Weinan railway station

Weinan railway station (Chinese: 渭南站) is a railway station of Longhai Railway located in Linwei District of Weinan city in Shaanxi province, China. The stations was opened on 1 July 1934.

Weinan

渭南
Weinan railway station
LocationQianjin Lu
Linwei District, Weinan, Shaanxi
China
Coordinates34.484309°N 109.494081°E / 34.484309; 109.494081
Operated by CR Xi'an
Line(s) Longhai Railway
Platforms3 (1 side platform and 1 island platform)
Tracks8
Other information
Station code
  • 39389 (TMIS code)
  • WNY (telegraph code)
  • WNA (Pinyin code)
ClassificationClass 1 station (一等站)
History
Opened1934
Services
Preceding station   China Railway   Following station
Longhai Railway
towards Lanzhou

History

The station was built after the Northern Expedition, the Nanjing-based Republican government took control of construction and extended the Longhai Railway further west from Tongguan via Weinan to Xi'an in 1934.

During the Xi'an Incident, the building of the station was heavily destroyed due Air Force bombings sent by He Yingqin.

In 1958, the station was wholly moved from the original location of to the new location of Qianjin Road, the old station was changed into a cargo station.

Trains

Weinan station has trains to almost all major Chinese cities. Due to the opening of high-speed railways and the Weinan North railway station, there is a reduced frequency of trains in Weinan Station.


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