Qinglongqiao railway station

Qinglongqiao railway station (Chinese: 青龙桥站; pinyin: Qīnglóngqiáo Zhàn) (also known as Ching-lung-chiao railway station) is a historic station of Jingbao Railway located in Beijing. It was built in 1908, and includes the famous zigzag railway designed by the Chinese railroad engineer Zhan Tianyou (Jeme Tien-Yow).[1] The station also contains the tomb of Zhan Tianyou and a statue of his,[2] along with milestones in Suzhou numerals.

Note that there are two stations at Qinglongqiao. In the northbound direction, the S2 local trains from Beijing to Badaling & Yanqing use the western switchback, changing direction in Qinglongqiao West station. Only in the southbound direction do the trains use the eastern switchback, reversing at Qinglongqiao main station.

See also

References
  1. "Century-old station sees railyway evolution". People's Daily. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. Gao, James Z. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Modern China 1800-1949. Scarecrow Press. p. 425. ISBN 9780810863088.

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