Changsha South railway station explained

Changshanan
Native Name:长沙南
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Other Name:Changsha South
Address:Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
Country:China
Operator: CR Guangzhou
Changsha Metro
Changsha Maglev Express
Code:TMIS code: 65818
Telegraph code: CWQ
Pinyin code: CSN
Classification:Top Class station
Opened: 26 December 2009
29 April 2014
6 May 2016

Changsha South railway station is a metro station and a railway station of Wuguang Passenger Railway and Hukun Passenger Railway. The station is located in Lituo Subdistrict, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is a hub and the connecting point of Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the proposed Xiamen-Changsha-Chongqing High-Speed Railway. The station was opened on 26 December 2009.

It is a transportation center of high-speed railways, metro lines 2 & 4, maglev, buses and coaches, which seamlessly connect downtown, Changsha Huanghua Airport and nearby cities.

Design

The designer of the station building is from the 3rd department of Central South Architectural Design Institute, INC. The roof features the waves and ripples of water. It has a total construction area of 273,000 square meters and the depot area is 137,000 square meters.

History

The station opened on 26 December 2009.[1]

When the station was first open, the surrounded area—which is away from Changsha's city center—was mostly industrial. Since then, however, high-rise residential and office development has taken place around the station. The passenger volume has also increased greatly.[2]

Rail services

China Railway

Changshanan
Native Name:长沙南
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:crh
Other Name:Changsha South
Address:Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
Country:China
Operator:CR Guangzhou
Platforms:13 (CRH)
Code:65818 (TMIS code)
CWQ (telegram code)
CSN (pinyin code)
Opened:26 December 2009

The station is served by the Wuhan–Guangzhou and Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railways.

Changsha Metro

South Railway Station
Native Name:长沙火车南站
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:changsha
Symbol:metro
Other Name:Changsha South
Address:Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
Country:China
Operator:Changsha Metro
Platforms:4 (2 island platforms)
Code:222
Opened:29 April 2014

Line 2 and Line 4 of Changsha Metro connects Changsha South Railway Station with the city.For Line 2, Changsha South Railway Station is the second station from the east (after Guangda).All other stops are in the west and the terminal is Wangchengpo to which the ride takes about 40 minutes.

Layout

GExits
LG1ConcourseFaregates, Station Agent
LG2 towards West Meixi Lake (Duhua Road)
Island platform, doors open on the left
towards Guangda (Guangda)

Changsha Maglev

Changshanan
Native Name:磁浮高铁站
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:changsha
Symbol:maglev
Mlanguage:
Order:st
Changshanan Maglev Station
S:磁浮高铁站
T:磁浮高鐵站
P:Cífú gāotiě zhàn
L:Maglev high-speed rail station
Other Name:Changsha South
Address:Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
Country:China
Operator:Hunan Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd.
Opened:6 May 2016[3]

The medium-low speed Changsha Maglev Express between Changsha South Railway Station and Changsha Huanghua International Airport started services on 6 May 2016. The Maglev line is 18.5 km long and trains run at a speed of 120 km/h to finish the journey in just over ten minutes.[4]

Local transport

City Bus

Many buses serve Changsha South Railway Station:

The tickets for all buses cost about ¥2. Check the timetables and routes at the bus terminal.

Taxi

The distance to city center is approximately 10 kilometers and the charging standards are as following.

Airport Coach

The service is to Changsha Huanghua International Airport. It takes about half an hour.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://news.0731fdc.com/fc/200912/26/20091226_17_3723_1.html 抢占先机 武广高速铁路通车长沙商圈又添新丁
  2. News: Bradsher. Keith. Speedy Trains Transform China. 26 September 2013. New York Times. 2013-09-24.
  3. Web site: 中低速磁悬浮列车正式开通 专家揭秘技术优势. 2016-05-08. 2016年5月6日上午10点08分,我国第一列载客运营的中低速磁浮列车开出长沙南站.
  4. http://en.changsha.gov.cn/About/Local/201401/t20140109_538177.html Changsha to Construct Maglev Train