Tianjin Railway Station

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Tianjin Railway Station ( Chinese   天津 站 )
Entrance area
Entrance area
Data
Location in the network Junction station
Platform tracks 10
opening 1888
location
City / municipality Tianjin
Government immediate city Tianjin
Country People's Republic of China
Coordinates 39 ° 8 '5 "  N , 117 ° 12' 11"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 8 '5 "  N , 117 ° 12' 11"  E
Railway lines
List of train stations in China
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The Tianjin Railway Station ( Chinese  天津站 ) is the central station of the Chinese city of Tianjin . It has existed since 1888, was rebuilt in 1987/88 and restructured in 2007/08 with the connection to the high-speed network. Since August 1, 2008, it has been the end point of the Beijing – Tianjin high-speed line ( Chinese  京津 城 际 铁路 ) on which speeds of up to 350 km / h can be reached. He is in other high-speed routes such. For example, the Beijing – Shanghai high-speed line and the Beijing – Harbin railway line are integrated. Since October 1, 2012, lines 2, 3 and 9 of the Tianjin subway have been connected to the station.

history

Tianjin train station around 1900 on a German postcard

The station was built in 1888 when the Kaiping ( Chinese  開平 ) railway line was extended to Tianjin, the name of the line was changed to Jintang Railway ( Chinese  津 唐 铁路 ) as a result .

After the average number of passengers had risen to over 65,000 per day, the expansion of the station was included as a key project in the Seventh Five-Year Plan of the People's Republic of China (1986–1990). From 1987 to 1988 it was rebuilt and the 66 m high clock tower was added. The reopening took place on October 1st on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the station by the Minister of Railways Li Senmao.

In 2007 and 2008 there was another renovation in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics . In the city several sports competitions were held and so was Tianjin within this framework with the high-speed passenger route Beijing-Tianjin to Beijing tethered.

structure

The station is accessible on four basement floors, where the subway connections are, the ground floor, which includes the main entrance, and another upper floor. 6000 passengers can be handled at the same time.

See also

Web links

Commons : Tianjin Railway Station  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reconstruction of the train station and shortening of travel time ( memento of July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), CRI online, September 29, 2009, accessed on August 19, 2015, translated with translate.google
  2. ↑ Yuanfei Shi: The transport and technical-operational significance of the integration of rail and air traffic in China . Page 70. Josef Eul Verlag, Lohmar-Cologne 2013. ISBN 3844102485 . Online at Google Books .
  3. ↑ Development of the train station ( Memento of July 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), enorth.com.cn, September 28, 2009, accessed on August 19, 2015, translated with translate.google
  4. ^ Tianjin East Railway Station on chinahighlights.com; Retrieved December 30, 2015