Xining railway station

Xining 西宁
Xining railway station
General information
Location	Qilian Lu, Chengdong District, Xining, Qinghai China
Coordinates	36°37′13″N 101°48′45″E
Operated by	China Railway
Line(s)	Lanzhou–Qinghai Railway Qinghai–Tibet Railway Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway Xining–Chengdu high-speed railway (U/C)
Platforms	17 (8 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1959 (1959)
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station Xining East towards Lanzhou Lanzhou–Qinghai railway Terminus Terminus Qinghai–Tibet railway Xiaoqiao towards Lhasa

Xining railway station (simplified Chinese: 西宁站; traditional Chinese: 西寧站; pinyin: Xīníng Zhàn) is the main railway station serving the city of Xining in Qinghai, China. It is the first station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway which connects the city with Lhasa in Tibet.

History

The station opened in 1959. It underwent a major expansion in time for the opening of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway in December 2014.

Gallery

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  Old Xining station Exterior
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  Interior waiting area
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  Railway platform
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  Interior of the rebuilt Xining Railway Station in May 2015
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  Platforms 2 and 3
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  Station Sign
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  Station Building

See also

• List of stations on Qinghai–Tibet railway