Xiangtan railway station explained

Xiangtan
Native Name:	湘潭
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hans
Symbol Location:	cn
Address:	Yuhu District, Xiangtan, Hunan
Country:	China
Coordinates:	27.8794°N 112.9079°W
Operator:	CR Guangzhou
Code:	35312 (TMIS code)^[1] XTQ (telegraph code)^[2] XTA (Pinyin code)
Passengers:	14,000 (2015 October)

Xiangtan railway station is a railway station of the Hukun Railway and the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan intercity railway^[3] located in Yuhu District, Xiangtan in Hunan province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of China Railway Guangzhou Group.^[4] It is currently a second-class station.

Xiangtan railway station was built in 1958, and the reconstruction and expansion project was carried out in 2008.^[5] The project was completed on December 26, 2012,^[6] and put into operation.

As of December 2012, the total construction area of the station building is 20,000 square meters.

Notes and References

1. Book: 中华人民共和国铁路车站代码（GB/T 10302-2010） . 2010 . 中国标准出版社 . ((155066140495)). 40.
2. Book: 铁道部电子计算技术中心，铁道部运输局 . 铁路车站站名代码表：TMIS使用 . 1998 . 中国铁道出版社 . Beijing . 9787113030995 . 74.
3. Web site: Railway Stations in Xiangtan. Hunan Government Website International. www.enghunan.gov.cn. 2019-11-11.
4. Web site: [湘潭]火车站改扩建 "百年地标"即将崛起]. 华声新闻. 2012-11-12. hunan.voc.com.cn. 2019-11-11.
5. Web site: 湘潭火车站改扩建工程将动工. 潇湘晨报数字报刊. 2008-12-17. epaper.xxcb.cn. 2019-11-11.
6. Web site: 全国地级市最好火车站之一 湘潭火车站今晨迎客. 华夏经纬网. 2012-12-26. www.huaxia.com. 2019-11-11.