Xiamen Railway Station
Xiamen 厦门  | |
|---|---|
 Southern entry of Xiamen Railway Station | |
| Location |
Zhanqian Lu, Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian China |
| Coordinates | 24°28′14″N 118°06′41″E / 24.4705°N 118.1113°ECoordinates: 24°28′14″N 118°06′41″E / 24.4705°N 118.1113°E |
| Operated by |
Nanchang Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC |
| Line(s) | Yingxia Railway |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Connections |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1957 |
Xiamen Railway Station(simplified Chinese: 厦门站; traditional Chinese: 廈門站; pinyin: Xiàmén zhàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g-chām) is a railway station located in Xiamen, Fujian, China, on the Yingxia Railway which operated by Nanchang Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC.
Located in the south-western part of Xiamen Island, near downtown Xiamen, Xiamen Railway Station is a dead-end (terminal) station.
Service
Xiamen Railway Station is a pleasant exception from the typical arrangement of rail services in Fujian's cities, in that it combines both "traditional" passenger trains and high-speed (D-series) ones at a single easy-to-access downtown location.
Since 2010, this has been the southern terminal of the Fuzhou–Xiamen Railway (Fuxia), with frequent D-series trains departing to Fuzhou (via Quanzhou and other coastal cities), some of them continuing north to Wenzhou, Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shanghai Hongqiao. On June 29, 2012, the new Longyan–Xiamen Railway (Longxia) opened as well, with frequent D-series trains connecting Xiamen with Longyan (with stops in Zhangzhou and Nanjing County).
Numerous conventional (K-series) trains connect Xiamen with major cities throughout China's interior. They have traditionally left the city via the Yingtan–Xiamen Railway, although some (those with destinations in southern China) may have been now switched to the faster Longxia line.
History
The station opened on April 17, 1957.[1] In 2012, the upgrade construction for the station began, the project will increase the numbers of tracks from 5 to 9, platforms from 3 to 5, with the rebuild of the main building of the station, in order to relieve crowding.[2]
Nearby stations
- Gaoqi Station (formerly known Xiamen North) - near the north-western corner of Xiamen Island; it serves as a terminal for a few conventional trains
Local transportation
Xiamen BRT has a stop outside of the railway station.
Xiamen Metro will come to Xiamen Railway Station in 2017.
References
- ↑ 车站简介:厦门火车站 Archived July 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.(Chinese)
- ↑ "2015年春运今天拉开序幕 厦门火车站南站房启用". 海峡导报. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xiamen Railway Station. |
- Xiamen Railway Station Official website (Chinese)
- Xiamen train schedule (Chinese)