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Beijing South Station
北京南站
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| Beijing South Station | |
| Location | |
| Province | Beijing (See other stations in Beijing) |
| City | Beijing |
| Coordinates | 39°51′57″N 116°22′35″E / 39.86583°N 116.37639°E |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897, August 1, 2008 |
| Former name | Yongdingmen Station |
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| Operator(s) | Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China, Beijing MTR Corp. Ltd |
| Line(s) | Line 4, Jinghu Railway, Jinghu High-Speed Railway, Jingjin Intercity Railway |
The current Beijing South Railway Station (Chinese: 北京南站; pinyin: Běijīng Nán Zhàn) is a large railway station on the south side of Beijing that opened on August 1, 2008. The new station replaced the old Beijing South Station, also known as the Yongdingmen Railway Station before 1988, which stood 500 m away and operated from 1897 to 2006.[1] The new Beijing South Station, reportedly the largest in Asia, joins the Beijing Railway Station and the Beijing West Railway Station as the third major passenger rail hub in the Chinese capital.[2] It will serve as the terminus for high-speed trains to the city, including the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail, which can reach speeds above 350 km/h.[3]
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Design and construction
The enormous oval-shaped station was designed by the UK/Hong Kong architecture firm of Terry Farrell and Partners in collaboration with the Tianjin Design Institute.[4] 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.[2] Its 24 platforms have the capacity to dispatch 30,000 passengers per hour or 241,920,000 a year.[5] The 251,000 m2 waiting area can accommodate 10,000 passengers.
Local Transportation
The Beijing South Station is served by Subway Line 4. It is also accessible by bus, including Routes 300 and 458, and taxi.
Notes
- ^ "Farewell, centenary Beijing South Railway Station", People's Daily May 12, 2006
- ^ a b "South station on track to impress" People's Daily Online July 24, 2008
- ^ Patil, Reshma, "Aboard the Beijing Bullet, lessons for Delhi" Hindustan Times Aug. 3, 2008
- ^ "Beijng South Station" tfpfarrells.com accessed Aug. 4, 2008
- ^ Spring, Martin "The best china: 10 of the most spectacular new Chinese buildings" Building July 4, 2008.
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Coordinates: 39°51′57″N 116°22′35″E / 39.86583°N 116.37639°E
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