Yancheng railway station
Yancheng 盐城站 | |||||
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 Station building (West Plaza, September 2026; station name calligraphed by Zhu Wenquan) | |||||
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| Location | Tinghu, Yancheng, Jiangsu China | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°22′31″N 120°10′49″E / 33.375206°N 120.180263°E | ||||
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| Platforms | 8 | ||||
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Yancheng station (Chinese: 盐城站) is located in Tinghu, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. The Xinyi–Jingjiang railway (the northern section of the Xinyi–Changxing railway), the Qingdao–Yancheng railway, the Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR, and the Yancheng–Nantong HSR pass through the station.
History
[edit]First-generation station building
[edit]Yancheng Station was first put into operation in June 2004 with the opening of the Yancheng section of the Xinyi–Changxing railway. The station is located at No. 69 Fangong Road.[1][note 1] Due to the small size of the station building, it was soon insufficient for use. Therefore, the local government invested RMB 210 million to rebuild the station building.
Second-generation station building
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The new station building started construction in April 2006 and was put into use on 18 April 2007.[2] It adopts an integrated design with the nearby Yancheng bus station, with a building area of 10,603 m2 (114,130 sq ft).[3] The main building has two floors and a partial three-story structure.[4] The station area is covered by a canopy without platform columns, which has won the National Excellent Welding Engineering Award.[5]
After the 2010s, the railway department planned to build five high-speed railway lines. In order to connect to these new lines, the railway department planned to renovate the existing Yancheng hub.[6] The Shanghai Railway Bureau originally planned to renovate and expand the existing Yancheng station building, but the local government of Yancheng preferred to build a new station in another location. After several consultations between the local government and the railway department, China Railway Corporation officially agreed in writing in July 2016 that Yancheng station would be relocated and rebuilt as part of the Xuzhou–Yancheng HSR project. Subsequently, the local government and the railway department began to solicit design schemes for the new station, and finally selected the scheme of the East China Architectural Design Institute and the China Railway Shanghai Design Institute from nine schemes.[5] The second-generation station building was officially closed at 21:00 on 14 December 2019, after handling the last passenger train T216.
After the new Yancheng station was put into use, the second-generation Yancheng Station building was converted into the China Yellow Sea Wetland Museum, which opened on 10 January 2022.[7] The existing two-platform, four-track column-free canopy station was preserved in its original state, and boardwalks were added between the platforms. The ballast was used to build a gabion wall landscape, forming a railway park. The northern part of the station was converted into a hotel lobby.[8]
Third-generation station building
[edit]The building of the new Yancheng Station started on 20 January 2017[9] and was put into use on 15 December 2019. During the renovation, the Qingdao–Yancheng railway was put into operation on 26 December 2018, and the Yancheng North station temporarily took over the EMU passenger service.
On 30 December 2020, the Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway was opened to traffic and high-speed trains heading south to Shanghai started running from Yancheng Station.[10]
Station Structure
[edit]The station building currently in use at Yancheng Station was put into operation on 15 December 2019, with the design concept of a "salt crystal".[5]
Station
[edit]The new Yancheng Station, which was put into use in 2019, is divided into a high-speed section and a conventional section. The high-speed section is served by the Xuzhou–Yancheng high-speed railway and has one side platform, two island platforms, six arrival and departure tracks, and two main lines. The conventional section has one side platform and one island platform (shared with the high-speed section), with two arrival and departure tracks and two main lines.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "上海局集团公司客运站数据(车站)" [Passenger Station Data (Stations) – Shanghai Railway Bureau Group Company] (in Chinese). China Railway Customer Service Center. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ "新长铁路淮安、盐城、南通三火车站正式开通启用" [The three railway stations of the Xinchang Railway in Huai'an, Yancheng, and Nantong were officially opened to traffic]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 19 April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ Li Chuancheng; Hui Sisi (2010). "交通建筑一体化设计——盐城火车站、汽车站建筑设计" [Integrated Design for Transport Facilities: Architectural Design of Yancheng Railway Station and Bus Terminal]. New Architecture (in Chinese).
- ↑ Yancheng Municipal Local History Office (2008). Yancheng Yearbook, 2008 (in Chinese). Local History Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-80238-410-1.
- 1 2 3 "从"新地标"到"大枢纽" 盐城加快高铁建设改变版图" [From "New Landmark" to "Major Transportation Hub", Yancheng Accelerates High-Speed Rail Construction, Changing the City's Landscape]. Yancheng Daily (in Chinese). 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ 矫恒 (2013). "盐城地区铁路建设规划探讨". 铁道建筑技术.
- ↑ "15日起乘客需至新盐城站上下车 原盐城站将改造成盐城湿地遗产博物馆" [Starting on the 15th, passengers must board and alight at the new Yancheng Station; the original Yancheng Station will be converted into the Yancheng Wetland Heritage Museum]. Yancheng Daily (in Chinese). 14 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
- ↑ "China Yellow Sea Wetlands Museum Railway Park / DuShe Architectural Design". ArchDaily. 3 May 2025. ISSN 0719-8884. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
- 1 2 "新建盐城火车站站前工程正式开工" [The construction of the new Yancheng Railway Station officially commenced] (in Chinese). China Jiangsu Network. 20 January 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
- ↑ "盐通高铁开通运营 江苏东部沿海地区加快融入长三角" [The opening of the Yancheng-Tongzhou high-speed railway has accelerated the integration of eastern coastal Jiangsu into the Yangtze River Delta region] (in Chinese). China News Network. 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ The original site was located at 33°23′2.68″N 120°10′10.77″E / 33.3840778°N 120.1696583°E
