Hangzhou Railway Station

Hangzhou Station 杭州站
Hangzhou Railway Station
Location
Province	Zhejiang (See other stations in Zhejiang)
City	Hangzhou
District	Shangcheng
	Huancheng Donglu
Coordinates	30°14′46″N 120°10′42″E
History
Pinyin Code	Hangzhou
Year opened	1907
Station statistics
Operator(s)	Shanghai Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Line(s)	Hukun Railway, Huhang Passenger Railway
No. of platforms	9
Major bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Hangzhou Railway Station

Hangzhou Railway Station (Chinese: 杭州火车站 or 城站(means station in city)ref>为什么杭州火车站叫"城站" 看这个老地图展就知道 (Chinese)</ref>) is located in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. It is affiliated to Shanghai Railway Bureau, and is also the terminal of Shanghai-Hangzhou Railway. The station is ranked first-class.

History

Hangzhou Railway Station in the early 20th century

The station was built in 1906 as a stop along Jiang-Shu railway(江墅铁路), and then was called "Qing Tai Men Station"(清泰门站). It was opened on 23 August 1907 as the railway was put into use. Because the station was hundreds of meters away from Hangzhou City at that time, the residents inside the city found it inconvenient. Thus, Ma Yifu(马一浮), a scholar returning from America, suggested the station move into the city. The building of the in-town station started in 1909 and completed in 1910. In 1937, Sino-Japanese War began. The station was bombarded twice in October by Japanese, and Hangzhou was occupied on 24 December. During Japanese occupation in Hangzhou, the station was rebuilt from 26 March 1941 to 21 March 1942, and its appearance resembled the style in Japan's Nara period.

As the passenger load continuously grew, the station's capacity could hardly cope with the future demands. Therefore, the old station was pulled down in 1997, and the new station was erected in 1999, and put into use on 28 December.

See also

• Hangzhou East Railway Station
• Hangzhou Metro

External links

• Hangzhou Railway Station(Chinese)
• Hangzhou Train Travel Guide and Timetable

References

Preceding station		China Railways		Following station
Yuhang South towards Shanghai South or Shanghai Hongqiao		Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway Part of the Shanghai–Kunming Passenger Dedicated Line		Terminus