Liangxiang railway station

Liangxiang railway station (simplified Chinese: 良乡站; traditional Chinese: 良鄉站; pinyin: Liángxiāng Zhàn) is a railway station in Liangxiang, Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It serves as an intermediate freight station of the Beijing–Guangzhou railway, while passenger services are provided by the Sub-Central line of Beijing Suburban Railway since 30 June 2020.[2]

Liangxiang 良乡
Station building in July 2020
Location	Jingdian Rd (京电路) Liangxiang, Fangshan District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39.739955°N 116.150249°E / 39.739955; 116.150249
Owned by	China Railway Beijing Group
Line(s)	Beijing–Guangzhou railway Huangcun–Liangxiang railway Liangxiang–Chenjiafen railway      Sub-Central line (Beijing Suburban Railway)
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	10
Other information
Station code	20255 (TMIS code)[1] LAP (telegraph code) LXI (pinyin code)
History
Opened	January 1899
Electrified	1998
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station Houlücun towards Beijing West Beijing–Guangzhou railway Doudian towards Guangzhou Changxindian towards Fengtai Preceding station Beijing Suburban Railway Following station Terminus Sub-Central line Beijing West towards Qiaozhuang East

History

Liangxiang railway station was opened in January 1899 as a station of Peking–Hankow railway, following the completion of its Lugouqiao-Baoding section.[3]^:378 A coal transportation railway from Liangxiang to Tuoli was completed in July 1904.[4]^:25 In 1954, two tracks were added to Liangxiang station following the doubling of Beijing–Hankou railway between Liangxiang and Liulihe, while the track length of Liangxiang station was extended to 850 meters.[4]^:27 The coal railway was once defunct in 1944 and rebuilt in 1954, then extended to Cijiawu coal mines in 1970, and further extended to Chenjiafen in June 1973 to serve Da'anshan Coal Mines, thus becoming Liangxiang–Chenjiafen railway.[4]^:90 Huangcun–Liangxiang railway, a railway branch from Liangxiang to Huangcun was completed in October 1970.[4]^:28 The tracks of Liangxiang railway station was furthermore extended to 1,050 meters in 1994.[4]^:29

As the construction of Beijing West railway station began, the proposal of a connecting railway between Beijing West and Liangxiang was accepted in 1990, and construction started in 1991. This railway was opened in 1996. In May 2020, it was decided that the Sub-Central line of Beijing Suburban Railway would be extended to Liangxiang, and modifications were then implemented to the station.[5] After the modification, suburban passenger services of Liangxiang railway station started on 30 June 2020.[6]

Connections

Liangxiang railway station is located on the eastern end of Jingdian Road (京电路), a 500-meter alley east of Haotian Street (昊天大街), the nearest major road to the station. A bus shuttle route F79 is offered from Haotian Street to the station square, but only operates before morning train departures (to railway station) or after evening train arrivals (the other way round). Bus stops for regular routes are located south of the intersection of Haotian Street and Jingdian Road, with a 500-meter distance from Liangxiang railway station.

• Beijing Bus stops:
  • Liangxiang Railway Station (良乡火车站, on Haotian St): 646, 896, 951, 971, 993, F28, F35, F79

References

1. 中华人民共和国铁路车站代码（GB/T 10302-2010）. 中国标准出版社. 2010. p. 21.
2. "4趟"通勤火车"提速京郊". Beijing Evening News (in Chinese). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
3. 《房山区地名志》编辑委员会 (1992). 北京市房山区地名志 (in Chinese). 北京出版社. ISBN 7-200-01780-9.
4. 北京市地方志编纂委员会 (2004). 北京市志 铁路运输志 (in Chinese). 北京出版社. ISBN 978-7-200-05098-1.
5. "改建铁路北京市郊铁路城市副中心线西延良乡站适应性改造工程环境影响报告表公示本" (PDF). 中铁第五勘察设计院集团有限公司. 2020-05-07. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
6. "市郊铁路城市副中心线西延今开通，良乡到北京西节省半小时". Beijing Daily. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-31.