Taizicheng railway station
Location | Taizicheng, Sitaizui Township, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei |
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Coordinates | 40°54′45″N 115°26′30″E / 40.9125°N 115.4418°ECoordinates: 40°54′45″N 115°26′30″E / 40.9125°N 115.4418°E |
Owned by | Jingzhang Intercity Railway Co. Ltd. |
Operated by | Zhangjiakou Train Operation Depot, China Railway Beijing Group |
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Platforms | 1 side platform, 2 island platforms |
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Structure type | in level |
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Station code | 12195 (TMIS) IZP (telegram) TZC (pinyin) |
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Opened | 30 December 2019 |
Taizicheng railway station (Chinese: 太子城站; pinyin: tàizǐchéng zhàn), is a railway station in the Taizicheng, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei. This station is the terminal of Chongli railway, and are only 2 km away from the Olympic Village center.[1] The station hall started construction on August 2018 to build a high-speed railway station on the Chongli railway (Olympic branch of Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway) opened on Dec 30, 2019.[2]
Structure[]
The total floorage of the station is 11,988 square metres (129,040 sq ft),[1] including 5,990 square metres (64,500 sq ft) main station building and 5,998 square metres (64,560 sq ft) underground transfer center. The transfer center will be served as a temporary waiting hall with a railway culture exhibition center and temporary ticket office during the 2022 Olympic period.
Taizicheng station has two island platforms initially. To facilitate the entrance and exit for athletes and media workers, a basic side platform is added, forming a Spanish solution rarely in China Railway.
Design and construction[]
Entrance
Platform 2-3
Waiting hall on the first day operation
Construction scene in 2019
The architectural design is an image of mountains, with a crescent-shaped hyperbola outline extending to the ground and the main colour of white indicating the Winter Olympics. The 2022 winter Olympic game awarding square is opposite to the station, so this station will be the nature background for award ceremonies witnessing the presentation of 51 gold medals.[3]
This station is designed by , and constructed by . On June 2019, the station building successfully capped its main structure.[4]
Operation[]
Taizicheng railway station adopts the electronic ticket system. Passengers scan their identity certificates such as ID cards or passports rather than a traditional magnetic ticket to check-in. The China Railway E Card or dynamic QR code in 12306 app is also applicable in this station.[5]
Future extension[]
Chongli railway is going to extend to Chongli district soon, and by constructing or rebuilding railway lines the line will destinate in Xilinhot. The route between Taizicheng and Xilinhot is also called .[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Catch a glimpse of stations along Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway". Hebei Government.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "跨越百年 京张高铁正式开通". 2020-01-02.
- ^ "The appearance of Taizicheng station". Xinjing News.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jingzhang HSR Taizicheng Station structural capped". China Railway 6th Group.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chongli railway adopt CR e card". RailCN.
- ^ "Bashang area will construct a railway". Baidu. Beijing daily.
Preceding station | China Railway High-speed | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway Chongli branch
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Xiahuayuan North Terminus
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- Stations on the Beijing–Zhangjiakou Intercity Railway
- Railway stations in Hebei
- Railway stations in China opened in 2019