Beijing North railway station

Beijingbei 北京北
Beijing North Railway Station
General information
Other names	Beijing North
Location	Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39°56′43″N 116°20′50″E / 39.94528°N 116.34722°E / 39.94528; 116.34722
Operated by	China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Beijing–Baotou railway Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway
Platforms	11 (5 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Connections	Xizhimen station
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 12713 Telegraph code: VAP Pinyin code: BJB
History
Opened	1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Previous names	Xizhimen railway station
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station Terminus Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway Qinghe towards Zhangjiakou, Yanqing or Taizicheng Preceding station Beijing Suburban Railway Following station Terminus Huairou–Miyun line Qinghe towards Gubeikou
Location
Beijingbei Location in central Beijing

Beijingbei (Beijing North) railway station (Chinese: 北京北站; pinyin: Běijīngběi Zhàn), formerly known as Xizhimen railway station (simplified Chinese: 西直门站; traditional Chinese: 西直門站; pinyin: Xīzhímén Zhàn), is a railway station in Beijing. It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang railway (part of the old Beijing–Baotou railway).

On October 31, 2016, the station closed for renovation. On December 30, 2019, the station becomes the terminus of the high-speed Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway,^[1] which is a section of Beijing-Baotou passenger-dedicated line.

Renovation

The station was closed from November 1, 2016 to December 30, 2019. After the renovation began, the Line S2 terminus changed to Huangtudian railway station and all other China Railway train's terminus changed to Changping North railway station.^[2] From September 30, 2020, Beijing North railway station became the southern terminus of Huairou–Miyun line.

Public transportation

Beijing Subway

Beijing North railway station is located just outside Xizhimen station on Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway.

Bus

It is also connected to Beijing bus lines 16, 26, 85, 87, 438, 651 and 运通105.

References

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