Changsha South railway station

Changsha South railway station (simplified Chinese: 长沙南站; traditional Chinese: 長沙南站; pinyin: Chángshānán zhàn) is a metro station and a railway station of Wuguang Passenger Railway and Hukun Passenger Railway. The station is located in Lituo Subdistrict, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, 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.

Changshanan

长沙南
Changsha South railway station
General information
Other namesChangsha South
LocationYuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
China
Operated byChina Railway CR Guangzhou
Changsha Metro Changsha Metro
Changsha Maglev Express
Other information
Station codeTMIS code: 65818
Telegraph code: CWQ
Pinyin code: CSN
ClassificationTop Class station
History
OpenedChina Railway 26 December 2009
Changsha Metro 29 April 2014
6 May 2016

It is a transportation center of high-speed railways, metro lines 2 & 4, maglev, buses and coaches, which seamlessly connect downtown, Changsha Huanghua Airport and nearby cities.

Design

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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

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The station opened on 26 December 2009.[1]

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.[2]

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Rail services

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China Railway

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Changshanan

长沙南
 
General information
Other namesChangsha South
LocationYuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
China
Operated byCR Guangzhou
Line(s)
Platforms13 (CRH)
Other information
Station code65818 (TMIS code)
CWQ (telegram code)
CSN (pinyin code)
History
Opened26 December 2009

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

Preceding station   China Railway High-speed Following station
Miluo East
towards Wuhan
Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway Zhuzhou West
Liling East Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway Xiangtan North

Changsha Metro

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South Railway Station

长沙火车南站
 
Changsha South railway station
General information
Other namesChangsha South
LocationYuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
China
Operated byChangsha Metro
Line(s)
Platforms4 (2 island platforms)
Other information
Station code222
History
Opened29 April 2014
Services
Preceding station Changsha Metro Following station
Duhua Road Line 2 Guangda
Terminus
Pingyang
towards Guanziling
Line 4 Guangda
towards Dujiaping

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

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G Exits
LG1 Concourse Faregates, Station Agent
LG2      Line 2 towards West Meixi Lake (Duhua Road)
Island platform, doors open on the left
     Line 2 towards Guangda (Guangda)

Changsha Maglev

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Changshanan

磁浮高铁站
 Maglev 
 
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese磁浮高铁站
Traditional Chinese磁浮高鐵站
Literal meaningMaglev high-speed rail station
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCífú gāotiě zhàn
General information
Other namesChangsha South
LocationYuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
China
Operated byHunan Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd.
Line(s)     Changsha Maglev Express
History
Opened6 May 2016[3]

The medium-low speed Changsha Maglev Express between Changsha South Railway Station and Changsha Huanghua International Airport started services on 6 May 2016.[3] 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.[4]

Local transport

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City Bus

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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

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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

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The service is to Changsha Huanghua International Airport. It takes about half an hour.

  • Line 3: South Bus Station via Changsha South Railway Station (Price: 21.5CNY single)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 抢占先机 武广高速铁路通车长沙商圈又添新丁 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
  2. ^ Bradsher, Keith (24 September 2013). "Speedy Trains Transform China". New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "中低速磁悬浮列车正式开通 专家揭秘技术优势". 8 May 2016. 2016年5月6日上午10点08分,我国第一列载客运营的中低速磁浮列车开出长沙南站
  4. ^ Changsha to Construct Maglev Train Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, 2014-01-09
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