Changzhou railway station

Changzhou railway station (Chinese: 常州站; pinyin: Chángzhōu zhàn) is a railway station of Jinghu railway and Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway.The station located Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. Roughly there are 350 trains stop here each day.

Changzhou 常州
Southern Facade of Changzhou railway station
Location	Tianning District, Changzhou, Jiangsu China
Operated by	Shanghai Railway Bureau, China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Jinghu railway, Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway
Platforms	3
History
Opened	1908

History

The station opened in 1908.[1] The northern section of the station opened in 2010 with the opening of Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway.

Structure

The station is divided into two section: the southern section and northern section. The southern section (Mainly for Ordinary Trains) contains six lines and three platforms, the waiting room is south to the yard; The northern section (for most high-speed trains) contains seven lines and three platforms, the waiting room is north to the yard. The two sections cannot be connected by walkway yet, passengers need to assure their kinds of train and enter at the right entrances.

Stations Nearby

Preceding station		China Railway		Following station
Qishuyan towards Shanghai or Shanghai Hongqiao		Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway Part of the Huhanrong Passenger Dedicated Line		Danyang towards Nanjing
Xinzhazhen towards Beijing		Beijing–Shanghai Railway		Qishuyan towards Shanghai

References

1. 老常州的铁路情怀 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)

External links

• Changzhou Railway Station (in Chinese)