Hotan railway station

Hetian Railway Station[1][2] 和田站
Hotan railway station in July 2019
General information
Location	China
Coordinates	37°09′32″N 79°54′17″E / 37.1589°N 79.9048°E / 37.1589; 79.9048
Operated by	CR Ürümqi
Line(s)	Kashgar–Hotan railway Hotan–Ruoqiang railway
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	Telegraph code: VTR[3] Pinyin code: HTI TMIS code: 43172[4]
Classification	1st class station
History
Opened	28 June 2011
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station Moyu towards Kashgar Kashgar–Hotan railway Terminus

Hotan railway station (Chinese: 和田站; pinyin: Hétián zhàn) is a passenger railway station in Hotan, and is the main railway station of Hotan. It opened in 2011.

History

The station was completed on 28 June 2011. The station temporarily closed on 12 February 2014 due to the 2014 Yutian earthquake.^[5]

Architecture

The station building of Hotan Station has a modern and elegant shape. The outer wall is made of white granite. The front facade has white granite reliefs. The overall design fully reflects Hotan jade culture. The facade of the station building has a convex design. The main building has 3 floors. From bottom to top, there is the plaza floor, the platform floor, and the elevated floor. There are ticket halls and VIP halls on both sides, and there is a bridge in front of the station building for easy entry into the station the waiting hall.^[6]

Services

China Railway

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