Taizicheng railway station

Taizicheng railway station

太子城站
China Railway
China Railway High-speed
Taizicheng railway station building
General information
LocationTaizicheng, Sitaizui Township, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei
Coordinates40°54′45″N 115°26′30″E / 40.9125°N 115.4418°E / 40.9125; 115.4418
Owned byJingzhang Intercity Railway Co. Ltd.
Operated byChina Railway Zhangjiakou Train Operation Depot, China Railway Beijing Group
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform, 2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typein level
Other information
Station code12195 (TMIS)
IZP (telegram)
TZC (pinyin)
History
Opened30 December 2019 (2019-12-30)

Taizicheng railway station (Chinese: 太子城站; pinyin: tàizǐchéng zhàn), is a railway station in Taizicheng, Chongli District, Zhangjiakou, Hebei. It is the terminal of Chongli railway.[1] The station hall started construction in August 2018 to build a high-speed railway station on the Chongli railway (Olympic branch of Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway) opened on Dec 30, 2019.[2]

Structure

The total floorage of the station is 11,988 square metres (129,040 sq ft),[1] including 5,990 square metres (64,500 sq ft) main station building and 5,998 square metres (64,560 sq ft) underground transfer center. The transfer center will be served as a temporary waiting hall with a railway culture exhibition center and temporary ticket office during the 2022 Olympic period.

Taizicheng station has two island platforms initially. To facilitate the entrance and exit for athletes and media workers, a basic side platform is added, forming a Spanish solution rarely in China Railway.

Design and construction

Taizicheng railway station
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Platform 2-3
    Platform 2-3
  • Waiting hall on the first day operation
    Waiting hall on the first day operation
  • Construction scene in 2019
    Construction scene in 2019

The architectural design is an image of mountains, with a crescent-shaped hyperbola outline extending to the ground and the main colour of white indicating the Winter Olympics. The 2022 winter Olympic game awarding square is opposite to the station, so this station will be the nature background for award ceremonies witnessing the presentation of 51 gold medals.[3]

This station is designed by China Railway Engineering Consulting Group, and constructed by China Railway 6th Engineering Group. In June 2019, the station building successfully capped its main structure.[4]

Operation

Taizicheng railway station uses an electronic ticket system, in which passengers scan their identity certificates such as ID cards or passports, rather than a traditional magnetic ticket to check-in. The China Railway E Card or dynamic QR code in 12306 app is also applicable in this station.[5]

Extension

Chongli branch of Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway was extended from Taizicheng railway station to Chongli railway station on 6 January 2022.[6][7] In addition, by constructing or rebuilding railway lines the line is planned to end in Xilinhot. The railway between Taizicheng and Xilinhot is also called Taizicheng–Xilinhot railway.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Catch a glimpse of stations along Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway". Hebei Government.
  2. ^ "跨越百年 京张高铁正式开通". 2020-01-02.
  3. ^ "The appearance of Taizicheng station". Xinjing News.
  4. ^ "Jingzhang HSR Taizicheng Station structural capped". China Railway 6th Group.
  5. ^ "Chongli railway adopt CR e card". RailCN.
  6. ^ "崇礼线太子城至崇礼段开通运营".
  7. ^ "崇礼铁路太子城至崇礼段开通运营".
  8. ^ "Bashang area will construct a railway". Baidu. Beijing daily.
Preceding station China Railway High-speed China Railway High-speed Following station
Terminus Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway
Chongli branch
 Xiahuayuan North
Terminus