Changsha South railway station () is a metro station and a

railway station 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 tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

of Wuguang Passenger Railway and Hukun Passenger Railway. The station is located in Lituo Subdistrict, Yuhua District,

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...

, China. It is a hub and the connecting point of Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the proposed Xiamen-Changsha-Chongqing High-Speed Railway. The station was opened on 26 December 2009. It is a transportation center of high-speed railways, metro lines 2 & 4,

maglev Maglev (derived from '' magnetic levitation''), is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of electromagnets: one set to repel and push the train up off the track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead, taking advantage ...

, buses and coaches, which seamlessly connect downtown, Changsha Huanghua Airport and nearby cities.

Design

The designer of the station building is from the 3rd department of Central South Architectural Design Institute, INC. The roof features the waves and ripples of water. It has a total construction area of 273,000 square meters and the depot area is 137,000 square meters.

History

The station opened on 26 December 2009. When the station was first open, the surrounded area—which is away from Changsha's city center—was mostly industrial. Since then, however, high-rise residential and office development has taken place around the station. The passenger volume has also increased greatly.

Gallery

Wgcsz1.jpg , Inside the waiting hall of Changsha South railway station Changsha South Railway Station 01.JPG, Platform view of a CRH2 train Changsha South Railway Station 06.JPG, CRH3 trainsets going northwards Changsha South Railway Station 13.JPG, A south-bound CRH3 locomotive CRH380D.jpg, A CRH380D at Changsha Station Platforms at Changsha South Railway Station 2012-04-19 04.28.34.jpg, viewing the platform from Departure Hall

Rail services

China Railway

The station is served by the Wuhan–Guangzhou and Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railways.

Changsha Metro

Line 2 and Line 4 of Changsha Metro connects Changsha South Railway Station with the city. For Line 2, Changsha South Railway Station is the second station from the east (after Guangda). All other stops are in the west and the terminal is Wangchengpo to which the ride takes about 40 minutes.

Layout

Changsha Maglev

The medium-low speed Changsha Maglev Express between Changsha South Railway Station and

Changsha Huanghua International Airport Changsha Huanghua International Airport is the airport serving Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China, and the Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region comprising the nearby cities of Zhuzhou and Xiangtan. As of 2021, it was one of the ...

started services on 6 May 2016. The Maglev line is 18.5 km long and trains run at a speed of 120 km/h to finish the journey in just over ten minutes.Changsha to Construct Maglev Train
, 2014-01-09 201712 Departure Platform of Maglev Changshanan Station.jpg , Departure Platform of Maglev Station 201712_Concourse_of_Maglev_Changshanan_Station.jpg, Concourse of Maglev Station File:Guidance_in_Maglev_Changshanan_Station.jpg, Guidance in Maglev Station File:磁浮高铁站外观.jpg, The exterior of Maglev Station

Local transport

City Bus

Many buses serve Changsha South Railway Station: * 16, 124, 135, 159, 160, 348, 503, 63 (express), 66 The tickets for all buses cost about ￥2. Check the timetables and routes at the bus terminal.

Taxi

The distance to city center is approximately 10 kilometers and the charging standards are as following. * 05:00-21:00 Initial price: ￥6 for first 2 km, then ￥1.8/km and finally ￥2.7/km after 10 km * 21:00-05:00 Initial price: ￥7 for first 2 km, then ￥2.2/km and finally ￥2.7/km after 10 km

Airport Coach

The service is to

. It takes about half an hour. * Line 3: South Bus Station via Changsha South Railway Station (Price: 21.5CNY single)

References

External links

Changsha Metro Group website
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