Zhangjiakou South railway station

Zhangjiakou South railway station

张家口南站
Zhangjiakou South railway station; 张家口南站 ;
	Shalingzi West railway station (Before being renamed)
Other names	Shalingzi West railway station
Location	Qiaoxi District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei; China
Coordinates	40°42′16″N 114°52′49″E / 40.704375°N 114.880349°ECoordinates: 40°42′16″N 114°52′49″E / 40.704375°N 114.880349°E
Operated by	Beijing Railway Bureau,; China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Beijing–Baotou railway;
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 10991; Telegraph code: IXP; Pinyin code: SLX
History
Opened	30 December 2015 (Freight); 12 November 2017 (Passenger);
Services
Location
	Zhangjiakou South railway station Location in Hebei

The Zhangjiakou South railway station^{[CH 1]} (formerly Shalingzi West railway station^{[CH 2]}) is a railway station on the Beijing–Baotou railway located in Zhangjiakou, Hebei which was initially meant for only freight traffic and was opened for civilian use in late 2017 to service the trains that were originally meant to arrive and depart from Zhangjiakou railway station.

History[]

Zhangjiakou railway station was opened on December 30, 2015. At the time, it only handled the technical operation of freight trains. The freight engineers used this station to switch shifts. The upstream railway station is Kongjiazhuang railway station. The downstream railway station is .

Opening for passenger use[]

On November 12, 2017, the trains that were originally meant to arrive and depart from Zhangjiakou railway station were moved here due to reconstruction.^[1] Currently, Shalingzi West railway station is the main station for people living in the Zhangjiakou area.

Renaming of the station[]

In March 3, 2019, the station was renamed to Zhangjiakou South railway station and the original Zhangjiakou South railway station was renamed to Zhangjiakou railway station.^[2]

Interior[]

The station covers around 1,000 square meters. Within the station the ticket office and the waiting room are both connected within one big hall, only being separated by the ticket checking gate.

Transportation[]

Because Zhangjiakou South railway station is much farther away from the city center than the Zhangjiakou railway station, the bus routes 1, 10, 11 and 33 were extended to arrive at this destination. Also an additional new express bus line between the two stations was opened. Passengers can take this bus to arrive to and depart from either railway station.

References[]

^ 拥有60年历史的老张家口南站今日零点谢幕. Xinhua News. 2017-11-12.
^ "咱张家口火车站有新名字啦！更名3月2日起执行！". 张家口新闻网. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-03-01.

Notes[]

^ simplified Chinese: 张家口南站; traditional Chinese: 張家口南站; pinyin: Zhājiākǒu Nán Zhàn
^ simplified Chinese: 沙岭子西站; traditional Chinese: 沙嶺子西站; pinyin: Shālǐngzǐ Xī Zhàn