Beijing West Railway Station

Beijingxi 北京西
Beijing West Station
Other names	Beijingxi
Location	Lianhuachi Donglu, Fengtai District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39°53′40″N 116°18′54″E / 39.89444°N 116.31500°E / 39.89444; 116.31500Coordinates: 39°53′40″N 116°18′54″E / 39.89444°N 116.31500°E / 39.89444; 116.31500
Operated by	China Railway
Line(s)	Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Beijing–Kowloon Railway Beijing–Yuanping Railway Fengtai–Shacheng Railway Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway Beijing Underground Cross City Railway
Platforms	10
Connections	Beijing West Railway Station Bus terminal
History
Opened	1996
Services
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station Terminus Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway Zhuozhou East towards West Kowloon Preceding station   China Railway   Following station Terminus Beijing–Guangzhou Railway Houlücun towards Guangzhou Terminus Beijing–Kowloon Railway Guang'anmen towards Hung Hom Preceding station   MTR   Following station Terminus Beijing–Kowloon Through Train Jingguang Railway Zhengzhou towards Hung Hom

Beijing West Railway Station 北京西
Line 9 platforms
Operated by	Beijing Subway
Line(s)	Line 9   Line 7
Platforms	4 (2 island platforms)
History
Opened	December 28, 2014(Line 7) December 31, 2011(Line 9)
Services
Preceding station   Beijing Subway   Following station Military Museum towards National Library Line 9 Liuliqiao East towards Guogongzhuang Terminus Line 7 Wanzi towards Jiaohuachang

Beijing West (Beijingxi) Railway Station (Chinese: 北京西站; pinyin: Běijīng Xī Zhàn; colloquially referred to as West Station 西客站) is located in western Beijing's Fengtai District. Opened in early 1996 after three years of construction, it was the largest railway station in Asia with 510,000m², before being surpassed by Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in platform capacity. The station serves in average 150,000–180,000 passengers per day with a maximum of 400,000 people per day. It was expanded in 2000 and had a vast amount of parking spaces added.

Regular rail services leave from Platforms 1-11; HSR leaves from Platforms 12-18. A dedicated exit is used for passengers arriving on Platform 18.

Platform 3

Platform 5

←Beijing-Guangzhou Railway —— Beijing-Kowloon Railway→

Platform 7

Platform 9

Platform 11

Platform 13

Platform 15

Platform 17

All passengers will leave Beijing West from the Level 2 Departures Hall, except for passengers to Hong Kong, who must enter from a dedicated entrance with immigration and customs clearance facilities located by North Entrance 1. These passengers will clear customs and immigration at Beijing West and will not leave the train until it arrives at the Kowloon / Hung Hom terminus in Hong Kong. A VIP lounge is available for Business Class passengers travelling HSR.

Ticket counters and machines are available beside the main entrances.

Beijing West Railway Station is a terminal for both "traditional" and high-speed trains. It is the Beijing terminal for most trains leaving the city for destinations in western and southwestern China, including Xi'an, Chongqing, Chengdu, Lhasa and Urumqi. Major "traditional" rail lines beginning at this station include the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (via Wuhan) and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway (via Nanchang and Shenzhen).

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