Baita railway station explained

Baita
Native Name:白塔站
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Address:Saihan District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
Country:China
Line:Beijing-Baotou railway
Code:BTA
Opened:1923

Baita railway station is a former passenger station of Jingbao Railway in Inner Mongolia. Currently, Baita is used primarily as a freight station. In 2014, the station was announced as a 'Key Cultural Relic' of Inner Mongolia.[1] In 2019, this certification was upgraded to that of a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.[2]

The station name is derived from the nearby Baita pagoda.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 内蒙古新增8处"国保单位"-新闻中心-内蒙古新闻网. inews.nmgnews.com.cn. 2020-05-30. 2019-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20191018131752/http://inews.nmgnews.com.cn/system/2019/10/17/012791154.shtml. dead.
  2. Web site: 国务院核定公布第七批全国重点文物保护单位. www.gov.cn. 2020-05-30.