Xining railway station

Platforms17 (8 island platforms, 1 side platform)ConnectionsHistoryOpened1959 (1959)Services

Preceding station	China Railway			Following station
Xining East towards Lanzhou		Lanzhou–Qinghai railway		Terminus
Terminus		Qinghai–Tibet railway		Xiaoqiao towards Lhasa

Xining railway station (simplified Chinese: 西宁站; traditional Chinese: 西寧站; pinyin: Xīníng Zhàn) is the main railway station serving the city of Xining in Qinghai, China. It is the first station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway which connects the city with Lhasa in Tibet.

History

The station opened in 1959.^[1] It underwent a major expansion in time for the opening of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway in December 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  Old Xining station Exterior
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  Interior waiting area
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  Railway platform
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  Interior of the rebuilt Xining Railway Station in May 2015
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  Platforms 2 and 3
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  Station Sign
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  Station Building

See also

• List of stations on Qinghai–Tibet railway

References