Hangzhou East Railway Station

Hangzhoudong
杭州东
China Railway High-speed
Hangzhou Metro

Hangzhou East Railway Station
Other names Hangzhou East
Location Tiancheng Lu, Jianggan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
China
Coordinates 30°17′24.5″N 120°12′45″E / 30.290139°N 120.21250°E / 30.290139; 120.21250Coordinates: 30°17′24.5″N 120°12′45″E / 30.290139°N 120.21250°E / 30.290139; 120.21250
Operated by Shanghai Railway Bureau,
Ministry of Railways of the PRC
Line(s) Hukun Railway,
Huhang Passenger Railway,
Hangyong Passenger Railway,
Hangchangkun Passenger Railway,
Hangning Passenger Railway
Hangzhou Metro:
     Line 1      Line 4
History
Opened 1992
Services
Preceding station   Hangzhou Metro   Following station
towards Xianghu
Line 1
Terminus
Line 4
towards Jinjiang

Hangzhou East (Hangzhoudong) Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 杭州东站; traditional Chinese: 杭州東站; pinyin: Hángzhōudōng zhàn) is a railway station located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China. Originally serving the Hukun Railway, it has been rebuilt as a high-speed rail hub, which became operational on 1 July 2013.

History

Interior view of Hangzhoudong Railway Station

The old station opened in 1992,[1] located on Tiancheng Road. It was closed on 20 January 2010,[2] and demolished.[3] Its train services were moved to Hangzhou Railway Station and Hangzhou South Railway Station.[2]

A new station was built on the site. It officially opened on 1 July 2013, in conjunction with the opening of the Hangzhou–Ningbo Passenger Railway and Nanjing-Hangzhou Passenger Railway. The station also serves the Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway. It will have 30 railway tracks, and will have stations for Hangzhou Metro lines 1 and 4.[4] A coach station and bus terminals are also part of the new transit hub.[3]

Metro Station

Platform of Metro Station
Platform Layout of Metro Station
B3
towards Pengbu
towards Pengbu

towards Zhalongkou
towards Xinfeng

Hangzhou East Railway Station is served by a station of the same name on Line 1 and Line 4 of Hangzhou Metro. This station offers paired cross-platform interchange for passengers riding between 4 directions of the two lines.

Station layout

Ground Exits
B1 Arrival level of Hangzhou East Railway Station Exits
B2 Station Hall Interchange Access, Ticket Vending Machine
B3 Platform 4 towards Linping/Wenze Road (Pengbu)
Island Platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 3 towards Jinjiang (Xinfeng)
Platform 2 towards Pengbu
Island Platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 towards Xianghu (Zhalongkou)

References

  1. 发展中的杭州东站 (in Chinese).
  2. 1 2 Li Hui (26 January 2010). "Hangzhou railway renovation begins". China Daily. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Automatic Ticket Machines Installed in Hangzhou Railway Station". City News. Hangzhou Municipal People's Government. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  4. "Railway station". Hi Center. Hangzhou Municipal People's Government. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

See also

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