Binhai West railway station

Binhai West

滨海西
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
station photo captured before renaming
General information
LocationBinhai New Area, Tianjin
China
Coordinates39°04′50″N 117°36′42″E / 39.08056°N 117.61167°E / 39.08056; 117.61167
Operated byChina Railway Beijing Group
China Railway Corporation
Line(s)Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway
Beijing–Binhai intercity railway (U/C)
Platforms8
Other information
Station code
  • TMIS code: 10354
  • Telegraph code: FHP
  • Pinyin code: BHX
History
Opened1 December 2013
Platform (before rename to Binhai West)

Binhaixi (Binhai West) railway station (Chinese: 滨海西站; pinyin: Bīnhǎixī Zhàn), formerly known as Binhai railway station, is a railway station on the Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway and is the largest located within the Binhai New Area, Tianjin, China.[1] It is one of four major rail hubs in Tianjin, with Tianjin, Tianjin West and Binhai railway stations.[2] The name of the station was changed from Binhai to Binhai West on 5 January 2019.[3]

The station was opened on 1 December 2013 along with the Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway.[1] It will be served by Line B1 and Line Z2 of Tianjin Metro in the future.

Location

This station is located on Haichuan Lu (Road), Binhai, Tianjin. It serves as the major long-distance high-speed railway station for the Binhai New Area. It is located 12 km from the central business district of Binhai, adjacent to the south of the Tianjin Economic and Technology Development Area (TEDA).

Station Structure

The station has two island and two side platforms, serving eight high-speed rail tracks. Future expansion has been allowed for with extra space for new platforms and tracks north of the existing lines. The building covers an area of 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft). The Waiting Hall is situated above the tracks has a designed peak capacity of 2,500 people. Platforms and the station entrances are at ground level. Basement levels contain the Arrivals Hall and parking for 990 private cars. A long distance bus station with an area of 20,000 square metres is attached to the station complex.

References

  1. ^ a b 滨海新区：滨海站交通枢纽站房下月开工 Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine，滨海新区网，2010-07-19，于2010-7-30查阅。
  2. ^ 滨海火车站：打造综合交通枢纽中心 Archived 9 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine，中国公路网，2010-07-23，于2010-7-30查阅。
  3. ^ "再见,"于家堡" 你好,"滨海站"". Enorth. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Junliangcheng North
towards Tianjin West
 Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway Binhai North
towards Qinhuangdao


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