Mohe railway station

Mohe railway station, (previous names include Mohe County Station and XilinJi station[1]) is a railway station located in Xilinji Town, Mohe County, Heilongjiang Province. It is the north end of the Nenjiang–Greater Khingan Forest Railway and the northernmost passenger railway station in China.[2] It is a tourist attraction due to its location, with more than 650,000 annual tourists.[1]

Mohe railway station

漠河站
LocationMohe County, Heilongjiang
China
Coordinates52°58′N 122°32′E
History
Opened1972
Mohe County Railway Station, Heilongjiang, China (2005)

The station was built in 1972 and provides passenger and freight service. Originally a level 4 station, it upgraded to a level 3 station in 2004 and renamed to Mohe County Station due to increased tourism traffic.[1] The station and its upper and lower line are not electrified. In 2015 the station switched to a new building with running water and drainage.[2]

References
  1. "看"北极"小站化茧成蝶的华丽转身" [Small "North Pole" station transformed]. Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization (in Chinese). 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. "漠河火车站新站房投入使用" [New Mohe Rail Station building in service]. Heilongjiang Daily (in Chinese). 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2017-03-11.


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