Xuzhou East railway station

Xuzhou East railway station (Chinese: 徐州东站; pinyin: xú zhōu dōng zhàn; also called Xuzhoudong) is a station dedicated for high-speed railways in Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. It is served by the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway and Xuzhou-Lanzhou high-speed railway (Eurasia Continental Bridge passageway).

Xuzhoudong 徐州东
Other names	Xuzhou East
Location	Dongjiao Economic Development Zone, Gulou District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu China
Coordinates	34.267609°N 117.296594°E
Operated by	Shanghai Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway Lianyungang–Xuzhou high-speed railway
Connections	Xuzhou bus Xuzhou Metro (from 2019)
Other information
Station code	66827 (TMIS code)
History
Opened	June 30, 2011
Passengers
2011	13.27 million/year

The new station for high-speed rail services was officially put into use on June 30, 2011. It is located at the approximate halfway point between Beijing and Shanghai on the Beijing-Shanghai railway.

The station has been served by Line 1 of the Xuzhou Metro since its opening on 28 September 2019.[1] The line also serves Xuzhou railway station.

History

On April 18, 2008, Xuzhou East Station officially began construction. After CRH380A rolling stock tests in December 2010, it opened for high-speed rail traffic on June 30, 2011.

Expansion

An expansion project for the station was announced by the Xuzhou High-Speed Railway Investment Company in August 2017 to change the east square of the station into an "integrated passenger transportation hub". Groundbreaking on the project is expected to begin by the end of 2018.[2]

The expanded station will include 13 island platforms and 28 tracks, serving roughly 80,000 passengers per day. Total investment in the project is around 1.5 billion renminbi. It is expected to be completed near the end of 2019 with the opening of the Xuzhou-Huaiyan High-Speed Railway.[2]

References

1. "徐州地铁1号线一期9月28日10：00正式开通". 2019-09-26.
2. "Shígé 11 gè yuè, Xúzhōu dōngzhàn kuòjiàn yòu yǒu xīnjìn zhǎn: xiàngmù jíjiāng "pò" tǔ dònggōng!" 时隔11个月，徐州东站扩建又有新进展：项目即将“破”土动工！ [After 11 months, the expansion of Xuzhou East Station has made new progress: the project is about to break ground!]. Sohu (in Chinese). 无线徐州. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2018-09-14.

Platform of Xuzhou East Railway Station

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Zaozhuang towards Beijing South or Tianjin West		Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway		Suzhou East towards Shanghai Hongqiao
Xiaoxian North towards Zhengzhou East		Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway		Terminus
Terminus		Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway		Guanyin Airport towards Yancheng