| Chongqingxi | |
| Native Name: | 重庆西 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
| Symbol Location: | cn |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Address: | Shapingba District, Chongqing |
| Country: | China |
| Coordinates: | 29.5029°N 106.4324°W |
| Operator: | Chengdu Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation |
| Line: | Sichuan–Guizhou railway Chengdu–Chongqing railway Xiangyang–Chongqing railway Chongqing–Xi'an high-speed railway (planned) |
| Code: | CXW |
| Opened: | [1] |
The Chongqing West railway station is a railway station of Chengyu Passenger Railway that is located in Shapingba District of Chongqing, People's Republic of China.[2] It is the second largest railway station, after Xi'an North, in South Western China when opened on January 25, 2018. It will serve as Chongqing's connection with many destinations across south-western and north-western China.[3] Situated in Shangqiao area of Shapingba, near the intersections of the G93 Chengdu–Chongqing Ring Expressway and the G85 Chongqing–Kunming Expressways. This is the third major railway station to serve Chongqing, after Chongqing North and Chongqing Stations. It opened in conjunction with the smaller nearby Shapingba station on the same day.
It will serve as a stop on the Chongqing–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway, Xiangyang-Chongqing Railway, Chongqing–Guizhou High-Speed Railway, Chongqing-Kunming Railway and Chengdu–Chongqing Railway.[4] [5]
Chongqing West Station has been constructed as a national Principal station. Constructed over 3 years, starting in 2014, it covers an area of 120,000 square metres, with a T-shaped exterior facade. Consisting of 6 floors, 3 above and 3 below ground.[11] It will be expected to handle 15,000 people at any single time within the main hall complex.[12]
Chongqing West Station adopts the modern Chinese practice with high speed railway stations with a "comprehensive traffic, three-dimensional layout". This refers to having the Waiting Hall, Platforms and Arrivals Halls on separate levels. The Station Hall has divided across five layers, with the main railway passenger station hall, a long-distance bus station, local city bus station, metro, taxi station, rental vehicles and private vehicle parking facilities.
Chongqing West Station consists of 15 platforms (1 side platform, 14 island platforms) that serve 29 tracks.
This station should not be confused with the nearby Shapingba railway station in the same district of Chongqing. This is an existing station renovated for Chengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway services and opened on the same day, January 25, 2018. During the planning phases, there were discussions about combining Shapingba Station and the proposed Chongqing West into one large station either on the existing Shapingba Station site or a new site where the current Chongqing West Station was constructed. This has led to the name "Chongqing West Station" or "Shapingba" being applied to both proposed station locations at various times during planning, leading to some confusion between the two sites. It was later determined that there was enough rail traffic for both stations to co-exist.
| Chongqing West Station | |
| Native Name: | 重庆西站 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Style: | CRT |
| Address: | Shapingba District, Chongqing |
| Country: | China |
| Operator: | Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd |
| Line: | |
| Platforms: | 4 (2 island platforms) |
| Structure: | Underground |
| Code: | 5/18, 环/01 |
| Opened: | 20 January 2021[13] |
It is served by Line 5 (Southern section) and Loop line,[14] which opened on 20 January 2021.[13]
There are 2 island platforms at this station. The two outer ones are used for Line 5 trains and through service Express trains from/to Loop line, while the other two inner ones are used for Loop line trains only. Same direction cross-platform interchange is provided between the two metro lines.
| B2 Concourse | Exits, Customer service, Vending machines |
| B3 Platforms | to Express trains to |
| Island platform | |
| counterclockwise loop | |
| clockwise loop | |
| Island platform | |
| to Express trains to via |