The station was established in 1948, and was the westernmost and last station built by the government of ROC in mainland China.
The current station building was completed in 1989 and renovated in 2017. The renovation project was finished on 31 January 2018.[2]
Station layout
The station has two parts: the passenger station in the south and the classification yard in the north. The passenger station has 1 side platform and 2 island platforms (5 platform sides). The station building, located to the south of the platforms, covers an area of 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi) with 3 waiting rooms.[2]