Chongqing railway station

Chongqing

重庆
China Railway
Chongqing railway station
General information
Other namesCaiyuanba railway station
LocationCaiyuan Lu, Yuzhong District, Chongqing
China
Coordinates29°33′9.5″N 106°32′38.5″E / 29.552639°N 106.544028°E / 29.552639; 106.544028
Operated byChengdu Railway Bureau
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Chuanqian Railway
Chengyu Railway
Xiangyu Railway
Platforms4
Connections
  • Bus terminal
History
Opened1952

Chongqing railway station (simplified Chinese: 重庆站; traditional Chinese: 重慶站; pinyin: Chóngqìng zhàn) is a railway station of Chengyu Railway, Xiangyu Railway, Chuanqian Railway, Chengyu Passenger Railway, that located in People's Republic of China. It is a transportation hub of Chongqing in China.

Once the most important railway station in Chongqing, this station handled virtually all long-distance services to the rest of China. Located between central city area and the Yangtze River, the extremely steep terrain of Chongqing requires the longest escalator in Asia between the station to the commercial districts and Lianglukou station of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 1 and Line 3.[citation needed]

Currently[when?] the station has been closed for major renovations, in line with construction of the Chengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway.[citation needed] Until 2015, only the ticket hall will remain open. However it is still also the site of a major bus terminal.