Changping North railway station (Chinese: 昌平北站; pinyin: chāngpíng běi zhàn), also known as Changpingbei railway station, is a railway station in Gulou North Street in the urban area of Changping District, Beijing. The old station started construction in 1976 and opened on 1 May 1980, with the whole Beijing–Tongliao railway. All services were stopped between June and October in 2016 to build a new station. On 1 November 2016, the new station opened, with its waiting hall expanded to 2,987 square metres (32,150 sq ft).[1] This station became the new terminal of all long-distance trains whose terminal used to be Beijing North railway station.[citation needed] On 31 December 2017, the suburban railway Huairou-Miyun line opened, and this station started to offer services for suburban railway passengers.[2]
Changping North railway station 昌平北站  | |
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.jpg) Changpingbei railway station after renovation | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Changpingbei railway station |
| Location | Chengbei, Changping District, Beijing |
| Coordinates | 40°13′48″N 116°13′38″E / 40.2300°N 116.2271°E |
| Operated by | Tongzhou Train Operation Depot, China Railway Beijing Group |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 1 side 1 island |
| Connections | Changpingbei bus stop |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | at-grade |
| Other information | |
| Station code | 11609 (TMIS) VBP (telegram) CPB (pinyin) |
| Classification | third |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1980 |
| Closed | 1 June 2016 |
| Rebuilt | 1 November 2016 |
| Electrified | estimated 1 October 2020 |
| Location | |
  Changping North railway station Location in Beijing Municipality | |
This new station was constructed by China Railway 6th Engineering Group from 1 June 2016 to 30 October 2016.[1] The renovation was for sparing the old Beijing-Baotou railway to build the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "All interim station for Jingzhang HSR construction opened". China people rail. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Beijing Sub-center line and Huaimi line opened". Qianlong.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-11.
| Preceding station |  China Railway
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Following station | ||
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| Changping towards Shahe
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Beijing–Tongliao railway also have a link to Nankou
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Guangao towards Tongliao
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| Preceding station | Beijing Suburban Railway | Following station | ||
| Qinghe towards Beijing North
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Huairou–Miyun line | Yanqihu towards Gubeikou
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