Xining railway station

Xining railway station (simplified Chinese: 西宁站; traditional Chinese: 西寧站; pinyin: Xīníng Zhàn) is the main railway station serving the city of Xining in Qinghai, China. It is the first station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway which connects the city with Lhasa in Tibet.

Xining

西宁

Xining Station
LocationQilian Lu, Chengdong District, Xining, Qinghai
China
Coordinates36°37′13″N 101°48′45″E
Operated byChina Railway
Line(s)
  • Lanzhou–Qinghai Railway
  • Qinghai–Tibet Railway
  • Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway
Platforms17 (8 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1959 (1959)
Services
Preceding station   China Railway   Following station
Xining East
towards Lanzhou
Lanzhou–Qinghai Railway Terminus
TerminusQinghai–Tibet Railway
towards Lhasa

History

The station opened in 1959.[1] It underwent a major expansion in time for the opening of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway in December 2014.

  • Old Xining station Exterior
  • Interior waiting area
  • Railway platform
  • Interior of the rebuilt Xining Railway Station in May 2015
  • Platforms 2 and 3
  • Station Sign
  • Station Building
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See also
  • List of stations on Qinghai–Tibet railway

References
  1. 兰州铁路局：西宁站简介 Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)


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