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    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Harbin West railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Harbin West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°42′17″N 126°34′23″E / 45.70472°N 126.57306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | China Railway High-speed, China Railway Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Beijing–Harbin, Harbin–Dalian, Harbin Metro line 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Top Class station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editConstruction 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 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Harbin-Dalian high-speed train begins operation". Xinhua. 2012-12-01. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "China tests world's first alpine high-speed rail line". Xinhuanet. 2012-10-08. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- ^ "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
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