Changzhou railway station

Changzhou

常州
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Southern Facade of Changzhou railway station
General information
LocationTianning District, Changzhou, Jiangsu
China
Operated byShanghai Railway Bureau,
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Jinghu railway,
Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway
Platforms3
Other information
Station code
  • 30452 (TMIS code)
  • CZH (telegram code)
History
Opened1908

Changzhou railway station (Chinese: 常州站; pinyin: Chángzhōu zhàn) is a railway station on the Jinghu railway and Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity Railway. The station is located in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. Roughly 350 trains stop there daily. The station is connected to Line 1 of the Changzhou Metro.

History

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The station opened in 1908.[1] The northern section of the station opened in 2010 with the opening of Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway.

Structure

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The station is divided into two sections: the southern section and northern section. The southern section (mainly for non high-speed trains) contains six lines and three platforms and the waiting room is to the south of the yard; The northern section (for most high-speed trains) contains seven lines and three platforms and the waiting room is north of the yard.

References

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  1. ^ 老常州的铁路情怀 Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
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Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Qishuyan Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway Danyang
towards Nanjing
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Xinzhazhen
towards Beijing
Beijing–Shanghai railway Qishuyan
towards Shanghai