Changzhou Railway Station

Changzhou
常州
China Railway High-speed

Southern Facade of Changzhou Railway Station
Location Tianning District, Changzhou, Jiangsu
China
Operated by Shanghai Railway Bureau,
Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Line(s) Jinghu railway,
Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway
Platforms 3
History
Opened 1908

Changzhou Railway Station (Chinese: 常州站; pinyin: Chángzhōu zhàn) is a railway station of Jinghu railway and Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway.The station located Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. Roughly there are 350 trains stop here each day.

History

The station opened in 1908.[1] The northern section of the station opened in 2010 with the opening of Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway.

Structure

The station is divided into two section: the southern section and northern section. The southern section (Mainly for Ordinary Trains) contains six lines and three platforms, the waiting room is south to the yard; The northern section(For most high-speed trains) contains seven lines and three platforms, the waiting room is north to the yard. The two sections can't be connected by walkway yet, passengers need to assure their kinds of train and enter at the right entrances.

Stations Nearby

Preceding station   China Railway   Following station
Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway
towards Nanjing
Xinzhazhen
towards Beijing
Beijing–Shanghai Railway
Changzhoudong
towards Shanghai

References

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  1. 老常州的铁路情怀 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (Chinese)




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