Nanning railway station explained

Nanning railway station should not be confused with Nanjing railway station.

Nanning
Native Name:南宁
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:crh
Address:Xixiangtang District, Nanning, Guangxi
Country:China
Coordinates:22.8293°N 108.3113°W
Operator: CR Nanning[1]
Line:Nanning–Kunming railway
Hunan–Guangxi railway
Nanning–Fangchenggang railway
Nanning–Guangzhou railway
Liuzhou–Nanning intercity railway
Yunnan–Guangxi railway
Nanning–Pingxiang high-speed railway
Platforms:7 (14 tracks)[2]
Opened:1951

Nanning railway station [3] is the main railway station serving the city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is located in the city centre, at 82 Zhonghua Road, in the district of Xixiangtang.

Overview

The station opened in February 1951 and the upgrade of building and platforms, to allow high-speed train services also, was completed in December 2013. It is the junction point of the Nanning–Kunming railway, the Hunan–Guangxi railway, the Nanning–Fangchenggang railway, the Nanning–Guangzhou railway, the Liuzhou–Nanning Intercity railway, the Yunnan–Guangxi railway, and the Nanning–Pingxiang high-speed railway

Services

Notable events

In February 2019, Nanning railway station was the scene of a viral video of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un smoking a cigarette during a break on his way to the Hanoi Summit with then American president Donald J. Trump.

See also

Notes and References

  1. CR Nanning official website
  2. Note: "Track 14" is a headshunt. See also the platform layout
  3. http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/nanning/nanning-transportation/nanning-train.html "Nanning Train" on chinatouronline.com
  4. http://www.cnvol.com/station-6/en-1693.htm Nanning rail timetable on cnvol.com
  5. http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2010-08 "Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor"
  6. http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/02/china-singapore-hs "China-Singapore HS"
  7. "An HST line will connect China to Singapore" (Business Travel.fr)