Qingdao North railway station

Qingdaobei (Qingdao North) railway station (simplified Chinese: 青岛北站; traditional Chinese: 青島北站; pinyin: Qīngdǎoběi zhàn) is a railway station in Qingdao, Shandong, China.

Qingdaobei 青岛北
Other names	Qingdao North
Location	Canghai Lu, Licang District, Qingdao, Shandong  China
Coordinates	36°10′9″N 120°22′18″E
Operated by	CR Jinan China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Qingdao–Jinan railway Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway Qingdao–Rongcheng intercity railway Qingdao–Yancheng railway Qingdao-Jinan high-speed railway      Line 3 (Qingdao Metro)
Platforms	14 (7 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	China Railway TMIS code: 18088 Telegraph code: QHK Pinyin code: QDB Qingdao Metro: 127 (line 1) 322 (line 3) 811 (line 8)
Classification	1st class station
History
Opened	10 January 2014 (2014-01-10) (Railway) 16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) (Metro Line 3)
Services
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station Qingdao Terminus Jiaozhou–Jinan High-Speed Railway Jiaozhoubei towards Jinan Qingdao Metro Yongping Road toward Qingdao Railway Station Line 3 Terminus

Qingdaobei Station is one of the terminal stations of CRH trains (denoted with letter G and D) bound for Qingdao city from major cities in China. Intercity CRH trains running on Qingdao-Rongcheng Intercity Railway (denoted with letter C) and newly scheduled common passenger trains also end their journey here rather than overloaded Qingdao station.

The main roof surface is 72,800 square metres (784,000 sq ft), covering the 44,000-square-metre (470,000 sq ft) main hall.

Design

Designed by AREP and MaP3 during a competition in 2007, the station is built on reclaimed land from the sea. The project was inspired by marina's landscape (seagulls, boat masts, cables). The structure shape was obtained by moving and rotating identical frames: "arches" and roof beams, connected together by braced brackets and cables diagonals. Arches and beams are welded on a central beam, with a triangular box section, sheltering technical catwalk. The whole structure is fabricated with folded steel sheets. The roofing is made by aluminium plates interrupted by polycarbonate strips. The ceiling is made of aluminium blades.

Construction

The construction is handled by CSCEC, general contractor. The steel structure was fabricated in Nanjing.

Metro service

Qingdao Metro Line 3 service began operation on 16 December 2015.[1]

Gallery

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  Concourse
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  Ticket office
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  Railway platforms
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  Metro station entrance
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  Line 3 platform

References

1. "Qingdao subway system to launch in December". 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.

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