Beijing west railway station
- Beijing west railway station
Beijing's West Railway Station or just abbreviated as Beijing West (Hanyu Pinyin: Běijīng Xīkèzhàn, Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 北京西客站, abb. Běijīng Xī 北京西) is located in western Beijing's Xuanwu District. Opened in early 1996 after three years of construction, it is one of the largest railway stations in Asia. It was expanded in 2000 and is now able to handle 300,000 passengers per day and also had a vast amount parking lots added.
The Beijing West station opened in 1996 and cost three-quarters-of-a-billion dollars, but some correspondents say it has long been tainted by suspicions of corruption and complaints of shoddy workmanship [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/164299.stm] .
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Trains departing from Beijing West leave for destinations to the West and South, except for coastal destinations, which are served by Beijing Railway Station.
The well-known Jingjiu Railway, or Beijing-Kowloon Railway line, begins from this railway station.
Since the opening of the Qingzang railway in 2006, it is possible to catch a direct train to Lhasa from this station.
In the future, it will be served by the Beijing subway, in addition, another underground link line will be built to connect it with the Beijing Railway Station, which has been planned since the Beijing Railway Station was completed in 1950s.
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