Binhai railway station

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Not to be confused with the station on Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway formerly known as Binhai railway station, currently known as Binhai West railway station.
Binhai

滨海
China Railway
Yujiapu Railway Station.jpg
Single layer steel shell structure, photo captured before renaming
LocationBinhai New Area, Tianjin
China
Coordinates39°00′12″N 117°40′43″E / 39.00333°N 117.67861°E / 39.00333; 117.67861
Operated byBeijing Railway Bureau
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway
Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
Platforms6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ArchitectSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Arup Group
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS: 10140
  • Telegraph: YKP
  • Pinyin: BHA
History
Opened2015

Binhai railway station (Chinese: 滨海站; pinyin: Bīnhǎi Zhàn), formerly Yujiapu railway station, is an underground railway station located in Binhai, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. It is the southern terminus of the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway and serves the Yujiapu Financial District, an area with many new skyscrapers. It is considered one of the four main rail transportation hubs for Tianjin with Tianjin, Tianjin West and Binhai West railway station.[1] It is to be served by the Tianjin Metro lines , , and .

History[]

The station's construction started on February 27, 2009, was completed on August 8, 2015[2] and it was opened to traffic on September 20, 2015.[3] The name of station was changed from Yujiapu to Binhai on January 5, 2019.[4] Simultaneously, another station that was previously named Binhai had its name changed to Binhai West.

Gallery[]

  • Roof structure under construction

  • Interior of Binhai railway station waiting hall

  • The station at platform level

Structure[]

The visible structure of the station is of a tear-drop shaped dome surrounded in parklands. Beneath the futuristic ground floor waiting hall's domed structure, the majority of the station is located in five underground levels. The first and second basement levels allows access to buses, taxis, public parking and ticket hall for the Tianjin Metro. The third basement level houses the Tianjin Metro B2 and B3 lines. The fourth basement level contains the platforms and access to the future Tianjin Metro Z1 line. The lowest Fifth Basement Level has three island platforms serving six tracks as the terminus of the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway.

The ceiling, also the world's first single layer steel shell structure, looks like a delicate painting floating in the air. ETFE film was chosen for roofing and façade construction to improve structural integrity and save energy, with the roofing consisting of three-layered ETFE cushions.[citation needed]

Future[]

Binhai railway station will be the northern terminus of the , turning the current terminus station into a through station.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ 滨海火车站：打造综合交通枢纽中心. China Highway. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  2. ^ Qi Zhongxi (齐中熙); Chang Xiaoxiao (常霄霄) (2015-08-08). 世界最大的全地下式高铁站房竣工交付. Xinhua News. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. ^ 京津城际延伸线开通 天津站至于家堡仅需20.5元. 北方网-城市快报. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  4. ^ "再见,"于家堡" 你好,"滨海站"". Enorth. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  5. ^ "津潍（烟）铁路天津至潍坊段设站细节：设滨海南等9座车站" [Jin Wei (Yan) railway Tianjin to Weifang section station details: set up Binhai South and 8 other stations]. 搜狐 (in Chinese). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station
Tanggu
towards Beijing South
 Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway Terminus
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