Chengdu East railway station
Chengdu East or Chengdudong railway station (simplified Chinese: 成都东站; traditional Chinese: 成都東站; pinyin: Chéngdū-dōng Zhàn) is a railway station in Chenghua District, Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, serving the Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway, the Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway, the Dazhou–Chengdu railway and Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway. It is connected to Chengdu Metro Line 2 and Line 7.
Other names | Chengdu East |
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Location | Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan China |
Coordinates | 30.6311°N 104.1390°E |
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Platforms | 26 (12 island platforms, 2 side platforms) |
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Classification | Top Class station |
History
Construction began on December 29, 2008.[1]
Station structure
Layout
Chengdu East Railway Station is divided into two spaces, the station building and outdoor squares, with a total area of about 68 hectares, the station building itself has an area of 108,000 square meters. The main building of the station is divided into five main levels, including an elevated Waiting Hall level (with mezzanine eating areas and shopping), Platform Level (Ground Level), Arrivals Level and two levels of Chengdu Metro lines. Total investment for its construction was set at about 3.83 billion yuan in 2011 when it was put into use. The station exterior design features a fusion of Jinsha and Sanxingdui bronze shape artistic elements of the ancient Shu culture. Beneath the outdoor squares, substantial car parking and a bus terminal is housed. Passengers enter the station across the outdoor Square or direct access to the station building from two north-south elevated roads. Ticket offices exist in the top Waiting Hall area and beneath in the Arrivals Hall.
Track layout
The station has 14 platforms and 26 tracks, all of which are covered. The departures Waiting Hall sits above the platforms, with arrivals descending down to the Arrivals Hall level below the platforms.
Connections
Chengdu East Railway Station is a terminus of the Chengdu–Chongqing Railway, Chengdu–Kunming Railway and Dazhou–Chengdu Railway.
Railway Administration | Destination |
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Chengdu Railway Bureau | Dazhou, Chongqing North, Guiyang |
Shanghai Railway Bureau | Shanghai Hongqiao, Hangzhou, Wenzhou |
Guangzhou Railway Group | Guangzhou, Changsha, Haikou |
Wuhan Railway Bureau | Wuhan |
Zhengzhou Railway Bureau | Zhengzhou |
Nanning Railway Bureau | Nanning, Guilin North |
Chengdu Metro
Location | Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan China | |||||||||||||||
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Operated by | Chengdu Metro Limited | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Line 2 Line 7 (Loop) | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 16 September 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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East Chengdu Railway Station (Chinese: 成都东客站) is a transfer station on Line 2 and Line 7 of the Chengdu Metro. It serves the Chengdu East railway station.[2][3]
Gallery
- Concourse
- Line 2 platform
- Line 7 platform
See also
References
- 成绵乐铁路客运专线、铁路成都东客站今天开工:人民网 Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
- "运行线路图". Chengdu Metro. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- "Operated lines". Chengdu Metro. Retrieved 11 August 2020.