Changsha South railway station

Changshanan 长沙南
Changsha South railway station
General information
Other names	Changsha South
Location	Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan China
Operated by	CR Guangzhou Changsha Metro Changsha Maglev Express
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 65818 Telegraph code: CWQ Pinyin code: CSN
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	26 December 2009 29 April 2014 6 May 2016

Changsha South railway station (simplified Chinese: 长沙南站; traditional Chinese: 長沙南站; pinyin: Chángshānán zhàn) is a metro station and a railway station of Wuguang Passenger Railway and Hukun Passenger Railway. The station is located in Lituo Subdistrict, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is a hub and the connecting point of Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the proposed Xiamen-Changsha-Chongqing High-Speed Railway. The station was opened on 26 December 2009.

It is a transportation center of high-speed railways, metro lines 2 & 4, maglev, buses and coaches, which seamlessly connect downtown, Changsha Huanghua Airport and nearby cities.

Design

The designer of the station building is from the 3rd department of Central South Architectural Design Institute, INC. The roof features the waves and ripples of water. It has a total construction area of 273,000 square meters and the depot area is 137,000 square meters.

History

The station opened on 26 December 2009.

When the station was first open, the surrounded area—which is away from Changsha's city center—was mostly industrial. Since then, however, high-rise residential and office development has taken place around the station. The passenger volume has also increased greatly.

Gallery

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  Inside the waiting hall of Changsha South railway station
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  Platform view of a CRH2 train
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  CRH3 trainsets going northwards
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  A south-bound CRH3 locomotive
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  A CRH380D at Changsha Station
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  viewing the platform from Departure Hall

Rail services

China Railway

Changshanan 长沙南
General information
Other names	Changsha South
Location	Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan China
Operated by	CR Guangzhou
Line(s)	Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway   Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway Changsha–Ganzhou high-speed railway (under construction)
Platforms	13 (CRH)
Other information
Station code	65818 (TMIS code) CWQ (telegram code) CSN (pinyin code)
History
Opened	26 December 2009

The station is served by the Wuhan–Guangzhou and Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railways.

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Miluo East towards Wuhan		Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway		Zhuzhou West towards Guangzhou South
Liling East towards Shanghai Hongqiao		Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway		Xiangtan North towards Kunming South

Changsha Metro

South Railway Station 长沙火车南站
Changsha South railway station
General information
Other names	Changsha South
Location	Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan China
Operated by	Changsha Metro
Line(s)	Line 2      Line 4
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
Other information
Station code	222
History
Opened	29 April 2014
Services
Preceding station Changsha Metro Following station Duhua Road towards West Meixi Lake Line 2 Guangda Terminus Pingyang towards Guanziling Line 4 Guangda towards Dujiaping

Line 2 and Line 4 of Changsha Metro connects Changsha South Railway Station with the city. For Line 2, Changsha South Railway Station is the second station from the east (after Guangda). All other stops are in the west and the terminal is Wangchengpo to which the ride takes about 40 minutes.

Layout

G		Exits
LG1	Concourse	Faregates, Station Agent
LG2	←	Line 2 towards West Meixi Lake (Duhua Road)
	Island platform, doors open on the left
		Line 2 towards Guangda (Guangda)	→

Changsha Maglev

Changshanan 磁浮高铁站  Maglev
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	磁浮高铁站
Traditional Chinese	磁浮高鐵站
Literal meaning	Maglev high-speed rail station
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cífú gāotiě zhàn
General information
Other names	Changsha South
Location	Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan China
Operated by	Hunan Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Changsha Maglev Express
History
Opened	6 May 2016

The medium-low speed Changsha Maglev Express between Changsha South Railway Station and Changsha Huanghua International Airport started services on 6 May 2016. The Maglev line is 18.5 km long and trains run at a speed of 120 km/h to finish the journey in just over ten minutes.

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  Departure Platform of Maglev Station
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  Concourse of Maglev Station
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  Guidance in Maglev Station
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  The exterior of Maglev Station

Local transport

City Bus

Many buses serve Changsha South Railway Station:

• 16, 124, 135, 159, 160, 348, 503, 63 (express), 66

The tickets for all buses cost about ¥2. Check the timetables and routes at the bus terminal.

Taxi

The distance to city center is approximately 10 kilometers and the charging standards are as following.

• 05:00-21:00 Initial price: ¥6 for first 2 km, then ¥1.8/km and finally ¥2.7/km after 10 km
• 21:00-05:00 Initial price: ¥7 for first 2 km, then ¥2.2/km and finally ¥2.7/km after 10 km

Airport Coach

The service is to Changsha Huanghua International Airport. It takes about half an hour.

• Line 3: South Bus Station via Changsha South Railway Station (Price: 21.5CNY single)

See also

• Changsha railway station
• Changsha Metro

External links

• Changsha Metro Group website