Hotan railway station (Chinese: 和田站; pinyin: Hétián zhàn) is a passenger railway station in Hotan, and is the main railway station of Hotan. It opened in 2011.

Hetian Railway Station[1][2]

和田站
Hotan railway station in July 2019
General information
LocationChina
Coordinates37°09′32″N 79°54′17″E / 37.1589°N 79.9048°E / 37.1589; 79.9048
Operated byChina Railway CR Ürümqi
Line(s)
Platforms3
Other information
Station code
  • Telegraph code: VTR[3]
  • Pinyin code: HTI
  • TMIS code: 43172[4]
Classification1st class station
History
OpenedChina Railway 28 June 2011
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Moyu
towards Kashgar
Kashgar–Hotan railway Terminus

History

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The station was completed on 28 June 2011. The station temporarily closed on 12 February 2014 due to the 2014 Yutian earthquake.[5]

Architecture

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The station building of Hotan Station has a modern and elegant shape. The outer wall is made of white granite. The front facade has white granite reliefs. The overall design fully reflects Hotan jade culture. The facade of the station building has a convex design. The main building has 3 floors. From bottom to top, there is the plaza floor, the platform floor, and the elevated floor. There are ticket halls and VIP halls on both sides, and there is a bridge in front of the station building for easy entry into the station the waiting hall.[6]

Services

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China Railway

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Group Train Number To
Lanzhou Group K4092/3 Lanzhou
Ürümqi Group 7558/5 Ürümqi
K6738/5 Ürümqi
5810 Kashgar
T9528/5 Ürümqi
Y964/1 Ürümqi
K9720/17 Yining

References

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  2. ^ 铁道部运输局 (2012). "关于明确铁路车站站名英文译法的通知 运营运调电[2012]1911号". 铁路客货运输专刊 (4): 6.
  3. ^ 中华人民共和国铁道部 (2012). 铁路电报站名略号(2012). 北京: 中国铁道出版社. p. 47.
  4. ^ "营业站服务信息查询". 中国铁路客户服务中心. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. ^ "新疆喀和铁路和田至墨玉区间短暂封闭后开通". 新华网. 2012-02-12. Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  6. ^ "『喀和铁路』和田火车站站房主体工程完工". 亚心网. 2010-10-20. Archived from the original on 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.