Yanqing railway station
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| Location | Yanqing District, Beijing China | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 3 (1 island platform, 2 side platforms) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 November 1983 (old station hall) 1 December 2020[1] (new station hall) | ||||||||||
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Yanqing railway station (simplified Chinese: 延庆站; traditional Chinese: 延慶站; pinyin: Yánqìng zhàn) is the terminus of the Yanqing branch of the Line S2 of the Beijing Suburban Railway. Yanqing railway station was used as a freight station since 1983, and in 2003 it closed due to the fall of shipments. In 2008, the station finished its first renovation and resumed passenger services. From 2019, a new station hall began construction for the coming Winter Olympics. Since 1 December 2020, The new station hall as well as Yanqing branch of Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway begin serve the station.[1]
Design
[edit]Yanqing railway station has been expanded for several major events hosted by Yanqing District. An upgrade of the bus transportation hub has been conducted for the Expo 2019 Horticultural Exhibition and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, whose alpine events will be hosted in Yanqing District.[2][3] The whole construction site covers an area of 65,818 m2 (708,460 sq ft), and its gross construction area is 14,951.14 m2 (160,932.7 sq ft). The design of the facade image is inspired by both the local landscape, and Alpine skiing represented in the use of metal roof. The overall design scheme is defined as lofty mountains and flowing water, metaphos to the Yanqing welcomes the guests from all over the world. In the decoration design, the main elements are the Winter Olympics, the Great Wall and Yanqing local culture. The highly representative cultural symbols in Yanqing such as Mountain Haituo, Badaling and Xiadu Bridge have been applied to the relievo in the exit hall and waiting hall.[4]
Services and Structure
[edit]The station contains a concourse, an integrated service center, ticket vending machines, a convenience store and two check-in gates. Outside the new station hall is Yanqing integrated transportation hub include a visitors service center, a bus terminus, charging stations, and parking lots for vehicles and sharing bicycles. In December 2020, 5 pairs of high-speed trains and 3 pairs of Line S2 trains serve here.[5]
| Mezzanine | Business floor (not yet open) | ||
| 1F | side platform, open left doors | ||
| Platform 4 | Yanqing railway to Beijing urban area （Badaling/Badaling Great Wall）→ | ||
| Platform 3 | Yanqing railway to Beijing urban area （Badaling/Badaling Great Wall）→ | ||
| island platform | |||
| Platform 2 | Yanqing railway to Beijing urban area （Badaling/Badaling Great Wall）→ | ||
| Platform 1 | Yanqing railway to Beijing urban area （Badaling/Badaling Great Wall）→ | ||
| side platform，open right doors | |||
| Integrated service center, security check, washrooms, waiting hall, Check-in Gate 1 (for intercity train), Check-in Gate 2 (for S2), north square (Yanqing public transportation hub), | |||
| GF | underpass, exit, visitors service center, bus terminus, taxi stands | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "京张高铁延庆支线今晨通车 清河到延庆只用26分钟". 2020-12-01.
- ^ "千龙网--千龙原创--[新活法·精彩故事]延庆8000农民变身园林工". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "京张高铁今年全线开工 计划在2019年完工_新闻_腾讯网".
- ^ Yanqing transportation bureau. "Introduction to the Yanqing integrated transportation hub (Interchange center)".
- ^ "【S2线延庆站12月1日恢复运营】你怀念的，总会重逢". 2020-11-30.