Zhengding Airport railway station
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Location | Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei China | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°15′2″N 114°42′10″E / 38.25056°N 114.70278°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | CR Beijing | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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Status | Operational | ||||||||||
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Classification | 3rd class station | ||||||||||
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Opened | December 26, 2012 | ||||||||||
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The Zhengding Airport railway station (simplified Chinese:
History
[edit]The station was opened on 26 December 2012, together with the Beijing-Zhengzhou section of the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway.[1]
During the first three months of 2013, passengers flying to Shijiazhuang were provided with free train tickets to station such as Beijing West and Zhengzhou East. Passengers arriving to the airport by train and leaving by plane could have the cost of their train tickets reimbursed as well.[2] [3] Over 150,000 passengers used the promotion in 2013.[4]
Location
[edit]Although named after the Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, the station is not adjacent to the airport. It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast to the airport and is connected to the airport's main passenger terminals with a dedicated 3.78 km (2.35 mi) long expressway. Shuttle bus services are provided to connect the station with the airport, with a 3–5 min trip.[5]
It takes under 15 minutes for a D- or G-series trains to travel from the station to Shijiazhuang. The travelling time to Beijing is around 1 hour to 1 hour 30 min.[6]
Station layout
[edit]The station has 2 side platforms and 4 tracks. The Platform 1 (northern platform) is used by trains going towards the direction of Beijing West while the Platform 2 (southern platform) is used by trains towards the direction of Guangzhou South. The station building, which houses ticket offices, waiting halls, restaurants, etc., is located to the north of the platforms.
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The entrance
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The tunnel
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Platforms
References
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京 广高铁正式 开通运营-中国 青年 报" [Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway officially opened]. zqb.cyol.com (in Chinese). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-12. - ^
坐 飞机报销火 车票航空 业死磕高铁 [Air passengers can have their train tickets reimbursed: Air transportation industry's fight for survival]. 2012-12-28. Archived December 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - ^
石 家 庄 机 场新候 机 楼 明年 下 半年 投 用 乘 机 免 费乘高 铁. 2012-12-30. - ^
石 家 庄 机 场空铁联运年客 流量 突破 15万 人 次 [Shijiazhuang Airport air-rail link used by over 150,000 passengers in one year]. 2013-12-27. Archived January 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - ^ 【
石 家 庄 机 场迎风起航 】空 铁对接 建 1小 时生活 圈 [Shijiazhuang Airport sets sail into the wind: the air-rail connection puts it into a one-hour travel time radius from Beijing)]. Hebei Radio. 2012-12-15. - ^ 车站车次查询. Retrieved 2018-10-22.