Jiaxing Railway Station

Jiaxing 嘉兴
Jiaxing Railway Station, platform 1
Location	Jiaxing, Zhejiang China
Coordinates	30°45′53″N 120°45′50″E / 30.76472°N 120.76389°E / 30.76472; 120.76389
Operated by	Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
Line(s)	Shanghai-Kunming railway
History
Opened	1909

Jiaxing Railway Station (simplified Chinese: 嘉兴站; traditional Chinese: 嘉興站; pinyin: Jiāxīng Zhàn) is a railway station located in Zhejiang, People's Republic of China, on the Shanghai–Kunming Railway. It is located in the city of Jiaxing. It handles all non-high-speed rail service for Jiaxing City. High-speed trains arrive at and depart from Jiaxing South Railway Station.

Use of the station commenced in 1909, and in 1976, the facilities were modernized. In 2008, more work was carried out to improve and expand the station.

The station has 13 ticket windows, 6 VIP lounges, one quiet waiting room, one soft-seat waiting room, and 4 normal waiting rooms.

In 2007, Jiaxing Railway Station handled 31.1 million passengers, and 28.5 million tons of cargo.

There are no trains that begin or end at Jiaxing station.

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The information in this article is based on that in its Chinese equivalent.

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