Zhengzhoudong (Zhengzhou East) railway station () is a railway station for high-speed trains in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. It is located approximately 3 km southeast of the Zhengdong New Area CBD. Located on the junction of the North-South Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway and the East-West Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway, it is one of the largest passenger railway stations in China.
The calligraphic Chinese characters in the station sign were written by Wu Bangguo, the former chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
History
The station began construction on 29 June 2009 and was opened on 28 September 2012, together with the opening of the Beijing–Guangzhou HSR (Shijiazhuang–Wuhan section).
On 26 December 2012, high-speed train services to Beijing began after the completion of the Shijiazhuang–Wuhan section of the Beijing–Guangzhou HSR. It takes about only 2.5 hours from the station to Beijing West by high-speed trains.
On 28 December 2013, Zhengzhou Metro Line 1 commenced operation and started to serve the station.
The intercity train services in Zhengzhou East started on 28 December 2014, with the opening of the Zhengzhou-Kaifeng Intercity Railway. Currently, intercity trains from the station to Songchenglu (Kaifeng), Jiaozuo and Xinzheng Airport are in operation.
The Zhengzhou-Xuzhou section of the Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR was opened on 10 September 2016, providing high-speed train services to major cities in eastern China, including Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou.
With the opening of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Hong Kong HSR, a daily high-speed train service (G79/80) connecting this station and Hong Kong West Kowloon became available, taking around 6 hours and 20 minutes from the station to West Kowloon.
Infrastructure The station covers an area of 219.07 hectares and has a floor area of 350,000 square meters. Costing RMB 4 billion, it consists of 30 platforms (2 side platforms and 14 island platforms) and 32 tracks. Platforms 1-16 are designated for the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway and platforms 21-30 designated for the Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway. Platforms 17-20 are for intercity trains.
The station has a total of seven levels, three of which are below ground level. The departure hall (waiting area) is on the 3rd level while catering services are provided on the 4th level. The platforms are located on the 2nd level. The arrival areas, exits and parking areas are on the ground level. The basement levels are for Zhengzhou Metro.
Self-service flight check-in devices are provided in the intercity waiting area of the departure hall for passengers taking the intercity trains to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport.
Destinations CarriersDestinationsCR BeijingBaoji South, Beijing West, Changsha South, Chengdu East, Chongqing West, Futian, Guangzhou South, Guiyang North, Kunming South, Lanzhou West, Nanchang West, Nanning East, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shenzhen North, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Tianjin West, Wuhan, Xi'an North, Yingtan North, Zhanjiang West, ZhuhaiCR ChengduBeijing West, Chengdu East, Chongqing North, Guiyang North, Xuzhou EastCR GuangzhouBeijing West, Changsha South, Guangzhou South, Hong Kong West Kowloon, Jinan West, Shenzhen North, Taiyuan South, Xi'an North, ZhuhaiCR HarbinHarbin West, WuhanCR JinanChangsha South, Chongqing North, Chongqing West, Guangzhou South, Jinan West, Kunming South, Lanzhou West, Qingdao, Qingdao North, Rongcheng, Shenzhen North, YantaiCR KunmingBeijing West, Kunming South, YuxiCR LanzhouChangsha South, Guangzhou South, Hangzhou East, Lanzhou West, XuzhouCR NanchangBeijing West, Fuzhou, Lanzhou West, Nanchang West, Xi'an NorthCR NanningBeijing West, Jinan West, Nanning EastCR ShanghaiChengdu East, Chongqing West, Hangzhou East, Hefei South, Jinhua South, Lanzhou West, Nanjing South, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shanghai Hongqiao, Taiyuan South, Xi'an NorthCR ShenyangChangchun, Changsha South, Chengdu East, Dalian North, Shenyang NorthCR TaiyuanChangsha South, Shanghai Hongqiao, Taiyuan SouthCR WuhanBeijing West, Guangzhou South, Hankou, Jinan West, Qingdao, Taiyuan South, Tianjin West, Wuhan, Yichang EastCR Xi'anBaoji South, Beijing West, Guangzhou South, Guiyang North, Shanghai Hongqiao, Wenzhou South, Xi'an North, Xuzhou East, YiwuCR ZhengzhouAnyang East, Beijing West, Chengdu East, Chongqing West, Fuzhou, Guangzhou South, Guilin, Guiyang North, Hangzhou East, Hankou, Jiaozuo, Lanzhou West, Luoyang Longmen, Ningbo, Qingdao North, Shenyang North, Shenzhen North, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shangqiu, Songchenglu, Taiyuan South, Wenzhou South, Xi'an North, Xiamen North, Xinzheng Airport, Xuchang East, Zhengzhou
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Metro station
Zhengzhoudong Railway Station (), formerly known as Zhengzhoudong Station or Zhengzhou East Railway Station, is a metro station of Zhengzhou Metro. It is located beneath the high-speed railway station.
Station layout The station has three levels underground with three island platforms (six platforms in total). Level B1 is for the station concourse, which houses the customer service center and ticket vending machines. The single island platform for Line 1 is on level B2. The dual island platforms for Line 5 and Line 8 are on the B3 level, and a cross-platform interchange between Line 5 and Line 8 is provided.
See also Zhengzhou railway station Zhengzhou South railway station Zhengzhou Metro
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