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Hangzhou railway station ( or ) is located in
Shangcheng District Shangcheng District () is the county seat and one of ten urban districts of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China, it is located in the core urban area of Hangzhou. The district has an area of and a population o ...
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Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also Chinese postal romanization, romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the prov ...
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Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
of China. It is affiliated to
Shanghai Railway Bureau China Railway Shanghai Group, officially abbreviated as CR Shanghai or CR-Shanghai, formerly, Shanghai Railway Administration is a subsidiaries company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railways). As of 2007, t ...
, and is also the terminal of the
Shanghai–Hangzhou Railway The Shanghai–Hangzhou railway, also known as the Huhang railway (), is a double-track railroad in eastern China between Shanghai and Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province. Its name in Chinese, the Huhang Line, is named after the railway's two terminal ...
. The station is ranked first-class.


History

The station was first built in 1906 as a stop along the Jiang-Shu railway (), and at that time was called "Qing Tai Men Station" (). It was opened on 23 August 1907 as the railway was put into use.杭州火车站 车站历史
Because the station was hundreds of meters away from Hangzhou City at that time, the residents inside the city found it inconvenient. Thus, Ma Yifu (), a scholar returning from America, suggested the station move into the city. The building of the in-town station started in 1909 and was completed the following year. In 1937, the Sino-Japanese War began. The station was bombarded twice in October by the Japanese, and Hangzhou was occupied on 24 December. During the Japanese occupation in Hangzhou, the station was rebuilt from 26 March 1941 to 21 March 1942. As the passenger load continuously grew, the station's capacity could hardly cope with the future demands. Thus the old station building was pulled down in summer 1997, and a new one was erected and put into use on 28 December 1999.


See also

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Hangzhou East railway station Hangzhoudong (Hangzhou East) railway station () is a railway station located in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Originally built as a small station serving the Shanghai-Kunming railway, it has been rebuilt as ...
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Hangzhou South railway station Hangzhou South railway station () is a railway station located in the Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. History Xiaoshan railway station () opened in 1992. Xiaoshan station was renamed Hangzhou South station on January 1, 2 ...
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Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, China. The system opened on November 24, 2012. It is the 17th city in China to operate a rapid transit system. Network Metro Commuter rail Descrip ...


References


External links

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Hangzhou Railway Station

Hangzhou Train Travel Guide and Timetable
{{Northern Zhejiang transit Railway stations in Zhejiang Buildings and structures in Hangzhou Railway stations in China opened in 1907 Stations on the Shanghai–Kunming Railway Stations on the Shanghai–Hangzhou high-speed railway