Hangzhou East railway station

Hangzhoudong (Hangzhou East) railway station (simplified Chinese: 杭州东站; traditional Chinese: 杭州東站; pinyin: Hángzhōudōng zhàn) is a railway station located in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Originally built as a small station serving the Shanghai-Kunming railway, it has been rebuilt as a high-speed rail hub, which became operational on 1 July 2013.

Hangzhoudong

杭州东
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Hangzhou Metro
Hangzhou East railway station
General information
Other namesHangzhou East
LocationTiancheng Lu, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
China
Coordinates30°17′36.6″N 120°12′30.1″E / 30.293500°N 120.208361°E / 30.293500; 120.208361
Operated byChina Railway Shanghai Group,
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS code: 32001 or 90041
  • Telegraph code: HGH
  • Pinyin code: HZD
ClassificationTop Class station
History
Opened1992 (original)
Closed2010 (original)
Rebuilt1 July 2013; 10 years ago (2013-07-01)
Services
Preceding stationHangzhou MetroFollowing station
Zhalongkou
towards Xianghu
Line 1Pengbu
PengbuLine 4Xinfeng
towards Puyan

History

Interior view of waiting area

The old station opened in 1992,[2] located on Tiancheng Road. It was closed on 20 January 2010,[3] and demolished.[4] Its train services were moved to Hangzhou railway station and Hangzhou South railway station.[3]

A new station was built on the site. It officially opened on 1 July 2013, in conjunction with the opening of the Hangzhou–Ningbo High-Speed Railway and Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway. The station also serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway. It has 30 railway tracks, and stations for Hangzhou Metro lines 1 and 4.[5] A coach station and bus terminals are also part of the new transit hub.[4]

Metro station

Lines 1 & 4

Platform of Metro Station
Track layout
B3
1
4
2
3

Hangzhou East railway station is served by a station of the same name on Line 1 and Line 4 of Hangzhou Metro. This station offers paired cross-platform interchange for passengers riding between 4 directions of the two lines.

Line 6 & 19

The metro station for Line 6 and Line 19 is a separated station called "East Railway Station (East Square)".[1]

Around the station

See also

References

Preceding station China Railway High-speedFollowing station
DeqingNanjing–Hangzhou high-speed railwayTerminus
TerminusHangzhou–Ningbo high-speed railwayHangzhou South
towards Ningbo
Linping SouthShanghai–Kunming high-speed railwayHangzhou South
TerminusHangzhou–Taizhou high-speed railwayHangzhou South
towards Yuhuan
Preceding station China RailwayFollowing station
JianqiaoShanghai–Kunming railwayHangzhou South
towards Kunming