Tianshui railway station explained

Tianshui
Native Name:天水
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Address:East 1 Longchang Road
Borough:Maiji District, Tianshui, Gansu
Country:China
Map Type:China_Gansu#China
Coordinates:34.5667°N 105.8944°W
Operator: CR Lanzhou
Line:
Platforms:5 (1 side platform and 2 island platforms)
Tracks:10
Connections:
  • Bus terminal
Code:
  • 39701 (TMIS code)[1]
  • TSJ (telegraph code)
  • TSH (Pinyin code)
Classification:Class 1 station (一等站)
Opened:1948

Tianshui railway station is a station on Longhai railway in Tianshui, Gansu.

The station is served by the Tianshui Tram, which opened in 2020. Since 2017, Tianshui has also been served by Tianshui South railway station on the Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway.

History

The station was established in 1948, and was the westernmost and last station built by the government of ROC in mainland China.

The current station building was completed in 1989 and renovated in 2017. The renovation project was finished on 31 January 2018.[2]

Station layout

The station has two parts: the passenger station in the south and the classification yard in the north. The passenger station has 1 side platform and 2 island platforms (5 platform sides). The station building, located to the south of the platforms, covers an area of with 3 waiting rooms.

Rail yardClassification yard
PlatformsTrack Longhai railway towards
Platform 3
Track Longhai railway towards
Through track Longhai railway towards (non-stop) →
Through trackLonghai railway towards (non-stop)
Platform 2
TrackLonghai railway towards
TrackgLonghai railway towards
Platform 1
Station buildingEntrances and exits, ticket offices, waiting rooms

Notes and References

  1. Book: 中华人民共和国铁路车站代码(GB/T 10302-2010). 中国标准出版社. 2010. ((155066140495)). 2. zh-cn.
  2. News: 甘肃天水火车站站房改造完成投入使用 迎接春运"大考". 中国青年网. 2018-01-31. zh-cn.