Yueyang railway station

Yueyang 岳阳
General information
Location	Yueyang, Hunan China
Coordinates	29.379221°N 113.114079°E / 29.379221; 113.114079
Operated by	CR Guangzhou
Line(s)	Beijing–Guangzhou railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	22799 (TMIS code) YYQ (telegraph code) YYA (Pinyin code)
Classification	Class 1 station (一等站)
History
Opened	8 October 1994 (1994-10-08)

Yueyang railway station (Chinese: 岳阳站) is a railway station in Yueyang, Hunan, China. It is an intermediate stop on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.

History

The old Yueyang railway station was opened in 1914.^[1] The construction of the new station started in June 1991.^[2]

The new Yueyang railway station was opened on 8 October 1994.^[3] The old station was eventually renamed to Yueyangnan (Yueyang South) railway station following the opening of the new station.^[4]

References

1. "百年见证，岳阳火车站" (in Chinese (China)). 芒果广播网. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
2. 周国基 (1995). "湘北门户 岳阳新客站". 铁道知识 (in Chinese (China)).
3. "岳阳新火车站落成营业" (in Chinese (China)). 岳阳市情网. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
4. "岳阳火车站" (in Chinese (China)). 铁路网. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.

Preceding station	China Railway			Following station
Yueyangbei towards Beijing or Beijing West		Beijing–Guangzhou railway		Yueyangnan towards Guangzhou