Huizhou railway station

Huizhou railway station (Chinese: 惠州站) is a railway station on the Beijing–Kowloon railway located in Huicheng District, Huizhou, Guangdong, China. Opened in 1990, it was previously known as Huizhou North railway station until it was given its current name in 2003. It is operated by China Railway Guangzhou Group. The station offers a connection to Xiaojinkou railway station on the Guangzhou–Huizhou intercity railway.

Huizhou

惠州
China Railway
Exterior
General information
LocationChina
Coordinates23°09′15″N 114°24′40″E / 23.1541°N 114.4112°E / 23.1541; 114.4112
Line(s)
Platforms3 (1 island platform and 1 side platform)
Tracks6
ConnectionsPRDIR Xiaojinkou
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeHCQ (PInyin: HZH)
History
Opened
  • 1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Previous namesHuizhou North (1990-2003)

History

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  • 1990: Huizhou North Station was completed and opened, and it was a fourth-class station.
  • On January 10, 2003, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway double line opened to traffic, and the new station building of Huizhou North Station was officially opened. On June 1 of the same year, it was renamed Huizhou Station and the original Huizhou Station was renamed Huizhou West Station.[1]
  • On June 27, 2020, the improvement project of the passenger transportation facilities of Huizhou Station officially started, including raising the platform, adding a pedestrian bridge across the platform, and adding an escalator and elevator to the station building. The improvement project was completed in December of the same year and officially opened on January 10, 2021[2]

Usage

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Huizhou Station is serviced by the Beijing-Kowloon railway. About 50 passenger trains are handled daily.

References

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  1. ^ "南方网·广东地市新闻:【南方日报】从6月1日起惠州两火车站易名". news.southcn.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. ^ "华丽转身迎春运!全新的惠州站投入使用_政务_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
Preceding station   China Railway Following station
Heyuan
towards Beijing West
Beijing–Kowloon railway Huizhou West
towards Hung Hom