Jinan railway station explained

Jinan
Native Name:济南
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location2:cn
Symbol2:crh
Other Name:Jinan
Address:Tianqiao District, Jinan, Shandong
Country:China
Coordinates:36.6703°N 116.9853°W
Operator:CR Jinan
China Railway Corporation
Line:Beijing–Shanghai Railway
Qingdao–Jinan Railway
Qingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway
Platforms:4
Code:Telegraph code: JNK
Pinyin code: JNA
Classification:Top Class station
Years1:1904
Events1:Construction started
Years2:1912
Events2:Opened (Jinpu Railway)
Years3:1915
Events3:Opened (Jiaoji Railway)
Years4:1937
Events4:Closed (Jiaoji Railway)
Years5:1992
Events5:Rebuilt

Jinan railway station is a railway station in Jinan, Shandong, China.[1] It is on both the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Qingdao-Jinan Passenger Railway. It accommodates intercity High Speed services towards destinations as Qingdao, Qingdao North, Yantai, Weihai, Rongcheng and Longkou.

Old Jinan stations

The predecessor of the current station was constructed in 1912. Serving the Jinpu Railway (Reorganised as part of Beijing-Shanghai Railway in 2007), it was designed by German architect Hermann Fischer. It was controversially demolished and rebuilt in 1992. Between 1915 and 1937, Jinan was home to another railway station of the same name, which served as the western terminus for the Jiaoji Railway, the station building of which is still extant and has since turned into a museum.[2] [3]

Future Development

It is planned to build a new station building to the north of the railway. Construction is expected to begin in January 2023.[4]

Metro station

The station is served by Jinan Railway Station North station on Line 2 of the Jinan Metro.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Review of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed train route CCTV News - CNTV English . 2015-10-03 . 2015-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004110553/http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20110630/110871.shtml . dead .
  2. Web site: 老济南站被拆掉之后,居然还有一座老济南站幸存至今?.
  3. Web site: DEUTSCHER BAHNHOF IN CHINA. https://archive.today/20190301060515/https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/deutscher-bahnhof-in-china-nostalgie-plus-shopping-mall-12599551.html . dead . 2019-03-01 .
  4. Web site: 2022-12-03. 济南站北站房即将开工,未来高铁换地铁仅需7分钟. 2022-12-04.