Jiayuguan South railway station explained

Jiayuguannan
Native Name:嘉峪关南
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:crh
Other Name:Jiayuguan Nan
Address:Jiayuguan, Gansu
Country:China
Coordinates:38.718°N 98.3101°W
Operator:China Railway Lanzhou Group
Line:Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway
Platforms:5 (1 side, 2 island)
Opened:December 26, 2014

Jiayuguan South railway station is a railway station located in Jiayuguan, Gansu Province, China. It was put into operation on December 26, 2014.[1] [2] [3] It serves the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway with High Speed services between Lanzhou and Urumqi and conventional services connecting Urumqi to various cities in Eastern and South Western China. It is the second major railway station serving Jiayuguan, with Jiayuguan railway station, which serves the conventional Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway.

Structure

The station follows a standard set for modern railway station in China for smaller cities. It was constructed on a green field site, south of Jiayuguan, in an area being newly developed. It is built across three levels, the upper platform level, the mid level passenger waiting hall (located north of the tracks) and the lower transportation hub. It consists of 7 tracks served by 5 platforms, two island and one side platforms. Platform 1 serves all terminating high speed trains to and from Lanzhou. Platforms 2 & 3 serves eastbound through train services, two through passing tracks and then with platforms 4 & 5 serving westbound services.

Notes and References

  1. News: "钢铁丝路"展雄姿(组图). Chinese. 163.com. December 25, 2014.
  2. News: 兰新高铁张掖西站车票开售. Chinese. zgzyw.com.cn. December 25, 2014.
  3. Web site: Urumqi – Lanzhou PDL completed as five lines open. Railway Gazette. Railway Gazette. 21 July 2017. 29 December 2014.