Bengbu South railway station

The Bengbu South railway station (Chinese: 蚌埠南站; pinyin: Bèngbù-nán zhàn) is a high-speed railway station in Bengbu, Anhui, People's Republic of China, which is served by the Jinghu High-Speed Railway.

Bengbunan 蚌埠南
General information
Other names	Bengbu South
Location	Longzihu District, Bengbu, Anhui China
Coordinates	33°40′36″N 117°14′47″E / 33.676586°N 117.246287°E / 33.676586; 117.246287
Operated by	Shanghai Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Jinghu High-Speed Railway Hebeng Passenger Railway Huaibei–Suzhou–Bengbu intercity railway (under construction)
Platforms	7^[1]
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 66833 Telegraph code: BMH Pinyin code: BBN
Classification	1st class station
History
Opened	July 1, 2011
Services
Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station Suzhou East towards Beijing South or Tianjin West Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway Dingyuan towards Shanghai Hongqiao Liufuzhen South towards Hefei Hefei–Bengbu high-speed railway Part of the Beijing–Fuzhou high-speed railway Terminus

The station is a 20,000 sq. m facility, designed by architects from the University of Southern California.^[2] Although presently the new station is located in a rather rural area outside of the city's urban core, development plans provide for a 9.27-km² "high-speed railway station district" around the station.^[2]

References

1. 京沪高铁蚌埠站本月底主体竣工 February 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine(in Chinese)
2. [Bengbu: Rail renaissance set to bring new glory http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-07/01/content_12818178.htm], (China Daily), 2011-07-01