Qinglongqiao railway station

Qinglongqiao railway station (Chinese: 青龙桥站; pinyin: Qīnglóngqiáo Zhàn) (also known as Ching-lung-chiao railway station) is a historic station of Jingbao Railway located in Beijing. It was built in 1908, and includes the famous zigzag railway designed by the Chinese railroad engineer Zhan Tianyou (Jeme Tien-Yow).[1] The station also contains the tomb of Zhan Tianyou and a statue of his,[2] along with milestones in Suzhou numerals.

Note that there are two stations at Qinglongqiao. In the northbound direction, the S2 local trains from Beijing to Badaling & Yanqing use the western switchback, changing direction in Qinglongqiao West station. Only in the southbound direction do the trains use the eastern switchback, reversing at Qinglongqiao main station.

See also
  • List of stations on Jingbao railway

References
  1. "Century-old station sees railyway evolution". People's Daily. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. Gao, James Z. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Modern China 1800-1949. Scarecrow Press. p. 425. ISBN 9780810863088.

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