Yongzhou railway station explained

Yongzhou
Native Name:	永州
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hans
Symbol Location:	cn
Symbol:	crh
Address:	Lengshuitan District, Yongzhou, Hunan
Country:	China
Coordinates:	26.4574°N 111.5648°W
Operator:	China Railway Guangzhou Group
Line:	Hunan–Guangxi railway Luoyang–Zhanjiang railway Hengyang–Liuzhou intercity railway
Platforms:	5
Code:	TMIS code: 35801 Telegraph code: AOQ Pinyin code: YZH

Yongzhou railway station is a railway station located in Lengshuitan District, Yongzhou, Hunan, China.

The station is under the Hengyang section of China Railway Guangzhou Group^[1] and has five platforms.^[2]

History

Yongzhou railway station opened on its current site on 18 April 2004, replacing the older Yongzhou railway station, which was simultaneously renamed Yongzhou East. All passenger services transferred to the new station, and Yongzhou East became a freight-only station.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 永州火车站 . Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corporation . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213932/http://www.gzrailway.com.cn/infoc.aspx?listid=141&id=2175. 23 April 2021 . 2013-10-04. zh. Yongzhou railway station.
2. Web site: 永州火车站 . Department of Transportation of Hunan Province . 23 April 2021 . zh. Yongzhou railway station.
3. Web site: 永州新火车站18日启用东站的客运业务同时停止 . Xinhua . 23 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040423171321/http://hn.xinhuanet.com/misc/2004-04/06/content_1921599.htm . 23 April 2004 . zh. Yongzhou New Railway Station opens on the 18th, passenger services at the East Station passenger services will cease.