Kunshan South railway station explained

Kunshannan
Native Name:昆山南
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:crh
Other Name:Kunshan South
Address:Jiangsu
Country:China
Coordinates:31.355°N 120.9464°W
Operator:Shanghai Railway Bureau
China Railway Corporation
Line:Jinghu High-Speed Railway
Huning Intercity Rail
Platforms:4[1]
Code:66334 (TMIS code)
KNH (telegram code)
KSN (pinyin code)
Opened:July 1, 2010

The Kunshan South railway station is a railway station on the Jinghu High-Speed Railway and the Huning Intercity Rail. The station is located in Kunshan City, Jiangsu, China.

The Kunshan South Station has 2 platforms and 6 tracks on the Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway, as well as 2 platforms and 6 tracks on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. (The two rail lines have the same track alignment in the central Kunshan City). The new station is located about a kilometer to the south from the Kunshan Station on the "old" Jinghu Railway.[2]

History

The construction of the station started on July 21, 2009.[3] The Station opened on July 1, 2010.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718125938/http://sz.xinhuanet.com/2010-04/23/content_19603157.htm 沪宁城铁昆山南站 并蒂莲花初绽放
  2. http://www.ksup.gov.cn/Content/Content_View.aspx?id=164F38DF-5275-4C46-819F-99A92DA53877 关于京沪高速铁路与沪宁城际铁路昆山段具体走向及站点设置的说明
  3. http://news.ks.js.cn/newsshow-12250.html 京沪高铁昆山站开工
  4. http://www.peoplerail.com/xinwen/201071/n053317622.html 昆山公交制定配套方案对接沪宁城际高铁_人民铁道网