Hangzhou East railway station explained

Hangzhoudong
Native Name:杭州东
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location2:cn
Symbol2:crh
Symbol Location3:hangzhou
Symbol3:metro
Other Name:Hangzhou East
Address:Tiancheng Lu, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Country:China
Coordinates:30.2935°N 120.2084°W
Operator:China Railway Shanghai Group,
China Railway Corporation
Line:
Code:
  • TMIS code: 32001 or 90041
  • Telegraph code: HGH
  • Pinyin code: HZD
Classification:Top Class station
Opened:1992 (original)
Closed:2010 (original)
Services Collapsible:yes

Hangzhoudong (Hangzhou East) railway station is a railway station located in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Originally built as a small station serving the Shanghai-Kunming railway, it has been rebuilt as a high-speed rail hub, which became operational on 1 July 2013.

History

The old station opened in 1992,[1] located on Tiancheng Road. It was closed on 20 January 2010,[2] and demolished.[3] Its train services were moved to Hangzhou railway station and Hangzhou South railway station.[2]

A new station was built on the site. It officially opened on 1 July 2013, in conjunction with the opening of the Hangzhou–Ningbo High-Speed Railway and Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway. The station also serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway. It has 30 railway tracks, and stations for Hangzhou Metro lines 1 and 4.[4] A coach station and bus terminals are also part of the new transit hub.[3]

Metro station

Lines 1 & 4

Hangzhou East railway station is served by a station of the same name on Line 1 and Line 4 of Hangzhou Metro. This station offers paired cross-platform interchange for passengers riding between 4 directions of the two lines.

Line 6 & 19

See main article: East Railway Station (East Square) station. The metro station for Line 6 and Line 19 is a separated station called "East Railway Station (East Square)".[5]

Around the station

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.ht1881.com/pages/htNews/aticleDetail_ht824701.htm. zh:发展中的杭州东站. zh. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110712225958/http://www.ht1881.com/pages/htNews/aticleDetail_ht824701.htm. 2011-07-12.
  2. Web site: Hangzhou railway renovation begins . Li Hui . 26 January 2010 . China Daily . 1 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Automatic Ticket Machines Installed in Hangzhou Railway Station . 19 October 2010 . City News . Hangzhou Municipal People's Government . 1 May 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20121202042109/http://www.hangzhou.gov.cn/main/zpd/English/CityNews/T333577.shtml . 2 December 2012 .
  4. Web site: Railway station . 2 March 2012 . Hi Center . Hangzhou Municipal People's Government . 1 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131115044009/http://www.hicenter.cn/columns_detail.asp?id=435222 . 15 November 2013 .
  5. Web site: 来了!6号线二期明天开通,“证件照”抢先看. 2021-11-05. https://archive.today/20211105073623/https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/cnmc3E2JwB3eskTOaDZqNg. 2021-11-05. 2021-11-05. live.