Beijingbei (Beijing North) railway station (), formerly known as Xizhimen 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 prep ...

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. It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang railway (part of the old Beijing–Baotou railway). On October 31, 2016, the station closed for renovation. On December 30, 2019, the station becomes the terminus of the high-speed

Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway The Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway, also known as the Jingzhang intercity railway, Jingzhang high speed railway, Jingzhang section of Beijing-Baotou PDL, is a high-speed railway between Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei province, China. T ...

, which is a section of Beijing-Baotou passenger-dedicated line.

Renovation

Platforms of Beijing North Railway Station (20201201181550)

The station was closed from November 1, 2016 to December 30, 2019. After the renovation began, the Line S2 terminus changed to

Huangtudian railway station Huangtudian railway station () is a railway station in Changping District, Beijing. The station was constructed in 1966. It is a 4th-class station as of 2006. The terminus of the Line S2 of Beijing Suburban Railway was changed to this station in ...

and all other China Railway train's terminus changed to Changping North railway station. From September 30, 2020, Beijing North railway station became the southern terminus of Huairou–Miyun line.

Public transportation

Beijing Subway

Beijing North railway station is located just outside Xizhimen station on Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the

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 ...

Bus

It is also connected to Beijing bus lines 16, 26, 85, 87, 438, 651 and 运通105.

References

Railway stations in Beijing Railway stations in China opened in 1905 {{Beijing-railstation-stub