Ürümqi South railway station

Ürümqi South railway station (simplified Chinese: 乌鲁木齐南站; traditional Chinese: 烏魯木齊南站; pinyin: Wūlǔmùqínán Zhàn; Uighur: ئۈرۈمچی جەنۇبىي بېكىتى, USY: Үрүмчи Җәнувий Векити) is a railway station of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang, Northern Xinjiang and the Second Ürümqi–Jinghe railways. The station is located in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The name of the station was Ürümqi railway station from 1962 until September 1, 2014. This name is now assigned to the newly built high-speed railway station of the Lanzhou–Ürümqi High-Speed Railway.

Ürümqinan 乌鲁木齐南
Ürümqi South railway station
Other names	Ürümqi South
Location	Nanzhan Lu, Saybagh District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang China
Coordinates	43°46′49.9″N 87°35′4.8″E
Operated by	Wulumuqi Railway Bureau, China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Lanxin railway, Northern Xinjiang railway
Platforms	3
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1962
Previous names	Ürümqi

History

The station was constructed in 1962.[1] On May 18, 2002 that station was demolished[2] to make way for construction of the current station which was opened on April 25, 2004.[3]

On 30 April 2014, a terrorist attack occurred at the station, which left three people dead and 79 injured.

See also

• Alashankou railway station
• Kashgar railway station
• Southern Xinjiang railway

References

1. 乌鲁木齐火车站暑运人数285.5万 (in Chinese)
2. 历时40年的乌鲁木齐火车站站房成功整体爆破 (in Chinese)
3. 乌鲁木齐站(中国铁路客运服务网) (in Chinese)

Preceding station		China Railway		Following station
Terminus		Northern Xinjiang Railway		Ürümqi towards Alashankou