Chongqing North railway station

Chongqing North railway station is a railway station located in Yubei District, Chongqing City, People's Republic of China. It is served by the Yuhuai Railway, Suining–Chongqing Railway and Yuli Railway, and operated by the China Railway Corporation.

Chongqingbei

重庆北

Chongqing North railway station
Other namesChongqing North
LocationKunlun Avenue, Yubei District, Chongqing
China
Coordinates29°36′37.5″N 106°32′49.5″E
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms26 (12 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Connections
Other information
Station codeIATA: CKP[1]
History
Opened22 October 2006 (2006-10-22)

Name

Prior to the construction of this station at its present site, Shapingba railway station was known as Chongqing North railway station. It was subsequently renamed to avoid confusion and to better reflect the geographic nature of both stations.

Structure

This station consists of two separate departure halls; the eastern hall is for long-distance services and the western hall is for high-speed CRH trains. Arrivals are through a common underground hall.

Service at this station is separated into North and South Courses. The South Course handles long-distance trains to many parts of China. The North Course is currently being expanded and will handle mostly high-speed intercity services.

There is also access to the Chongqing Metro's Line 3, via South Square of Chongqingbei Railway Station station.

Service

This station currently handles most long-distance train services to and from Chongqing, whilst Chongqing railway station is closed for renovations (due to finish in 2015). It is also the main high-speed railway connection to Chengdu via Suining.

History

The station has been in operation since October 2006.[2]

See also

References
  1. Airport information for Chongqing North railway station at Transport Search website.
  2. 火车北站旁建300亩重庆火锅城, 2006. (in Chinese)
Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station
Terminus Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway Fusheng
towards Wanzhou North
Chongqing–Lichuan railway Fusheng
towards Lichuan
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