Binhai railway station explained

Binhai
Native Name:滨海
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:rail
Symbol Location2:cn
Symbol2:crh
Address:Binhai New Area, Tianjin
Country:China
Coordinates:39.0033°N 117.6786°W
Operator:Beijing Railway Bureau
China Railway Corporation
Line:Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway
Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
Platforms:6
Structure:Underground
Architect:Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Arup Group
Code:
  • TMIS: 10140
  • Telegraph: YKP
  • Pinyin: BHA
Opened:2015

Binhai railway station, formerly Yujiapu railway station, is an underground railway station located in Binhai, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. It is the southern terminus of the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway and serves the Yujiapu Financial District, an area with many new skyscrapers. It is considered one of the four main rail transportation hubs for Tianjin with Tianjin, Tianjin West and Binhai West railway station.[1] It is to be served by the Tianjin Metro lines B1 and Z4.

History

The station's construction started on February 27, 2009,On September 1st, construction personnel from Yujiapu Station entered the site to carry out the main construction of the station building.The station's construction started on February 27, 2009,On November 18, 2013, the steel structure dome unloading work was completed at Yujiapu Station, and the main structural engineering of the station building was completed.On May 5, 2010, the construction of intermediate piles was carried out at Jiabao Station.On August 20, 2014, the installation work of the steel structure water tank and glass curtain wall prototype section was completed at Yujiapu Station, and the installation of the membrane structure was carried out.was completed on August 8, 2015[2] and it was opened to traffic on September 20, 2015.[3] The name of station was changed from Yujiapu to Binhai on January 5, 2019.[4] Simultaneously, another station that was previously named Binhai had its name changed to Binhai West.

Future

Binhai railway station will be the northern terminus of the Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway, turning the current terminus station into a through station.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.chinahighway.com/news/2010/425237.php . zh:滨海火车站:打造综合交通枢纽中心 . China Highway . 2010-07-23 . 2010-07-30 . 2021-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309202607/http://www.chinahighway.com/news/2010/425237.php . dead .
  2. News: Qi Zhongxi (齐中熙). Chang Xiaoxiao (常霄霄). 2015-08-08. zh:世界最大的全地下式高铁站房竣工交付. Xinhua News. http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2015-08/08/c_1116187855.htm. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822181904/http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2015-08/08/c_1116187855.htm. dead. August 22, 2016. 2015-08-08.
  3. News: 2015-09-20. zh:京津城际延伸线开通 天津站至于家堡仅需20.5元. 北方网-城市快报. http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2015/09/20/030523751.shtml. 2015-09-20.
  4. News: 2019-01-05. 再见,“于家堡” 你好,“滨海站”. Enorth. 2019-01-05.
  5. Web site: 国家发展改革委关于新建天津至潍坊高速铁路可行性研究报告的批复 . . 2022-01-17 . 2022-01-10.
  6. Web site: 总投资1145.4亿元!津潍高铁获国家发改委批复立项 . 2022-01-17. 2022-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220114051539/http://www.chinadevelopment.com.cn/fgw/2022/01/1761529.shtml .