Xiamen railway station () is a

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located in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong' ...

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, on the Yingxia Railway which operated by

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. Located in the south-western part of Xiamen Island, near downtown Xiamen, Xiamen railway station is a dead-end (terminal) station.

Service

Xiamen Railway Station Platform 20170727

Xiamen railway station is an exception from the typical arrangement of rail services in Fujian's cities, in that it combines both "traditional" passenger trains and high-speed (D-series) trains at a single downtown location. Since 2010, this has been the southern terminal of the Fuzhou–Xiamen railway (Fuxia), with frequent D-series trains departing to Fuzhou (via

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and other coastal cities), some of them continuing north to Wenzhou, Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shanghai Hongqiao. On June 29, 2012, the new Longyan–Xiamen railway (Longxia) opened as well, with frequent D-series trains connecting Xiamen with

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(with stops in

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and

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). Numerous conventional (K-series) trains connect Xiamen with major cities throughout China's interior. They have traditionally left the city via the Yingtan–Xiamen railway, although some (those with destinations in southern China) may have been now switched to the faster Longxia line.

History

The station opened on April 17, 1957. In 2012, the upgrade construction for the station began, the project will increase the numbers of tracks from 5 to 9, platforms from 3 to 5, with the rebuild of the main building of the station, in order to relieve crowding.

Nearby stations

* Xiamen Gaoqi railway station (formerly known Xiamen North) - near the north-western corner of Xiamen Island; it serves as a terminal for a few conventional trains

Local transportation

Xiamen BRT has a stop outside of the railway station. Line 3 of Xiamen Metro will come to Xiamen railway station in 2021.

References

External links

Xiamen Railway Station Official website

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