Weifang railway station

The Weifang railway station (simplified Chinese: 潍坊站; traditional Chinese: 濰坊站; pinyin: Wéifang zhàn) is a railway station found in Weicheng District, a part of Weifang City, Shandong. It currently lies on the Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway(running CRH and passenger trains) and Qingdao–Jinan railway(running cargo trains and some passenger trains which give ways to CRH).

Weifang 潍坊
Location	山东省潍坊市潍城区和平路1号, Weicheng District, Weifang, Shandong China
Coordinates	36°41′45.83″N 119°5′30.94″E
Operated by	CR Jinan
Line(s)	Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway Qingdao–Jinan railway
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 17912 Telegraph code: WFK Pinyin code: WFA
Classification	1st class station
History
Opened	1901, refurbished in 2005
Services
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed   Following station Gaomi towards Qingdao Jiaozhou–Jinan High-Speed Railway Changle towards Jinan

There is also a branch linking to Fangzi Railway Station in southern Fangzi District.

The city is also served by Weifang North railway station on high-speed lines, however it is located on the northern edge of the urban area.

Service

All types of trains stop at Weifang Station, ranging from the common trains (denoted without a letter) to the high-speed CRH trains (denoted with a "G"). Due to the low constructing standard of Qingdao-Jinan passenger railway, "G" trains can only run at 200 km/h, same as "D" trains(common CRH trains). The ticket price of "D"s and "G"s running on this railway is equally calculated as well. The common trains mainly offer service throughout Shandong province and major cities outside Shandong, with destinations such as Cao County, Qingdao, Yantai, Weihai and some stations have no high-speed train service.

Passengers can board the high-speed "G"-trains to Shanghai, Beijing, Changchun, Harbin, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, etc.. On the westbound track, trains will first go to Jinan railway station before switching to the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. There are also some lower-speed "D"-trains which run from Jinan to Qingdao, Yantai, Rongcheng(in Weihai), Longkou(in Yantai) and a few long routes to Shijiazhuang, Yuncheng and Taiyuan.[1]

References

1. "潍坊车站查询结果". huochepiao.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.