- Beijing railway station
Beijing Railway Station (zh-cp|c=北京站|p=Běijīng Zhàn) is one of
Beijing 'srailway station s, opened in the 1950s, as can be seen from its architecture (which merges traditional architecture with 50s-design). It is located in an extremely central location, just next toJianguomen , and is within the confines of the city's2nd Ring Road . Trains enter and leave to the scenery of a former Beijing city gate atDongbianmen .The traffic load of Beijing Railway Station has decreased somewhat with the opening of the
Beijing West Railway Station in 1996. Still, it remains a busy railway station, handling trains to and from northern and coastal southern China. Some international lines (notably the railway line linking Beijing toPyongyang ,North Korea (DPRK), amongst others), also depart from this station.The
Beijing Subway system used to terminate at Beijing Railway Station back in the 1960s and 1970s. This underground station still exists to this day, and forms part of the Line 2 underground line.Numerous
bus andtrolleybus lines pass through the railway station.The order at the railway station has been complicated recently through roadworks on the eastern road. The western road leading to the station has already been completed in full.
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* [http://www.bjrailwaystation.com.cn Official site]
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