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 48778 Telegraph code: KOM Pinyin code: KMN
Classification	Top Class station
Services
Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station Songming towards Shanghai Hongqiao Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway Terminus Preceding station Kunming Metro Following station Bailongtan towards North Coach Station Line 1 (through operation to Line 2) Terminus Wujiaying towards Jinchuan Road Line 4

The station is located in the Chenggong District of the City of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. It was put into operation simultaneously with the two high-speed mainlines it serves, after five years of construction. It is also the terminal for the high-speed (D series) trains on the Kunming–Yuxi Railway.

Although Chenggong is being developed as Kunming's new city center, it is about 20 km from Kunming's current city center in Wuhua. Its remote location causes some complaints from city's residents.^[1] Kunming South railway station was linked with Kunming railway station (located just south of the current city center) in 2017, enabling some high-speed trains to serve Kunming railway station as well.^[1]

History

The station put into operation in December 2016 after five years of construction. The same year, the station was connected to the Kunming Metro network via a branch of Line 1.

The station gained a second metro connection when Line 4 opened in September 2020.

In April 13, 2023, the international service between Kunming South to Vientiane officially opened.

References

1. Qiao Changhong (乔长红), 昆明南窑火车站年底有望通高铁. 昆明铁路枢纽扩能改造工程年底完工，滇池环线铁路将闭合 Archived 2017-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (Kunming's Nanyao Station is expected to get high-speed service by the end of the year. Kunming Railway Hub Expansion and Reorganization Project to be completed by the end of the year, the railway ring around Dian Lake to be completed). 2017-02-28