Jiayuguan South railway station
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Jiayuguannan 嘉峪关南  | |
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 View of the Passenger Waiting Hall | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Jiayuguan Nan |
| Location | Jiayuguan, Gansu China |
| Coordinates | 38°43′4.9″N 98°18′36.3″E / 38.718028°N 98.310083°E |
| Operated by | China Railway Lanzhou Group |
| Line(s) | Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway |
| Platforms | 5 (1 side, 2 island) |
| History | |
| Opened | December 26, 2014 |
Jiayuguan South railway station (Chinese: 嘉峪关南站; pinyin: Jiāyùguān Nán Zhàn) is a railway station located in Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China. It was put into operation on December 26, 2014.[1][2][3] It serves the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway with High Speed services between Lanzhou and Urumqi and conventional services connecting Urumqi to various cities in Eastern and South Western China. It is the second major railway station serving Jiayuguan, with Jiayuguan railway station, which serves the conventional Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway.
Structure
[edit]The station follows a standard set for modern railway station in China for smaller cities. It was constructed on a green field site, south of Jiayuguan, in an area being newly developed. It is built across three levels, the upper platform level, the mid level passenger waiting hall (located north of the tracks) and the lower transportation hub. It consists of 7 tracks served by 5 platforms, two island and one side platforms. Platform 1 serves all terminating high speed trains to and from Lanzhou. Platforms 2 & 3 serves eastbound through train services, two through passing tracks and then with platforms 4 & 5 serving westbound services.
Gallery
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This is the lowest level of the station, featuring a taxi stand, an unused long-distance bus station and local public bus transport -
Two public bus routes connect Jiayuguan South railway station to the Jiayuguan city centre. -
The single large waiting hall -
Westbound EMU high speed train to Urumqi arrives on Platform 5
References
[edit]- ^ ""钢铁丝路"展雄姿(组图)". 163.com (in Chinese). December 25, 2014.
- ^ "兰新高铁张掖西站车票开售". zgzyw.com.cn (in Chinese). December 25, 2014.
- ^ "Urumqi – Lanzhou PDL completed as five lines open". Railway Gazette. Railway Gazette. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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