Binhai railway station
![]() Single layer steel shell structure, photo captured before renaming | |
Location | Binhai New Area, Tianjin China |
Coordinates | 39°00′12″N 117°40′43″E / 39.00333°N 117.67861°E |
Operated by | Beijing Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation |
Line(s) | Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway |
Platforms | 6 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Underground |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Arup Group |
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History | |
Opened | 2015 |
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[]
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ "再见,"于家堡" 你好,"滨海站"". Enorth. 2019-01-05. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "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 | ||
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Tanggu towards Beijing South
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Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway | Terminus |
- Railway stations in Tianjin
- Stations on the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings
- Railway stations in China opened in 2015