Chongqing West railway station

Chongqingxi

重庆西
China Railway
Facade of Chongqing West railway station
General information
LocationShapingba District, Chongqing
China
Coordinates29°30′10″N 106°25′57″E / 29.502884°N 106.432379°E / 29.502884; 106.432379
Operated byChengdu Railway Bureau
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Sichuan–Guizhou railway
Chengdu–Chongqing railway
Xiangyang–Chongqing railway
Chongqing–Xi'an high-speed railway (planned)
Other information
Station codeCXW
History
OpenedJanuary 25, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-01-25)[1]

The Chongqing West railway station is a railway station of Chengyu Passenger Railway that is located in Shapingba District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China.[2] It is the second largest railway station, after Xi'an North, in South Western China when opened on January 25, 2018. It will serve as Chongqing's connection with many destinations across south-western and north-western China.[3] Situated in Shangqiao area of Shapingba, near the intersections of the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway and the G85 Chongqing–Kunming Expressways. This is the third major railway station to serve Chongqing, after Chongqing North and Chongqing Stations. It opened in conjunction with the smaller nearby Shapingba station on the same day.

It will serve as a stop on the Chongqing–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway, Xiangyang-Chongqing Railway, Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway, Chongqing-Kunming Railway and Chengdu–Chongqing Railway.[4][5]

  1. ^ "渝贵铁路、重庆西站、沙坪坝站25日开通,乘车出行的你千万别走错地方!" (in Chinese). Chongqing Morning News. 2018-01-19. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  2. ^ "到"重庆西站"的乘客请在"重庆东站"下车?终于改了!". 重庆晚报网. 2017-11-20. Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. ^ Qiao Di, Chen (24 August 2010). "Chongqing West Railway Station, largest in W China". CQ News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ Dai, Liu (31 December 2012). "Chongqing to be railway hub in W China in 2017". CQ News. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Origin of Modern Silk Road - Shapingba Transportation". CQ News. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.