Chongqing North railway station

Chongqingbei 重庆北
Chongqing North railway station
General information
Other names	Chongqing North
Location	Kunlun Avenue, Yubei District, Chongqing China
Coordinates	29°36′37.5″N 106°32′49.5″E / 29.610417°N 106.547083°E / 29.610417; 106.547083
Operated by	China Railway Chengdu Group China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Chongqing–Huaihua railway Suining–Chongqing railway Chongqing–Lichuan railway Chongqing east ring line (airport branch) Second Chengdu–Chongqing high-speed railway (U/C)
Platforms	26 (12 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Connections	North Square of Chongqingbei Railway Station station South Square of Chongqingbei Railway Station station Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	35143 CUW (Telegram code) CQB (Pinyin code)
History
Opened	22 October 2006 (2006-10-22)

Chongqing North railway station is a railway station located in Yubei District, Chongqing, China. It is served by the Yuhuai Railway, Suining–Chongqing Railway and Yuli Railway, and operated by the China Railway Chengdu Group.

Name

Prior to the construction of this station at its present site, Shapingba railway station was known as Chongqing North railway station.^{[citation needed]} It was subsequently renamed to avoid confusion and to better reflect the geographic nature of both stations.

Structure

This station consists of two separate departure halls; the eastern hall is for long-distance services and the western hall is for high-speed CRH trains.^{[citation needed]} Arrivals are through a common underground hall.

Service at this station is separated into North and South Courses. The South Course handles long-distance trains to many parts of China. The North Course is currently being expanded and will handle mostly high-speed intercity services.

Metro

• Chongqing North Station North Square station^[1] (Line 4 & Line 10)
• Chongqing North Station South Square station^[1] (Line 3 & Line 10 & Loop Line)

Service

This station currently handles most long-distance train services to and from Chongqing, whilst Chongqing railway station is closed for renovations (due to finish in 2015).^{[citation needed]} It is also the main high-speed railway connection to Chengdu via Suining.

History

The station has been in operation since October 2006.^[2]

See also

• Chongqing railway station
• Chongqing West railway station
• Shapingba railway station

References

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Terminus		Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway		Fusheng towards Wanzhou North
		Chongqing–Lichuan railway		Fusheng towards Lichuan