Ürümqi South Railway Station
Ürümqinan Railway Station 乌鲁木齐南站   | |
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 Ürümqi South Railway Station | |
| Other names | Ürümqi South |
| Location |
Nanzhan Lu, Saybagh District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang China |
| Coordinates | 43°46′49.9″N 87°35′4.8″E / 43.780528°N 87.584667°E |
| Operated by |
Wulumuqi Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China |
| Line(s) |
Lanxin railway, Northern Xinjiang Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Previous names | Ürümqi |
Ürümqi South Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐南站; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊南站; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqínán Zhàn) is a railway station of the Lanzhou-Xinjiang, Northern Xinjiang, and the Second Ürümqi-Jinghe Railways. The station located in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The name of the station was Ürümqi Railway Station from 1962 until September 1, 2014. This name is now assigned to the newly built high-speed railway station of the Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway.
History
The station was constructed in 1962.[1] On May 18, 2002 that station was demolished[2] to make way for construction of the current station which was opened on April 25, 2004.[3]
On 30 April 2014, a terrorist attack occurred at the station, which left three people dead and 79 injured.
See also
References
- ↑ 乌鲁木齐火车站暑运人数285.5万(Chinese)
- ↑ 历时40年的乌鲁木齐火车站站房成功整体爆破(Chinese)
- ↑ 乌鲁木齐站(中国铁路客运服务网)(Chinese)
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| Preceding station | China Railway |
Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Northern Xinjiang Railway | towards Alashankou |
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