Yueyang railway station explained

Yueyang
Native Name:	岳阳
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hans
Symbol:	rail
Symbol Location:	cn
Borough:	Yueyang, Hunan
Country:	China
Coordinates:	29.3792°N 113.1141°W
Operator:	CR Guangzhou
Line:	Beijing–Guangzhou railway
Platforms:	2
Code:	22799 (TMIS code) YYQ (telegraph code) YYA (Pinyin code)
Classification:	Class 1 station (一等站)

Yueyang railway station is a railway station in Yueyang, Hunan, China. It is an intermediate stop on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.

History

The old Yueyang railway station was opened in 1914.^[1] The construction of the new station started in June 1991.^[2]

The new Yueyang railway station was opened on 8 October 1994.^[3] The old station was eventually renamed to Yueyangnan (Yueyang South) railway station following the opening of the new station.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 百年见证，岳阳火车站. 芒果广播网. zh-cn. 31 October 2014. 8 November 2018. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108065639/http://news.hnradio.com/f/2014/10/201410310422211034.html. dead.
2. 湘北门户 岳阳新客站. 周国基. 铁道知识. zh-cn. 1995.
3. News: 岳阳新火车站落成营业. 27 February 2015. 岳阳市情网. zh-cn. 8 November 2018. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108065544/http://www.yueyang.gov.cn/yysqw/43332/43335/44285/44356/44424/content_1268191.html. live.
4. Web site: 岳阳火车站. 铁路网. zh-cn. 14 October 2015. 8 November 2018. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108110457/http://www.tielu.cn/guangtie/yueyanghuochezhan.html. live.