Beijing West railway station

Beijingxi

北京西
Beijing West station in July 2022
Beijing West station in July 2022
General information
Other namesBeijing West
Location118 Lianhuachi Donglu, Fengtai District, Beijing
China
Coordinates39°53′42″N 116°19′19″E / 39.894914°N 116.322062°E / 39.894914; 116.322062
Operated byChina Railway CR Beijing
Beijing Subway Beijing Subway
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
OpenedChina Railway 21 January 1996; 28 years ago (1996-01-21)
Beijing Subway 31 December 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-31)
Location
Beijingxi is located in Beijing
Beijingxi
Beijingxi
Location in central Beijing
The departure hall in Beijing West railway station, located on the second floor.

Beijingxi (Beijing West) railway station (Chinese: 北京西站; pinyin: Běijīngxī Zhàn), colloquially referred to as West Station (Chinese: 西客站), is located in western Beijing's Fengtai District. Opened in early 1996 after three years of construction, it was the largest railway station in Asia with an area of 510,000 m2 (5,500,000 sq ft),[1][2] before being surpassed by Shanghai Hongqiao railway station in platform capacity. The station serves in average 150,000–180,000 passengers per day with a maximum of 400,000 people per day.[3] It was expanded during the 2000s decade, during which several platforms were added. It also has a fairly large number of car-parking spaces.

  1. ^ Rough Guide to China – fifth edition, page 83
  2. ^ "Shanghai to have Asia's largest railway station". Xinhua News Agency. 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ^ "BMC China Railway Advertising | Bejing West Railway Station". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.