Kunming railway station

Kunming railway station (Chinese: 昆明站; pinyin: Kūnmíng Zhàn) is the main railway station serving the city of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is located about four kilometres from the city centre.[1] On March 1, 2014, a group of men and women carrying long knives rushed into Kunming Station, killed 33 people and injured 143.

Kunming 昆明
A view of Kunming railway station
Location	Guandu District, Kunming, Yunnan China
Coordinates	25°1′3″N 102°43′15″E
Operated by	Kunming Railway Bureau, Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Platforms	6
History
Opened	1966
Services
Preceding station   China Railway   Following station Qujing towards Shanghai or Shanghai South Shanghai–Kunming Railway Terminus

Connections

Kunming railway station is located on the Shanghai–Kunming Railway, the Chengdu–Kunming Railway, the Neijiang–Kunming Railway and the Nanning–Kunming Railway. It is also served by a station on Line 1 of the Kunming Metro.

Other railway stations in Kunming

Kunming also has the Kunming North railway station (昆明北站), on the meter-gauge Kunming–Hai Phong Railway. Presently (2012), it has only very limited service.[2] Kunming also has a railway station called Kunming South railway station located in Chenggong District and is used for high-speed rail services.

2014 terrorist attack

On March 1, 2014, a group of terrorists carrying long knives rushed into Kunming Station, killing 31 people and injuring 143.[3] Later, the police came and secured the scene of the attack. Four attackers were shot dead.[4]

Notes and references

1. Transportation of Kunming
2. 滇越铁路徒步第一程（昆明——宜良） (A walk along the Kunming-Vietnam Railway. Part 1: Kunming-Chenggong)
3. http://english.cntv.cn/20140302/101074.shtml
4. "27 Dead in Knife Attack at SW China Train Station". ABC. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

External links

Media related to Kunming Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons