Weinan North railway station

Railway station in Weinan, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Weinan North railway station (Chinese: 渭南北站) is a railway station of Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway and Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway located in Linwei District of Weinan city in Shaanxi province, China.

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Weinanbei

渭南北站
China Railway High-speed
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General information
Other namesWeinanbei railway station
LocationCangcheng Lu, Linwei District, Weinan, Shaanxi
China
Coordinates34.536152°N 109.481378°E / 34.536152; 109.481378
Operated byXi'an Railway Bureau, China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway, Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS code: 39038
  • Telegraph code: WBY
  • Pinyin code: WNB
Classification1st class station
History
Opened6 February 2010
Previous namesNew Weinan railway station
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Name

The station during construction was called New Weinan railway station (Chinese: 新渭南站) but following its completion it was renamed Weinan North railway station, in accordance with its location.

Service

The station is located on the north end of the Cangcheng Road, just on the south side of the Wei River. The station itself is part of the world third longest bridge Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge. It was opened on 6 February 2010, along with the Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway.[1] On 1 July 2014, with the completion Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway, the station is served by two high speed railway lines.

There are more than 60 trains serve the station daily, making it the most important railway hub in eastern part of Shaanxi province. The trains connect Weinan with major Chinese cities like Beijing, Changsha, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xi'an and Zhengzhou.

The station is a major transportation point in the Weinan city, several local bus lines connect the station with the city proper.

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The station from above
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A CRH-train at the platform of the station

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