Beijing Chaoyang railway station
(), formerly known as Xinghuo railway station (), is a railway station in
Chaoyang District,
Beijing
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. This station is the main terminus of the
Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway
The Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway () is an operational high-speed railway corridor, announced in 2008 as part of the "Four Verticals and Four Horizontals" master railway network plan. It is part of the China Railway High-speed, CRH's system ...
, and one of eight main passenger-service stations of the Beijing railway hub.
History
Station construction began in 1966 with the proposed name of Xinzhuang railway station, named after the nearby village. However, there had been a station with the same name in
Tianjin
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. When the station opened in 1968, it was named Xinghuo railway station, after the Xinghuo
People's commune
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() (now
Liulitun Subdistrict
Liulitun Subdistrict () is a subdistrict within Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 75,226.
The subdistrict got its name from Liulitun (), which was named so due to the fact that during Qing dynasty
...
), and the Xinghuo
People's commune
The people's commune () was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were div ...
is named after a famous article written by
Mao Zedong
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, ''A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire'' ().
Xinghuo railway station had been a passenger-service station for through trains on the
Beijing–Baotou railway (
Shuangqiao-Shahe railway
The Beijing Northeast Ring railway (), also known as Shuangqiao–Shahe railway or Shahe railway, is a link railway in Beijing railway hub.
The line has a total length of and connects the railway lines in Beijing, including Beijing–Zhangjiakou ...
), but all passenger services were canceled in 1996 with the speed-up projects. It has been an industrial freight station linking factories including a granary, a cotton depot, a thermal power plant, and the China National Railway Track Test Center (famous for the loop track).
In 2013, Xinghuo railway station was confirmed as the largest terminus of the planned
Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway
Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway is a -long high-speed rail line of the China Railway High-speed between Beijing and Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province. It is a section of the Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway.
The line was intend ...
and renovations began in 2017.
During the 2020
Two Sessions
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In the Chinese government, the term refers to the ...
,
CPPCC
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member Pi Jianlong advised that the station name should be changed to Beijing Chaoyang railway station for the
Chaoyang District in Beijing. Investigated and surveyed by the related ministries and commanded by the
Premier
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A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
, the station formally changed its name to Beijing Chaoyang railway station
in June 2020, and the former Chaoyang railway station in
Liaoning
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Province changed its name to
Liaoning Chaoyang railway station
Liaoning Chaoyang railway station ( zh, 辽宁朝阳站, p=Liáoníng Cháoyáng zhàn) is a station on Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway and Chaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway. It is located in Longcheng District, Chaoyang, Liaoning ...
.
File:Station building of Xinghuo Railway Station (20180425154732).jpg, Former Xinghuo railway station hall (2018)
File:Xinghuo Railway Station (20170515162035).jpg, Former basic platform of Xinghuo railway station (2018)
File:South entrance of Xinghuo Station (20150307174856).JPG, Former station yard and sidings of Xinghuo railway station (2015)
File:CRH-0207@BCR_(20150709131926).JPG, A test train running on the National Railway Track Test Center's loop track
File:CR300AF-0003位于北京环形铁道.jpg, A test train stopped in the NRTTC. All new train models need to be examined in the NRTTC at Beijing Chaoyang railway station.
Renovation
The Beijing Chaoyang railway station has seven platforms and 15 lines (excluding two freight lines outside the station building) for a building area of after renovation. The station is collaborated designed by
AREP
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an
China Railway Design Corporationsince 2016.
The construction began in 2018 b
China Railway 6th Bureau Groupan
and capped on 30 May 2020 and finished decoration in the end of 2020.
The new station began operation on 22 January 2021.
Design and Structure
Beijing Chaoyang station building can be divided into the central part and the west part, in which the central part covers 110,000 square meters, and the west part covers 70,000 square meters. The architectural design theme shows the vitality of the city, satisfying the general requirements of becoming an integrated, green, warm, economic, and convenient transportation hub. The outside facade is a three-segment shape that blends traditional culture and modernity. The glass curtain wall on the north side of the building not only broadens the view and for day lighting, but also hints at the direction of Shenyang, the other end of the line.
The upper roof image is derived from the roofs of the ancient
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City () is a Chinese palace, palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples includ ...
.
File:West entrance lobby of Beijing Chaoyang Railway Station (20210122111955).jpg, West lobby
File:Waiting hall of Beijing Chaoyang Railway Station (20210122112204).jpg, Waiting hall
Beijing Subway
The under-construction
Line 3 of
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends acro ...
will serve the railway station in late 2023.
in long-term planning,
Line 20 will also serve this station.
References
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Railway stations in Chaoyang District, Beijing