Bengbu South railway station

The Bengbu South railway station (Chinese: 蚌埠南站; pinyin: Bèngbù-nán zhàn) is a high-speed railway station in Bengbu, Anhui, People's Republic of China, which is served by the Jinghu High-Speed Railway.

Bengbunan 蚌埠南
Other names	Bengbu South
Location	Longzihu District, Bengbu, Anhui China
Coordinates	33.676586°N 117.246287°E
Operated by	Shanghai Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Jinghu High-Speed Railway Hebeng Passenger Railway
Platforms	7[1]
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 66833 Telegraph code: BMH Pinyin code: BBN
Classification	1st class station
History
Opened	July 1, 2011
Services
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station Suzhou East towards Beijing South or Tianjin West Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway Dingyuan towards Shanghai Hongqiao Terminus Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway Part of the Beijing–Taipei High-Speed Rail Corridor Liufuzhen South towards Hefei

The station is a 20,000 sq. m facility, designed by architects from the University of South California.[2] Although presently the new station is located in a rather rural area outside of the city's urban core, development plans provide for a 9.27-km² "high-speed railway station district" around the station.[2]

References

1. 京沪高铁蚌埠站本月底主体竣工 Archived February 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
2. [Bengbu: Rail renaissance set to bring new glory http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-07/01/content_12818178.htm], (China Daily), 2011-07-01