Beijing South Railway Station

Beijing South Station 北京南站
Beijing South Station
Location
Province	Beijing (See other stations in Beijing)
City	Beijing
District	Huaiyin
	Yongdingmen Chezhan Lu
Coordinates	39°51′57″N 116°22′35″E
History
Pinyin Code	Beijingnan
Opened	1897 rebuilt on August 1, 2008
Former name	Majiapu Station, Yongdingmen Station
Rail services
Station number(s)	1
Operator(s)	Beijing Railway Bureau Ministry of Railways of the PRC Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd
Line(s)	Line 4 Jinghu Railway Jinghu High-Speed Railway Jingjin Intercity Railway
No. of platforms	13 1 (subway)
Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station

The current Beijing South Railway Station (Chinese: 北京南站; pinyin: Běijīng Nán Zhàn) is a large railway station on the south side of Beijing that opened on August 1, 2008. The new station replaced the old Beijing South Station, first known as the Majiapu Railway Station and later known as the Yongdingmen Railway Station before 1988, which stood 500 m away and operated from 1897 to 2006. The new Beijing South Station, is the second largest in Asia,after Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station,and joins the Beijing Railway Station and the Beijing West Railway Station as the third major passenger rail hub in the Chinese capital. It serves as the terminus for high-speed trains to the city, including the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail, which can reach speeds above 350 km/h.

Design and construction

The terminus occupies a 32 hectare site in Fengtai.

The enormous oval-shaped station was designed by the british architect firm of Terry Farrell and Partners in collaboration with the Tianjin Design Institute. It was built from more than 60,000 tons of steel and 490,000 cubic meters of concrete by 4,000 workers in less than three years. The glass ceiling is outfitted with 3,246 solar panels to generate electricity. The structure spreads out like a ray or trilobite and covers 320,000 square meters, more than the Beijing National Stadium's 258,000 m². Its 24 platforms have the capacity to dispatch 30,000 passengers per hour or 241,920,000 a year. The 251,000 m² waiting area can accommodate 10,000 passengers.

On the elevated concourse level, there are designated waiting areas and VIP lounges (with better seating and, in the lounges, free food and snacks) for passengers travelling in First Class or Business Class. There are also a number of manned ticket counters and an increasing number of retail stores and fast food stalls. Automated ticket machines are available to holders of the PRC ID card and sell tickets leaving this station.

Local transportation

The Beijing South Station is served by Subway Line 4. It is also accessible by bus, including Routes 300 and 458, and taxi. It is situated about 7.5 km south of the city centre, between the 2nd and 3rd ring roads.

Trains

Beijing South Station services the world's second fastest train (After the Shanghai Airport Express Train). This station also runs other trains operated by CRH.

Gallery

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  South Station full view

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  South Entrance (Outside)

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  South Entrance (Inside)

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  Waiting Area

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  CRH high-speed train

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  Beijing South Railway Station on November 10, 2007

External links

• Official site
• Photos of the reconstruction 2007-2008
• Beijing Train Time Table & Rail Transportation Guide

Preceding station		Beijing Subway		Following station
Taoranting toward Anheqiao North		Line 4		Majiapu toward Gongyixiqiao
Preceding station		China Railways		Following station
Terminus		Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed		Langfang towards Shanghai Hongqiao or Tianjin West
Terminus		Beijing–Tianjin Intercity		Wuqing towards Tianjin
Beijing Terminus		Beijing–Shanghai		Fengtai towards Shanghai
		Beijing–Guangzhou		Fengtai towards Guangzhou