Harbin West railway station

Harbinxi (West) railway station is a railway station on the Jingha Railway and the Harbin–Dalian section of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway. It is located in Harbin, in the Heilongjiang province of China.

Harbinxi 哈尔滨西
Harbin West railway station
Other names	Harbin West
Location	Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang China
Coordinates	45°42′17″N 126°34′23″E
Operated by	China Railway High-speed, China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Beijing–Harbin, Harbin–Dalian, Harbin Metro line 3
Platforms	18
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 53469 Telegraph code: VAB Pinyin code: HEX
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	2012
Services
Preceding station   China Railway   Following station Wanggang towards Beijing Beijing–Harbin Railway Harbin Terminus China Railway High-speed Harbin Terminus Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway Part of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway Shuangcheng North towards Dalian

The station cost 7.01 billion yuan to construct.[1] The main building contains 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) of space.[2] There is a 92,000 square metres (990,000 sq ft) weather shed.[2] Ten platforms of some 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft) serve twenty two rail lines and can accommodate a maximum of 12,000 passengers.[2]

History

Construction of the station started on July 5, 2009[3] and the station opened to regular rail traffic in late 2012. On December 1, 2012,[4] the station started to receive high-speed rail traffic as China unveiled its first high-speed rail running through regions with extremely low winter temperatures with scheduled runs from Harbin to Dalian.[5] The weather-proof CRH380B bullet trains serving the line can accommodate temperatures from minus 40 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius above zero.[6] On December 1, 2012 On December 10, 2014, the station started to receive conventional train service of the Jingha Railway.[7] On August 17, 2015, the station started to receive high-speed CRH trains from Qiqihar as Harbin–Qiqihar Intercity Railway opened for public service.[8]

See also

• Chinese Eastern Railway
• South Manchuria Railway
• South Manchuria Railway Zone

References

1. "哈尔滨西站开建省内 投资70.1亿工期约3年". 哈尔滨火车站网站. September 24, 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
2. "哈尔滨西站正式开工建设 最高可容纳1.2万名旅客换乘". 东北网. July 10, 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
3. "哈尔滨至齐齐哈尔铁路客运专线暨哈西站建设开工". 中国政府网 www.gov.cn. 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
4. "Harbin-Dalian high-speed train begins operation". Xinhua. 2012-12-01. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
5. "Harbin-Dalian high-speed rail went into operation on December 1". Website of Jilin Province Government. 2012-11-27. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
6. "China tests world's first alpine high-speed rail line". Xinhuanet. 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
7. "哈尔滨西站普速场正式开通运营（图）". 黑龙江网络广播电视台. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
8. "哈齐高铁列车17日开跑 动车组时刻表出炉". 东北网. 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2016-05-24.

External links

Media related to Harbin West Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		China Railway High-speed		Following station
Harbin Terminus		Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway		Shuangcheng North towards Dalian