Beijing Railway Stations and Train Services
Beijing Railway Station
Beijing Railway Station was built in 1901 and is the oldest station in Beijing. It is the transportation hub for destinations between northeast and southeast China. Passengers heading, for example, to Harbin, Shanghai, Shenyang, Hangzhou or Pingyao board their trains here. The station also provides international connections to Moscow, Ulaanbaatar and Pyongyang.
Beijing West Railway Station
Beijing West Train Station is one of the largest train stations in China. Here, passengers can board high-speed trains to (for example) Hong Kong, Xi'an, Xiamen, Kunming, Guilin, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Beijing South Railway Station
Beijing South Train Station was the first train station to combine high-speed trains, suburban trains and metro, after re-construction in May, 2006. It runs a high-speed line between Beijing and Shanghai, and the Beijing to Tianjin intercity trains. Passengers to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Qingdao and Shenyang also depart from here.
Beijing North Railway Station
Beijing North Train Station was closed for renovation and reopened in 2019, along with the operation of Beijing–Zhangjiakou and Beijing–Datong high-speed railways. It is one of the main train stations in Beijing serves high-speed trains to Badaling Great Wall, Zhangjiakou, Datong and Hohhot. Beijing North Railway Station is about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Tian'anmen Square, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Beijing South Railway Station, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Capital International Airport and about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Beijing Daxing international Airport.