Xi'an North railway station

For the metro station on Line 2 (Xi'an Metro), see Beikezhan station. For the metro station on Line 4 and Line 14 of Xi'an Metro, see Beikezhan (Beiguangchang) station.

Xi'anbei 西安北
Xi'an North railway station
General information
Other names	Xi'an North
Location	Yuanshuo Road, Weiyang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi China
Coordinates	34°22′39.2″N 108°56′2.7″E
Operated by	China Railway Xi'an Railway Bureau
Line(s)	Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway Datong–Xi'an passenger railway Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway Xi'an–Yan'an high-speed railway (under construction)
Platforms	34 (16 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
Connections	Beikezhan station (Line 2) Beikezhan (Beiguangchang) station (Line 4 & Line 14) Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 39032 Telegraph code: EAY Pinyin code: XAB
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	11 January 2011 (2011-01-11)

Xi'an North railway station (Chinese: 西安北站; pinyin: Xī'ānběi Zhàn) is a railway station on the Zhengxi Passenger Railway, Xibao Passenger Railway and Daxi Passenger Railway. The station is located in Weiyang District of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province. It is some 10 km (6.2 mi) north of the city centre and the Xi'an railway station.

The station has 34 platforms. It is the largest railway station in Northwest China.^[1]

History

Main station concourse

Construction began on September 19, 2008.^[2] The station was opened on January 11, 2011.^[1] It has since been expanded.

Service

Rail

Xi'an North station is served by the fast (G-series and D-series) trains running on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway, Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway, Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway and Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway, Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway.^[3] All other passenger trains serving Xi'an run from Xi'an railway station, just north of downtown.^[4]

Metro

The station is connected to Line 2 of Xi'an Metro at Beikezhan station, and connected to Line 4 and Line 14 of Xi'an Metro at Beikezhan (Beiguangchang) station.

References

1. "Growth to continue". Railway Gazette International. DVV Media UK. March 3, 2011.
2. Tang Ru (September 20, 2008). 郑西客运专线西安北站将建成大型综合交通枢纽中心 [Zhengzhou to Xi'an: Xi'an North Passenger Station will be a large-scale transport hub]. China Railway Network (in Chinese). www.railcn.net Corporation.
3. 西安北列车时刻表 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine - Xi'an North train schedule
4. 西安列车时刻表 Archived May 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Xi'an train schedule

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Weinan North towards Zhengzhou		Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway Part of the Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor		Terminus
Weinan North towards Datong South		Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway
Terminus		Xi'an–Baoji high-speed railway		Xianyang West towards Baoji South
		Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway		Xi'an West towards Chengdu East