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Liangxiang Railway Station
Liangxiang railway station () is a railway station in Liangxiang, Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It serves as an intermediate freight station of the Beijing–Guangzhou railway, while passenger services are provided by the Sub-Central line of Beijing Suburban Railway since 30 June 2020. History Liangxiang railway station was opened in January 1899 as a station of Peking–Hankow railway, following the completion of its Lugouqiao-Baoding section. A coal transportation railway from Liangxiang to Tuoli was completed in July 1904. In 1954, two tracks were added to Liangxiang station following the doubling of Beijing–Hankou railway between Liangxiang and Liulihe, while the track length of Liangxiang station was extended to 850 meters. The coal railway was once defunct in 1944 and rebuilt in 1954, then extended to Cijiawu coal mines in 1970, and further extended to Chenjiafen in June 1973 to serve Da'anshan Coal Mines, thus becoming Liangxiang–Chenjiafen railway. Huang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liangxiang, Beijing
Liangxiang () is a township and an area of Beijing, Fangshan District, located 25km southwest of the city center. It borders Gongchen Subdistrict to its north, Changyang Town to its east, Doudian Town to its south, and Yancun Town to its west. It had 24,317 registered inhabitants as of 2020. History Liangxiang county was established 2,000 years ago during the Qin Dynasty. Its name came from the Chinese saying '人物俱良', literally 'people and goods all gather in Liang', indicating significant economic activities in the past. As the land is relative fertile and flat, it was suitable for agriculture, contributing to its prosperity. In 1958, Liangxiang county (良乡县) merged with Fangshan county and was renamed Liangxiang town (良乡镇). On January 24, 2002, another merger with Guandao (官道镇) took place. The new Liangxiang township became the political, cultural and economic centre of Fangshan district and houses the district seat. Infrastructure 6th Ring Road and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Evening News
''Beijing Evening News'' or ''Beijing Wanbao'' (), also known as ''Beijing Evening Post'', is a Chinese language tabloid newspaper in the People's Republic of China from Beijing. It was founded on March 15, 1958. Mao Zedong wrote the title for it in 1964. ''Beijing Evening Post'' featured the best-selling novel '' Beijinger in New York'' by Glen Cao as a television series in 1991. In 2002, the newspaper was found to have lifted a fake article about the U.S. Congress' Supposed Move From Washington D.C. in protest of better facilities from ''The Onion ''The Onion'' is an American digital media company and newspaper organization that publishes satire, satirical articles on international, national, and local news. The company is based in Chicago but originated as a weekly print publication on ...''. References Newspapers published in Beijing Chinese-language newspapers (Simplified Chinese) Publications established in 1958 Daily newspapers published in China {{PRChina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Fangshan District
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on Railroad tie, sleepers (ties) set in track ballast, ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The rail transport operations, operation is carried out by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
