Beijing South railway station

北京南
Beijing South Station
General information
Coordinates	39°51′57″N 116°22′35″E
Operated by	Beijing Railway Bureau Ministry of Railways of the PRC Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd
Line(s)	Subway: Template:BJS line links Jinghu Railway Jinghu High-Speed Railway Jingjin Intercity Railway
Services
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Beijingnan Railway Station or Beijing South Railway Station (Chinese: 北京南站; pinyin: Běijīngnán Zhàn) is a large railway station in Fengtai District, Beijing, about 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of the city centre, between the 2nd and 3rd ring Roads. The station opened on 1 August 2008 and replaced the old Beijing South Station, originally known as the Majiapu Railway Station and later called the Yongdingmen Railway Station 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 of the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail and the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, which can reach speeds above 350 km/h (217 mph).

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 (where tickets can be bought for a train anywhere in the country) 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 for trains departing from this station.

Local transportation

• Beijing Subway: Beijing South Railway Station - Line 4.
• Beijing Bus stops:
  • Beijing South Station (北京南站): 381 458
  • Beijing South Station North Square (北京南站北广场): 20 84 102 106 203 458
  • Beijing South Station South Square (北京南站南广场): 72 208 529 652 665 特5 特8
• Beijing Airport Bus: Route 10

Bus routes in bold have a terminus at the stop.

Trains

As of 2012, Beijing South Station is the terminal for two CRH railway lines. The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway has frequent service to Tianjin (C-series trains). The Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway runs G- and D-series trains service to Shanghai, with several trains continuing to Hangzhou and one (D365) to Fuzhou. This railway also has services to Qingdao (via the Jiao'ao–Jinan branch) and Hefei (via the Bengbu–Hefei branch).

Beijing South Station services the world's second fastest train (after the Shanghai Airport Express Train).

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