Baofeng railway station explained

Baofeng
Native Name:	宝丰
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hans
Symbol Location:	cn
Address:	Baofeng County, Pingdingshan, Henan
Country:	China
Coordinates:	33.8563°N 113.0407°W
Operator:	China Railway Zhengzhou Group
Line:	Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway Mengmiao–Baofeng railway

Baofeng railway station is a railway station in Baofeng County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China. It is an intermediate stop on the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway and the western terminus of the Mengmiao–Baofeng railway.

History

The station opened on 19 June 1970. On 18 January 2008, the name of this station was changed from Baofeng to Pingdingshan West.^[1] On 15 July 2019, the name was reverted to Baofeng.^[2] The name Pingdingshan West was subsequently taken by a station on the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway which opened on 1 December.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 16 January 2008. 宝丰火车站将更名为平顶山西站. Baofeng Railway Station will be renamed Pingdingshan West. live. 30 March 2021. henan.gov.cn. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20190620054140/https://www.henan.gov.cn/2008/01-16/257934.html . 2019-06-20 .
2. Web site: 19 June 2019. 平顶山西站将更名为宝丰站 自7月15日起执行. Pingdingshan West Railway Station will be renamed Baofeng from July 15. live. 30 March 2021. henan.gov.cn. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20190620053743/http://www.henan.gov.cn/2019/06-19/805691.html . 2019-06-20 .
3. Web site: 29 November 2019. 郑州至重庆高速铁路郑州至襄阳段12月1日开通运营. Zhengzhou to Chongqing high-speed railway Zhengzhou to Xiangyang section will open on 1 December. live. 30 March 2021. CCTV. zh. https://web.archive.org/web/20200403005215/http://news.cctv.com/2019/11/29/ARTIozKF896lxPu4ea2mKYGH191129.shtml . 2020-04-03 .