Shenyang North railway station

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Shenyangbei

沈阳北
China Railway

  
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Shenyang North railway station
Other namesShenyang North
LocationBeizhan Lu, Shenhe District, Shenyang, Liaoning
China
Coordinates41°49′00″N 123°25′45″E / 41.81667°N 123.42917°E / 41.81667; 123.42917Coordinates: 41°49′00″N 123°25′45″E / 41.81667°N 123.42917°E / 41.81667; 123.42917
Operated byChina Railway High-speed,
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Beijing–Harbin HSR,
Beijing–Shenyang HSR
Harbin–Dalian HSR,
Jingha Railway,
,
Qinshen Passenger Railway,
,
Platforms6
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS: 53885
  • Telegraph: SBT
  • Pinyin: SYB
ClassificationTop Class station
History
Opened1911
Previous namesLiaoning Union

Shenyangbei (Shenyang North) railway station (IATA: VWA) (simplified Chinese: 沈阳北站; traditional Chinese: 瀋陽北站; pinyin: Shěnyángběi Zhàn) is a railway station on several railways: the Harbin–Dalian section of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway, Jingha Railway, , Qinshen Passenger Railway, , , Jingha Passenger Dedicated Line and Hada Passenger Railway. It is located in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China.

History[]

The station opened in 1911.[1] Shenyang North railway station was formerly the "Liaoning main station" (遼寧總站) before 1946 and colloquially known as the "Old North Station" (老北站). The original building was built in 1927. The current Main Station Building (主站房) began construction in 1986, was commissioned for operation in December 1990,[2] and became one of the five most important railway hubs in China, earning itself the nickname "Northeast's No. 1 Station" (东北第一站).

In 2011, a huge expansion project known as the "North Station Transport Hub Reconstruction Project" (北站交通枢纽改造工程) was initiated in response to the growing demand for floor area posed by the increasing passenger traffic after introduction of the high-speed rail service. The station now has an additional 3-storey "Sub-Station Building" (子站房) and a "Northern Square" (北广场) on the north (Huanggu District) side of the railways, while the old waiting lounge in the original 16-storey Main Station Building is now relocated to a large elevated concourse that bridges over the rail tracks, with a pillar-less roof (the largest in mainland China) doming the platforms. The South Square (南广场) outside the Main Station Building was rebuilt into a multi-levelled complex, with two above ground forming an elevated airport-style drop-off zone and a large ground-level area for bus stops, as well as a three-level underground city providing shopping malls, car parks, taxi pick-up and interchange with Subway Line 2, while also capable of rapid conversion into an air raid shelter if needed.

See also[]

  • Chinese Eastern Railway
  • South Manchuria Railway
  • South Manchuria Railway Zone
  • Shenyang Metro
  • Shenyang railway station
  • Shenyang South railway station

References[]

  1. ^ 鼎言商旅网：沈阳北站介紹(in Chinese)
  2. ^ 沈阳北站：“京哈铁路”动脉上的心脏:中国铁路网 Archived 2013-02-22 at archive.today(in Chinese)
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station
towards HarbinHarbin–Dalian High-Speed RailwayPart of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railwaytowards Dalian
towards Beijing Chaoyang		Beijing–Shenyang High-Speed RailwayPart of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed RailwayTerminus
towards QinhuangdaoQinhuangdao–Shenyang High-Speed RailwayPart of the Beijing–Harbin RailwayTerminus
Preceding station   China Railways.svg China Railway   Following station
towards BeijingBeijing–Harbin Railwaytowards Harbin
TerminusShenyang–Dalian Railwaytowards 
towards HarbinHarbin–Dalian Railway
towards Dalian
TerminusShenyang–Jilin Railway
towards Jilin


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