Xi'an railway station () is one of the two main passenger railway stations of
Xi'an
Xi'an is the list of capitals in China, capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populou ...
, the capital of China's
Shaanxi Province
Shaanxi is a province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to the west. Shaanxi ...
. Located on the
Longhai Railway and just to the north of Xi'an's historical
walled city, the station had long been the main train station for the Xi'an metropolitan area. With the opening of
Xi'an North railway station on the northern outskirts of the city in 2011, most of the high-speed services, including the G- and D-series trains of the
Zhengzhou–Xi'an high-speed railway, have been transferred to the new station. Xi'an railway station remains the main station for all conventional rail service in the city, including the overnight Z-series expresses, T-series express trains, and all slower services.
History
As of 2021, works are underway to upgrade the station, increasing the number of platforms and introducing a new station building to the north of the railway line. The new station building was opened on 31 May 2021.
Metro station
Xi'anzhan station on
Line 4 is the metro station serving the Xi'an railway station. The metro station opened on 25 September 2022.
In the long-term planning, Line 7 will also serve the Xi'an railway station.
Gallery
Tibet 2007 012 (24619700545).jpg, Platform
VM 5489 Xian Station plaza.jpg, Welcome booths set up by Xi'an's university and colleges for their new students on the plaza in front of Xi'an railway station
Xi'an train station 1st Waiting room.jpg, Waiting Room 1
Xian Station Hall.jpg, Station hall
西安駅ホーム.jpg, Signs of the station
See also
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Xi'an North railway station
References
Stations on the Longhai Railway
Railway stations in Xi'an
Railway stations in China opened in 1935
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