Harbinxi (West) railway station is a railway station on the Jingha Railway and the Harbin–Dalian section of the Beijing–Harbin High-Speed Railway. It is located in Harbin, in the Heilongjiang province of China.
Harbinxi 哈尔滨西    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Harbin West railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Harbin West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°42′17″N 126°34′23″E / 45.70472°N 126.57306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | China Railway High-speed, China Railway Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Beijing–Harbin, Harbin–Dalian, Harbin Metro line 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | Top Class station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The station cost 7.01 billion yuan to construct.[1] The main building contains 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) of space.[2] There is a 92,000 square metres (990,000 sq ft) weather shed.[2] Ten platforms of some 100,000 square metres (1,100,000 sq ft) serve twenty two rail lines and can accommodate a maximum of 12,000 passengers.[2]
History
Construction of the station started on July 5, 2009[3] and the station opened to regular rail traffic in late 2012. On December 1, 2012,[4] the station started to receive high-speed rail traffic as China unveiled its first high-speed rail running through regions with extremely low winter temperatures with scheduled runs from Harbin to Dalian.[5] The weather-proof CRH380B bullet trains serving the line can accommodate temperatures from minus 40 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius above zero.[6] On December 10, 2014, the station started to receive conventional train service of the Jingha Railway.[7] On August 17, 2015, the station started to receive high-speed CRH trains from Qiqihar as Harbin–Qiqihar Intercity Railway opened for public service.[8]
See also
References
External links
Media related to Harbin West Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons
