Beijing North Railway Station
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Beijing North Railway Station , formerly known as Xizhimen Railway Station , is a railway station in Beijing
, China
. It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang Railway
, now part of the old Beijing-Baotou Line.
Beijing North is now a small (Tier-III) station managed by the Beijing Railway Bureau
, providing regular intercity train services to the north and northwest, including the Huhhot-Manzhouli
Grasslands Express (K274/K275/K277). It is also the southern terminus for the S2 Line
of the Beijing Suburban Railway
.
and accessible by Line 2
, Line 4
and Line 13
of the Beijing Subway
as well as numerous city bus lines.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
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. It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang Railway
Jingbao railway
The Beijing-Baotou Railway or Jingbao Railway is a 833 km railway from Beijing to Baotou, Inner Mongolia in China. It is a very important route in northwestern China....
, now part of the old Beijing-Baotou Line.
Beijing North is now a small (Tier-III) station managed by the Beijing Railway Bureau
Beijing Railway Bureau
Beijing Railway Bureau is a regional railway bureau under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Railway of the People's Republic of China. It supervises the railway network within Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Provinces. The Beijing Railway Bureau also operates and supervises the expansion of the Beijing...
, providing regular intercity train services to the north and northwest, including the Huhhot-Manzhouli
Manzhouli
- Administration :Manzhouli is divided into ten subdistricts and one town. Six of the subdistricts of Manzhouli are grouped into a district. Technically however, only a prefecture-level city can have districts, so Manzhouli's lone district is not officially listed.- History :In ancient times the...
Grasslands Express (K274/K275/K277). It is also the southern terminus for the S2 Line
S2 Line, Beijing Suburban Railway
-Phase I:Line S2 is the first line of the Beijing Suburban Railway to begin operation. Opened on August 6 of 2008, it runs from the Beijing North Railway Station, near Xizhimen, to Badaling in Yanqing County, following the old Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and provides faster, more frequent and...
of the Beijing Suburban Railway
Beijing Suburban Railway
Beijing Suburban Railway or BCR is a commuter rail service that connects urban Beijing with outlying districts and counties beyond the reach of the city's Beijing Subway network...
.
Public transportation
The station is located just outside of Xizhimen StationXizhimen Station
Xizhimen Station is an interchange station for Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway. Just outside of this station is Beijing North Railway Station....
and accessible by Line 2
Line 2, Beijing Subway
Line 2 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. It traces the Ming Dynasty inner city wall, which was demolished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qianmen Avenue. It is second oldest and busiest of Beijing's subway lines and...
, Line 4
Line 4, Beijing Subway
Line 4 of the Beijing Subway is the 9th subway line in Beijing's mass transit network. It entered into operation on September 28, 2009, and runs from north to south, parallel and to the west of Line 5, through Haidian, Xicheng, Xuanwu and Fengtai Districts in the western half of the city. It is...
and Line 13
Line 13, Beijing Subway
Line 13 of the Beijing Subway , also known as the CityRail Line , is a metro line that serves the northern suburbs of Beijing. On a map, Line 13's route is shaped like an inverted U that arcs north of the city and connects residential suburbs in Haidian, Changping and Chaoyang Districts with the...
of the Beijing Subway
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail network that serves the urban and suburban districts of Beijing municipality. It is owned by the city of Beijing and has two operators, the wholly state owned Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corp., which operates 12 lines, and the Beijing MTR...
as well as numerous city bus lines.