Qingdao railway station () is a
railway station
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in
Qingdao
Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...
,
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
, in the
People's Republic of China
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.
As a time-honoured station of Qingdao, more than 100 regular passenger trains (denoted with letter Z/T/K, or no letter), initially scheduled CRH trains (denoted with letter G/D) and some intercity CRH trains (denoted with letter C) arrive and depart daily. Limited by a relatively small number of platforms, most newly scheduled trains eventually will not stop here, instead, terminating at the larger
Qingdao North railway station
Qingdaobei (Qingdao North) railway station () is a railway station in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Qingdaobei Station is one of the terminal stations of CRH trains (denoted with letter G and D) bound for Qingdao city from major cities in China. Inte ...
.
There are also trains that stop at both Qingdao North and Qingdao stations.
History
The station first opened in 1901. In the years leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympics, the station underwent a significant renovation in order to accommodate increased passenger traffic for the Olympic period and afterwards. The new station is an example of German architectural traits incorporated into a Chinese-designed building, which is consistent with many structures in Qingdao.
On 28 October 2022, the station was closed to allow for renovation of the platform canopy. Passenger services are calling at
Qingdao North railway station
Qingdaobei (Qingdao North) railway station () is a railway station in Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Qingdaobei Station is one of the terminal stations of CRH trains (denoted with letter G and D) bound for Qingdao city from major cities in China. Inte ...
instead. The station is expected to reopen on 16 January 2023.
Qingdao Metro
Qingdao Railway Station () is a
station on
Line 1 and
Line 3 of the
Qingdao Metro
Qingdao Metro () is a rapid transit system in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. The first line, Line 3 (north section) began operation on December 16, 2015.
Lines in operation
Line 1
The northern section between Qingdao North Railway Stat ...
. It opened on 18 December 2016. It is located in
Shinan District and it serves Qingdao railway station.
Gallery
File:青岛站A.jpg, Entrance A
File:青岛站E.jpg, Entrance E
File:青岛站3号线站厅.jpg, Concourse
File:青岛地铁青岛站1号线站台.jpg, Line 1 platform
File:青岛站3号线站台20190403.jpg, Line 3 platform
References
External links
Qingdao Railway Station
{{Qingdao Metro station, line1=yes, line3=yes
Railway stations in Shandong
Railway stations in China opened in 1901
Transport in Qingdao
Qingdao Metro stations
Stations on the Qingdao–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway
Stations on the Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway