Beijing North railway station
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Beijingbei 北京北 | |
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General information | |
Other names | Beijing North |
Location | Xicheng District, Beijing China |
Coordinates | 39°56′43″N 116°20′50″E / 39.94528°N 116.34722°E |
Operated by | Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China |
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Platforms | 11 (5 island platforms, 1 side platform) |
Connections | Xizhimen Station |
History | |
Previous names | Xizhimen Railway Station |
Beijingbei Railway Station or Beijing North Railway Station (Chinese: 北京北站; pinyin: Běijīngběi Zhàn), formerly known as Xizhimen Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 西直门站; traditional Chinese: 西直門車站; pinyin: Xīzhímén Zhàn), is a railway station in Beijing. It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang Railway, now part of the old Beijing-Baotou Line.
Beijing North is now a small (Tier-III) station managed by the Beijing Railway Bureau, providing regular intercity train services to the north and northwest, including the Huhhot-Manzhouli Grasslands Express (K274/K275/K277). It is also the southern terminus for the S2 Line of the Beijing Suburban Railway.
Public transportation
The station is located just outside Xizhimen Station, which is connected to Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway, and is also connected to city bus lines 16, 26, 85, 87, 438, 651 and 运通105.
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