Jiayuguan South railway station

Jiayuguan South railway station (Chinese: 嘉峪关南站; pinyin: Jiāyùguān Nán Zhàn) is a railway station located in China's Gansu Province, Jiayuguan City. It was put into operation on December 26, 2014.[1][2][3] It serves the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway with High Speed services between Lanzhou and Urumqi and conventional services connecting Urumqi to various cities in Eastern and South Western China. It is the second major railway station serving Jiayuguan, with Jiayuguan railway station, which serves the conventional LanXin Railway.

Jiayuguannan

嘉峪关南
View of the Passenger Waiting Hall
Other namesJiayuguan Nan
LocationJiayuguan, Gansu
China
Coordinates38°43′4.9″N 98°18′36.3″E
Operated byMinistry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
Line(s)Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway
Platforms5 (1 side, 2 island)
History
OpenedDecember 26, 2014

Structure

The station follows a standard set for modern railway station in China for smaller cities. It was constructed on a green field site, south of Jiayuguan, in an area being newly developed. It is built across three levels, the upper platform level, the mid level passenger waiting hall (located north of the tracks) and the lower transportation hub. It consists of 7 tracks served by 5 platforms, two island and one side platforms. Platform 1 serves all terminating high speed trains to and from Lanzhou. Platforms 2 & 3 serves eastbound through train services, two through passing tracks and then with platforms 4 & 5 serving westbound services.

Images of Jiayuguan South railway station
  • This is the lowest level of the station, featuring a taxi stand, an unused long-distance bus station and local public bus transport
  • Two public bus routes connect Jiayuguan South railway station to the Jiayuguan city centre.
  • The single large waiting hall
  • Westbound EMU high speed train to Urumqi arrives on Platform 5
Jiayuguan South

References
  1. ""钢铁丝路"展雄姿(组图)". 163.com (in Chinese). December 25, 2014.
  2. "兰新高铁张掖西站车票开售". zgzyw.com.cn (in Chinese). December 25, 2014.
  3. "Urumqi – Lanzhou PDL completed as five lines open". Railway Gazette. Railway Gazette. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2017.


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