Weifang North railway station explained

Weifang North
Native Name:潍坊北站
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Symbol Location:cn
Symbol:crh
Address:Hanting District, Weifang, Shandong
Country:China
Line:Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway
Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway
Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway
Weifang–Xinyi high-speed railway (planned)
Opened:26 December 2018

Weifang North railway station is a railway station in Hanting District, Weifang, Shandong, China. It is an important node of the national "four vertical and four horizontal" high-speed railway network and an important external transportation hub for Weifang City in the future. Weifang North Station will be connected by the Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway, Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway, and Weifang–Laixi high-speed railway. The Weifang urban rail transit lines 1 and R1 will form transfers here and connect to the railway system, jointly building a comprehensive transportation hub in the northern region of Weifang, achieving seamless transfer between railways and subways, and integrating municipal facilities.

The station is on the northern edge of the urban area. The more central Weifang railway station is on the Qingdao–Jinan railway and the Qingdao–Jinan passenger railway.

The station will become an interchange with the opening of the in 2020.[1] The planned Second Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway is also expected to pass through this station.

History

The station opened on 26 December 2018 along with the Jinan–Qingdao high-speed railway.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 定了!潍莱高铁2020年12月26日建成通车! - 青岛新闻网. 2020-11-03. www.qingdaonews.com.
  2. Web site: 27 December 2018. 潍坊迎来高铁发展新时代 开启发展新篇章. 3 November 2020. 新闻中心.