Jingzhou railway station (Hubei) explained

Jingzhou
Native Name:荆州
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location2:cn
Symbol2:crh
Address:Yingcheng Town, Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei
Country:China
Coordinates:30.3731°N 112.2072°W
Operator:China Railway Wuhan Group,
China Railway Corporation
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Jingzhou railway station is a railway station located in Jingzhou District, Jingzhou, Hubei Province, People's Republic of China, on the Hanyi Railway which operated by China Railway Wuhan Group. It is located in Yingcheng Town of Jingzhou District, some 3 km north of Jingzhou's central business district.

Service

Frequent D-series trains on the Yichang–Wuhan route; some trains continue east to Shanghai.[1]

There is no freight service at the Jingzhou railway station, and none is planned. Instead, rail freight destined for Jingzhou is handled at the local stations of the Jingmen–Shashi railway.[2]

History

The station was opened on July 1, 2012, together with the new Wuhan–Yichang Railway. Although the station was physically close to Jingzhou's central urban area, passengers found it inconvenient due to the absence of a direct road connection. However, the new road is under construction, and is to open by the end of November 2012.[3]

Nearby stations

Jingzhou also has several freight stations on the Jingmen–Shashi railway.

Notes and References

  1. http://qq.ip138.com/train/hubei/jingzhou.htm 荆州列车时刻表
  2. http://news.huochepiao.com/2012-11/2012111515453347.htm 荆州火车站暂不考虑货运 铁路货运依靠荆沙铁路
  3. http://news.huochepiao.com/2012-11/201211710212044.htm 荆州荆楚大道本月底通车;东门到火车站需8分钟