Weifang railway station

The Weifang railway station (simplified Chinese: 潍坊站; traditional Chinese: 濰坊站; pinyin: Wéifāng zhàn) is a railway station in Weicheng District, Weifang, Shandong. It currently lies on the Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway (running CRH and passenger trains) and Qingdao–Jinan railway (running cargo trains and some passenger trains which give ways to CRH).First class seat

Weifang

潍坊
China Railway High-speed
North facade
General information
LocationNo.1, Heping Road, Weicheng District, Weifang, Shandong
China
Coordinates36°41′45.83″N 119°5′30.94″E / 36.6960639°N 119.0919278°E / 36.6960639; 119.0919278
Operated byCR Jinan
Line(s)Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway Qingdao–Jinan railway
Other information
Station codeTMIS code: 17912
Telegraph code: WFK
Pinyin code: WFA
Classification1st class station
History
Opened1901, refurbished in 2005
Services
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Gaomi
towards Qingdao
Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway Changle
towards Jinan

There is also a branch linking to Fangzi railway station in southern Fangzi District.

The city is also served by Weifang North railway station on high-speed lines, however it is located on the northern edge of the urban area.

Service edit

All types of trains stop at Weifang Station, ranging from the common trains (denoted without a letter) to the high-speed CRH trains (denoted with a "G"). Due to the low constructing standard of Qingdao-Jinan passenger railway, "G" trains can only run at 200 km/h (120 mph), same as "D" trains(common CRH trains). The ticket price of "D"s and "G"s running on this railway is equally calculated as well. The common trains mainly offer service throughout Shandong province and major cities outside Shandong, with destinations such as Cao County, Qingdao, Yantai, Weihai and some stations have no high-speed train service.

Passengers can board the high-speed "G"-trains to Shanghai, Beijing, Changchun, Harbin, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, etc.. On the westbound track, trains will first go to Jinan railway station before switching to the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. There are also some lower-speed "D"-trains which run from Jinan to Qingdao, Yantai, Rongcheng(in Weihai), Longkou(in Yantai) and a few long routes to Shijiazhuang, Yuncheng and Taiyuan.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "潍坊车站查询结果". huochepiao.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.