Beijing North railway station

Beijingbei (Beijing North) railway station (Chinese: 北京北站; pinyin: Běijīngběi Zhàn), formerly known as Xizhimen railway station (simplified Chinese: 西直门站; traditional Chinese: 西直門站; pinyin: Xīzhímén Zhàn), is a railway station in Beijing. It was built in 1905 as one of the original stations on the Jingzhang railway (part of the old Beijing–Baotou railway).

OthernamesBeijing North

LocationXicheng District, Beijing
China

Coordinates39°56′43″N 116°20′50″E

OperatorChina Railway Corporation

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Beijingbei 北京北
Beijing North Railway Station
General information
Other names	Beijing North
Location	Xicheng District, Beijing China
Coordinates	39°56′43″N 116°20′50″E
Operator	China Railway Corporation
Lines	Beijing–Baotou railway Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway
Platforms	11 (5 island platforms, 1 side platform)
Connections	Xizhimen station
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 12713 Telegraph code: VAP Pinyin code: BJB
History
Opened	1906; 120 years ago (1906)
Former names	Xizhimen railway station
Services
Preceding station China Railway Following station Terminus Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway Qinghe towards Zhangjiakou, Yanqing or Taizicheng Preceding station Beijing Suburban Railway Following station Terminus Huairou–Miyun line Qinghe towards Gubeikou
Location Beijingbei Location within Beijing

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On October 31, 2016, the station closed for renovation. On December 30, 2019, the station became the terminus of the high-speed Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway,^[1] which is a section of Beijing-Baotou passenger-dedicated line.