Harbin railway station

Harbin 哈尔滨
Harbin railway station
General information
Location	Tielu Jie, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
Coordinates	45°45′28″N 126°37′28″E
Operated by	Harbin Railway Bureau, China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Jingha railway, Binsui Railway, Binzhou Railway, Labin Railway, Binbei Railway, Jingha High-Speed Railway, Hada High-Speed Railway
Platforms	14
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1899
Previous names	Songhuajiang

Harbin railway station (simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨站; traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱站; pinyin: Hā'ěrbīn Zhàn) is a railway station of Jingha railway, Binsui Railway, Labin Railway, Binbei Railway and Binzhou Railway. The station is in the town of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.

History

Songhuajiang station (Chinese: 松花江站; pinyin: Sōnghuājiāng Zhàn; lit. 'Songhua River railway station') was opened in October, 1899. It was renamed Harbin Station in July, 1903.. It was renovated in 1960, 1972, 1989 and 2002. In 2015, construction of new Harbin railway station began, using the design of the original Art Nouveau style in the 1903-built old station. On 31 August 2017, the north terminal of newly-built Harbin railway station opened for public service. The main south terminal, which in situ redevelopment, is planned to be open in 2018.

On October 26, 1909, Korean nationalist An Jung-geun assassinated Itō Hirobumi (伊藤博文), the first Prime Minister of Japan, on the platform at Harbin Station. Itō had been Japan's Resident-General in Korea until a few months before his assassination. A memorial hall honoring An Jung-geun was opened on Sunday, 19 January 2014 in Harbin. The hall, a 200-square meter room, features photos and memorabilia.

See also

• Chinese Eastern Railway
• Chinese Eastern Railway Zone
• Harbin Russians
• South Manchuria Railway
• Harbin Subway

External links

• Harbin Railway Station Official websiteTemplate:Zh icon

References

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