Wanzhou North railway station

Coordinates: 30°51′56″N 108°21′44″E / 30.8655°N 108.36219°E / 30.8655; 108.36219
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Wanzhou North

万州北
Wanzhou North in 2018
General information
LocationWanzhou District, Chongqing
China
Coordinates30°51′56″N 108°21′44″E / 30.8655°N 108.36219°E / 30.8655; 108.36219
Line(s)
History
Opened28 November 2016 (2016-11-28)

Wanzhou North railway station (Chinese: 万州北) is a railway station in Wanzhou District, Chongqing, China. It is served by the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway and the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway. It is one of two passenger railway stations in Wanzhou and the first to offer high-speed service. The other station is Wanzhou railway station which is served by trains on conventional lines.

History[edit]

Wanzhou North railway station opened on 28 November 2016 along with the Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway.[1] The station became a terminus of the Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway on 20 June 2022.[2][3]

Future[edit]

The station will also be the terminus of a new Chongqing–Wanzhou route, Chongqing–Wanzhou high-speed railway, which will be faster and more direct than the existing route.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "渝万高铁正式开通 三峡库区进入"高铁时代"(图)-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "鄭萬高鐵河南段開建 重慶至鄭州將僅用4小時 - 中國 - 香港新浪新聞". 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ "西南地区又一高铁线开通" [Another high-speed rail line opens in Southwest China]. 高铁网. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  4. ^ 涪陵发布 (20 February 2019). "渝万高铁计划今年开工!途经涪陵!_手机网易网". 3g.163.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Liangping South Chongqing–Wanzhou intercity railway Terminus
Yunyang Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway
Zhongxian Chongqing–Wanzhou high-speed railway