Shenyang | |
Native Name: | 沈阳 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Symbol Location: | cn |
Symbol: | rail |
Symbol2: | crh |
Address: | Shengli Nanjie, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning |
Country: | China |
Coordinates: | 41.795°N 123.3942°W |
Operator: | China Railway Shenyang Group, China Railway Corporation |
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Platforms: | 5 |
Code: |
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Classification: | Top Class station |
Opened: | 1899 |
Former: | Fengtian station, Shenyang South station |
Shenyang railway station is a railway station on the Shenyang–Dalian railway, Shenyang–Dandong railway, Shenyang–Shanhaiguan railway, Huanggutun railway, Shenyang–Fushun intercity railway, Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway and Beijing–Shenyang high-speed railway. It is located in Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Fengtian station opened in 1899.[1] The new station building was constructed on October 1, 1910.[2] Fengtian station was renamed Shenyang South Station in 1945 (after Second Sino-Japanese War).[2] Shenyang South Station was renamed Shenyang Station in 1950.[2]
The station was designed by Takeshi Ota and Sotaro Yoshida, who were both disciples of Tatsuno Kingo, the architect of Tokyo Station, making their architecture similar, characterized by their extensive use of red bricks.