Jinan railway station

36°40′08″N 116°53′13″E / 36.66889°N 116.88694°E / 36.66889; 116.88694Operated byCR Jinan
China Railway CorporationLine(s)Beijing–Shanghai Railway
Qingdao–Jinan Railway
Qingdao–Jinan Passenger RailwayPlatforms4Other informationStation codeTelegraph code: JNK
Pinyin code: JNAClassificationTop Class stationKey dates1904Construction started1912Opened (Jinpu Railway)1915Opened (Jiaoji Railway)1937Closed (Jiaoji Railway)1992Rebuilt

Jinan railway station (Chinese: 济南站) is a railway station in Jinan, Shandong, China.^[1] It is on both the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Qingdao-Jinan Passenger Railway. It accommodates intercity High Speed services towards destinations as Qingdao, Qingdao North, Yantai, Weihai, Rongcheng and Longkou.

Old Jinan stations

The predecessor of the current station was constructed in 1912. Serving the Jinpu Railway (Reorganised as part of Beijing-Shanghai Railway in 2007), it was designed by German architect Hermann Fischer. It was controversially demolished and rebuilt in 1992. Between 1915 and 1937, Jinan was home to another railway station of the same name, which served as the western terminus for the Jiaoji Railway, the station building of which is still extant and has since turned into a museum.^[2][3]

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  Former Jinan station (Jinpu railway) building
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  Former Jinan station (Jiaoji railway) building

Future Development

It is planned to build a new station building to the north of the railway. Construction is expected to begin in January 2023.^[4]

Metro station

The station is served by Jinan Railway Station North station on Line 2 of the Jinan Metro.

See also

• Jinan North railway station
• Jinan West railway station
• Jinan East railway station
• Daminghu railway station (near Daming Lake)
• Rail transport in China

References

External links

Media related to Jinan Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons