Xianning North railway station

The Xianning North Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 咸宁北站; traditional Chinese: 咸寧北站; pinyin: Xiánníng Běi Zhàn) is a railway station on the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, serving the city of Xianning in the Hubei Province, China.

Xianningbei

咸宁北
The platform at Xianning North railway station
Other namesXianning North
LocationDucuan Village, Guanbuqiao Town (官埠桥镇渡船村), Xian'an District, Xianning, Hubei
China
Coordinates29°54′06″N 114°17′44″E
Operated byWuhan Railway Bureau
Line(s)Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Other information
Station code
  • IATA: IUO[1]
  • TMIS code: 65806
  • Telegraph code: XRN
  • Pinyin code: XNB
Classification2nd class station
History
Opened2009

The station is located on the northern edge of Xianning's urban core, near Guanbuqiao Town (官埠桥镇) of Xian'an District.

Other stations in town

The station on the original Beijing–Guangzhou Railway is known as simply Xianning railway station. It is located about 2 km from Xianning North.

The name "Xianning North railway station" was also used in early design documents for the station of the Wuchang–Xianning intercity railway.[2] By the time of that's system opening (in the late 2013) that station became known as Xianning East Railway Station.[3]

Notes

Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station
Terminus
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway

References

  1. Airport information for Xianning North Railway Station at Transport Search website.
  2. This name can be seen e.g. on this detailed system map: http://bbs.cnhubei.com/thread-1538025-1-1.html
  3. 武咸城际铁路将通车 13站串起湖北首条市郊客运线 Archived December 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway to start service soon. Thirteen station along Hubei's first suburban passenger railway), 2013-12-16


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