Yueyang railway station

Yueyang

岳阳
China Railway
General information
LocationYueyang, Hunan
China
Coordinates29°22′45″N 113°06′51″E / 29.379221°N 113.114079°E / 29.379221; 113.114079
Operated byChina Railway CR Guangzhou
Line(s)China Railway Beijing–Guangzhou railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station code
  • 22799 (TMIS code)
  • YYQ (telegraph code)
  • YYA (Pinyin code)
ClassificationClass 1 station (一等站)
History
Opened8 October 1994 (1994-10-08)

Yueyang railway station (Chinese: 岳阳站) is a railway station in Yueyang, Hunan, China. It is an intermediate stop on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.

History

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The old Yueyang railway station was opened in 1914.[1] The construction of the new station started in June 1991.[2]

The new Yueyang railway station was opened on 8 October 1994.[3] The old station was eventually renamed to Yueyangnan (Yueyang South) railway station following the opening of the new station.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "百年见证,岳阳火车站" (in Chinese (China)). 芒果广播网. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ 周国基 (1995). "湘北门户 岳阳新客站". 铁道知识 (in Chinese (China)).
  3. ^ "岳阳新火车站落成营业" (in Chinese (China)). 岳阳市情网. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ "岳阳火车站" (in Chinese (China)). 铁路网. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Yueyangbei Beijing–Guangzhou railway Yueyangnan
towards Guangzhou