Yichang East railway station explained

Yichangdong
Native Name:宜昌东
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location2:cn
Symbol2:crh
Other Name:Yichang East
Address:Wujiagang District, Yichang, Hubei
Country:China
Coordinates:30.6625°N 111.3622°W
Operator:Wuhan Railway Bureau,
China Railway Corporation
Line:Hankou–Yichang railway,
Yichang–Wanzhou railway
Platforms:5

Yichang East railway station, formerly Huayan railway station, is a railway station in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China. It is the junction of two sections of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway (Huhanrong): the Hanyi Railway, going east to Hankou (Wuhan), and the Yiwan Railway going west to Lichuan and Wanzhou. The Hanyi Railway is operated by the Wuhan Railway Bureau.

Service

As of 2012, Yichang East railway station is the main railway station for the Yichang Metropolitan area. It is the western terminal for the frequent high-speed D-series train service from Yichang to Wuhan and points east (Nanchang, Shanghai). Most of other passenger service originating in Yichang or passing through it uses Yichang East as well.[1]

History

The construction of the station started in January 2005.[2]

Some trains, such as the Yichang-Beijing West service, already started serving Yichang East Station (instead of the older Yichang Station in downtown Yichang) as of December 23, 2010. Construction work, however, continued into 2011.[3]

Nearby stations

The old Yichang railway station, in downtown Yichang. Opened in 1971, it was the main (and only) passenger station in Yichang area until the opening of the Yichang East railway station in 2010. After that, services at Yichang railway station were gradually reduced, and in October 2012 it was closed for reconstruction.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://qq.ip138.com/train/hubei/YiChangDong.htm 宜昌东列车时刻表
  2. http://www.sxxxw.cn/news/shownews.asp?news_id=13443 宜万铁路宜昌东站2009年建成 三峡信息网
  3. http://news.sxxw.net/html/201012/20/259268.shtml 宜昌车务段:23日起去北京请到东站上车
  4. http://news.huochepiao.com/2012-12/201212710104684.htm 汉宜铁路宜昌站改造工程进展顺利