Hai'an railway station explained

Hai'an
Native Name:	海安
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hans
Symbol:	crh
Symbol Location:	cn
Address:	Hai'an, Nantong, Jiangsu
Country:	China
Line:	Xinyi–Changxing railway Nanjing–Qidong railway Hai'an–Yangkou Port railway Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway
Opened:	2004

Hai'an railway station^[1] is a railway station in Hai'an, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.

History

Construction on the station began in 1998. It was sited at the intersection point between the Xinyi–Changxing railway and the Nanjing–Qidong railway. It opened in 2004. On 8 February 2015, a new station building was opened.

Station name

On 20 August 2018, the name of the station was changed from Hai'an County to Hai'an.^[2] This followed the former Hai'an railway station in Xuwen County, Guangdong Province changing its name to Hai'an South.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Railways. Nantong had five passenger railway stations – Nantong, Rugao, Hai'an, Bencha and Rudong. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701091852/http://en.nantong.gov.cn/2018-07/27/c_258657.htm. 2022-07-01.
2. Web site: 海安县站正式更名为海安站 . 中国江苏网 . 2021-10-21 . zh . 2018-08-15. Hai'an County station has officially changed name to Hai'an station.
3. Web site: 火车站起名趣说：“不得重名”铁律，“逼”出多少无奈和创意 . The Paper . 2021-10-21 . zh . 2018-08-20.