Beijing South railway station

Beijingnan

北京南
Southern façade of Beijing South railway station in May 2017
General information
Other namesBeijing South
LocationYongdingmen Chezhan Lu, Fengtai District, Beijing
China
Coordinates39°51′57″N 116°22′35″E / 39.86583°N 116.37639°E / 39.86583; 116.37639
Operated byChina Railway CR Beijing
Beijing Subway Beijing Subway
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
OpenedChina Railway 1 August 2008
Beijing Subway 28 September 2009
Previous namesMajiapu railway station, Yongdingmen railway station
Location
Beijingnan is located in Beijing
Beijingnan
Beijingnan
Location in central Beijing

Beijingnan (Beijing South) railway station (Chinese: 北京南站; pinyin: Běijīngnán Zhàn) is a large railway station in Fengtai District, Beijing, about 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of central Beijing, between the 2nd and 3rd ring roads. The station in its present form opened on 1 August 2008 and mainly serves high speed trains.

The current station replaced the old Beijing South station, originally known as Majiapu railway station and later renamed Yongdingmen railway station, which stood 500 meters (1,600 ft) away. This station was in use from 1897 to 2006.[1]

The new Beijing South railway station is the city's largest station, and is one of the largest in Asia. It joins the main Beijing railway station and the Beijing West railway station as one of three main passenger rail hubs in the Chinese capital.[2] It serves as the terminus for high-speed trains on the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway and Beijing–Shanghai high-speed Railway which can reach speeds up to 350 km/h (217 mph).[3] CRH night sleepers to and from Shanghai also depart from this station.

The station integrates two Beijing Subway line stations, bus hubs (including an airport shuttle bus), and taxi stands, into the same building, and includes a wide variety of restaurants in the station itself.