Changping North railway station

Changping North railway station (Chinese: 昌平北站; pinyin: chāngpíng běi zhàn), also known as Changpingbei railway station, is a railway station in Gulou North Street in the urban area of Changping District, Beijing. The old station started construction in 1976 and opened on 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01), with the whole Beijing–Tongliao railway. All services were stopped between June and October in 2016 to build a new station. On 1 November 2016 (2016-11-01), the new station opened, with its waiting hall expanded to 2,987 square metres (32,150 sq ft).^[1] This station became the new terminal of all long-distance trains whose terminal used to be Beijing North railway station.^{[citation needed]} On 31 December 2017 (2017-12-31), the suburban railway Huairou-Miyun line opened, and this station started to offer services for suburban railway passengers.^[2]

OthernamesChangpingbei railway station

LocationChengbei, Changping District, Beijing

Coordinates40.2300°N 116.2271°E / 40.2300; 116.2271

Operator Tongzhou Train Operation Depot, China Railway Beijing Group

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Changping North railway station 昌平北站
Changpingbei railway station after renovation
General information
Other names	Changpingbei railway station
Location	Chengbei, Changping District, Beijing
Coordinates	40.2300°N 116.2271°E / 40.2300; 116.2271
Operator	Tongzhou Train Operation Depot, China Railway Beijing Group
Lines	Beijing–Tongliao railway Huairou–Miyun
Platforms	1 side 1 island
Connections	Changpingbei bus stop
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Other information
Station code	11609 (TMIS) VBP (telegram) CPB (pinyin)
Classification	third
History
Opened	1 May 1980; 46 years ago (1980-05-01)
Closed	1 June 2016; 10 years ago (2016-06-01)
Rebuilt	1 November 2016; 9 years ago (2016-11-01)
Electrified	estimated 1 October 2020; 6 years ago (2020-10-01)
Location Changping North railway station Location within Beijing

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This new station was constructed by China Railway 6th Engineering Group from 1 June 2016 (2016-06-01) to 30 October 2016 (2016-10-30).^[1] The renovation was for sparing the old Beijing-Baotou railway to build the Beijing–Zhangjiakou intercity railway.