Changping North railway station
Changping North railway station (Chinese: 昌平北站; pinyin: chāngpíng běi zhàn), also known as Changpingbei railway station, is a railway station in Gulou North Street in the urban area of Changping District, Beijing. The old station started construction in 1976 and opened on 1 May 1980 , with the whole Beijing–Tongliao railway. All services were stopped between June and October in 2016 to build a new station. On 1 November 2016 , the new station opened, with its waiting hall expanded to 2,987 square metres (32,150 sq ft). This station became the new terminal of all long-distance trains whose terminal used to be Beijing North railway station. On 31 December 2017 , the suburban railway Huairou-Miyun line opened, and this station started to offer services for suburban railway passengers.
Changpingbei railway station after renovation | |
General information | |
Other names | Changpingbei railway station |
Location | Chengbei, Changping District, Beijing |
Coordinates | 40.2300°N 116.2271°E |
Operated by | Tongzhou Train Operation Depot, China Railway Beijing Group |
Line(s) | |
Platforms | 1 side 1 island |
Connections | Changpingbei bus stop |
Construction | |
Structure type | at-grade |
Other information | |
Station code | 11609 (TMIS) VBP (telegram) CPB (pinyin) |
Classification | third |
History | |
Opened | 1 May 1980 |
Closed | 1 June 2016 |
Rebuilt | 1 November 2016 |
Electrified | estimated 1 October 2020 |
Location | |
Changping North railway station Location in Beijing Municipality |
This new station was constructed by China Railway 6th Engineering Group from 1 June 2016 to 30 October 2016 . The renovation was for sparing the old Beijing-Baotou railway to build the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway.