Qingdaobei (Qingdao North) railway station () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

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 ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. 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. Intercity CRH trains running on Qingdao-Rongcheng Intercity Railway (denoted with letter C) and newly scheduled common passenger trains also end their journey here rather than overloaded Qingdao station. The main roof surface is , covering the main hall.

Design

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from the sea. The project was inspired by marina's landscape (seagulls, boat masts, cables). The structure shape was obtained by moving and rotating identical frames: "arches" and roof beams, connected together by braced brackets and cables diagonals. Arches and beams are welded on a central beam, with a triangular box section, sheltering technical catwalk. The whole structure is fabricated with folded steel sheets. The roofing is made by aluminium plates interrupted by polycarbonate strips. The ceiling is made of aluminium blades.

Construction

The construction is handled by CSCEC, general contractor. The steel structure was fabricated in Nanjing.

Gallery

File:青岛北站候车室.jpg, Concourse File:West_ticket_office_of_Qingdaobei_Railway_Station_(20191003161122).jpg, Ticket office File:Qingdao_North_Railway_Station_Platforms.jpg, Railway platforms

Qingdao Metro

Qingdao North Railway Station () is a station on Line 1, Line 3 and Line 8 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 16 December 2015. It is located in

Licang District Licang () is an urban district (区) of Qingdao in the Chinese province of 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. Shand ...

and it serves Qingdao North (Qingdaobei) railway station.

Gallery

File:青岛地铁三号线青岛北站A口.jpg, Entrance A File:青岛地铁青岛北站站厅.jpg, Concourse

References

External links

MaP3 - Photos and detailsPublication on Archdaily.com
{{Qingdao Metro station, line1=yes, line3=yes, line8=yes Railway stations in Shandong Transport in Qingdao Stations on the Qingdao–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway Stations on the Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway Qingdao Metro stations Railway stations in China opened in 2014