Hai'an railway station

Hai'an railway station[1] (Chinese: 海安站; pinyin: Hǎi'ān zhàn) is a railway station in Hai'an, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.

Hai'an

海安
China Railway High-speed
General information
LocationHai'an, Nantong, Jiangsu
China
Coordinates32°32′58″N 120°29′57″E / 32.549355°N 120.499300°E / 32.549355; 120.499300
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History
Opened2004

History

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Construction on the station began in 1998. It was sited at the intersection point between the Xinyi–Changxing railway and the Nanjing–Qidong railway. It opened in 2004. On 8 February 2015, a new station building was opened.

Station name

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On 20 August 2018, the name of the station was changed from Hai'an County (Chinese: 海安县) to Hai'an.[2] This followed the former Hai'an railway station in Xuwen County, Guangdong Province changing its name to Hai'an South.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Railways". Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Nantong had five passenger railway stations – Nantong, Rugao, Hai'an, Bencha and Rudong
  2. ^ "海安县站正式更名为海安站" [Hai'an County station has officially changed name to Hai'an station] (in Chinese). 中国江苏网. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ "火车站起名趣说:"不得重名"铁律,"逼"出多少无奈和创意" (in Chinese). The Paper. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
Preceding station   China Railway Following station
Dongtai
towards Xinyi
Xinyi–Changxing railway Terminus
Jiangyang
towards Nanjing
Nanjing–Qidong railway Rugao
towards Nantong
Terminus Hai'an–Rudong railway Bencha
towards Rudong
Preceding station   China Railway High-speed Following station
Dongtai
towards Yancheng
Yancheng–Nantong high-speed railway Rugao South