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Xi'an North Railway Station

Xi'anbei
西安北
China Railway High-speed
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Xi'an North Railway Station
Other names Xi'an North
Location Weiyang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
China
Coordinates 34°22′36″N 108°56′07″E / 34.37667°N 108.93528°E / 34.37667; 108.93528Coordinates: 34°22′36″N 108°56′07″E / 34.37667°N 108.93528°E / 34.37667; 108.93528
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Platforms 34 (16 island platforms, 2 side platforms)
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History
Opened 11 January 2011 (2011-01-11)

Xi'an North Railway Station (Chinese: 西安北站; pinyin: Xī'ānběi Zhàn) is a railway station on the Zhengxi Passenger Railway, Xibao Passenger Railway and Daxi Passenger Railway. The station is located in Weiyang District of Xi'an (the capital of Shaanxi Province of China). It is some 10 km north of the city centre and the Xi'an Railway Station.

The station has 34 platforms. It is the largest railway station in Northwest China.

The station is connected to downtown Xi'an by Line 2 of Xi'an Metro at Bei Kezhan Station.

Construction began on September 19, 2008. The station was opened on January 11, 2011.

As of August 2015, Xi'an North Station is served by the fast (G-series and D-series) trains running on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway, Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway and Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway. All other passenger trains serving Xi'an run from Xi'an Railway Station, just north of downtown.



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