Beijing North Railway Station

Beijingbei 北京北 BCR
Beijing North Railway Station
Other names	Beijing North
Location	Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39°56′43″N 116°20′50″E / 39.94528°N 116.34722°E / 39.94528; 116.34722
Operated by	Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
Line(s)	Beijing–Baotou Railway BCR Line S2
Platforms	11 (5 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Connections	Xizhimen Station
History
Previous names	Xizhimen Railway Station

Beijingbei Railway Station or Beijing North Railway Station (Chinese: 北京北站; pinyin: Běijīngběi Zhàn), formerly known as Xizhimen Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 西直门站; traditional Chinese: 西直門車站; pinyin: Xīzhímén Zhàn), is a railway station in Beijing. 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.

Public transportation

The station is located just outside Xizhimen Station, which is connected to Line 2, Line 4 and Line 13 of the Beijing Subway, and is also connected to city bus lines 16, 26, 85, 87, 438, 651 and 运通105.

Preceding station	China Railway	Following station
Terminus	Beijing–Baotou Railway Jingzhang Railway	Qinghuayuan towards Baotou
Preceding station	Beijing Suburban Railway	Following station
Terminus	BCR Line S2	Qinghuayuan towards Yanqing
Beijing Subway
Jishuitan towards Yonghegong Lama Temple	Line 2 Transfer at: Xizhimen	Chegongzhuang towards Fuxingmen
Beijing Zoo towards Anheqiao North	Line 4 Transfer at: Xizhimen	Xinjiekou towards Gongyixiqiao
Terminus	Line 13 Transfer at: Xizhimen	Dazhongsi towards Dongzhimen

Beijing Subway stations

Line S2	Beijing North Railway Station 2 4 13 Qinghuayuan Qinghe Shahe Changping Badaling Yanqing

Stations that are proposed, under planning or under construction are shown in italics.

Railway stations in Beijing

major stations	Beijing Beijing East Beijing North Beijing South Beijing West Fengtai Xinghuo

minor stations with passage transport	Badaling Beizhai Changping Changping North Guangao Huairou Huairou North Huangcun Kangzhuang Luopoling Miyun North Nankou Pinggu Qinghe Qinghuayuan Sanjiadian Shunyi Tongzhou West Xiejianhe Yanchi Yanhecheng Yanqing Yizhuang Yongle Zhangxin Zhuwo

minor stations with cargo transport only	Dongyuan Huangtudian Juyongguan Liying Miyun Qinglongqiao Qinglongqiao West Sanbao Shahe Tongzhou Wangjing Xibozi

See also Transport in Beijing

Notable buildings and structures in Beijing from the modern era

Ten Great Buildings	Beijing Railway Station Cultural Palace of Nationalities Diaoyutai State Guesthouse Great Hall of the People Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution Minzu Hotel National Museum of China Workers Stadium

Olympic Green	Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Aquatics Center Beijing National Indoor Stadium China National Convention Center Digital Beijing Building National Tennis Center Olympic Park Observation Tower

Tiananmen Square	Mausoleum of Mao Zedong Monument to the People's Heroes National Centre for the Performing Arts

Museums	Beijing Planetarium Capital Museum China Aviation Museum China Railway Museum China Science and Technology Museum Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression National Art Museum of China

Transportation	Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing South Railway Station Beijing West Railway Station

CBD	Beijing TV Centre Beijing Yintai Centre CCTV Headquarters CCTV Tower The China World Trade Center Fortune Plaza Jing Guang Centre

Other government buildings	Beijing Etown National Library of China Workers Indoor Arena

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Beijing North Railway Station

Public transportation

See also