Kunming railway station (Chinese: 昆明站; pinyin: Kūnmíng Zhàn) is the main railway station serving the city of Kunming, Yunnan, China. It is located about four kilometres from the city centre.[1] On 1 March 2014, a group of men and women carrying long knives rushed into Kunming Station, killed 33 people and injured 143.
On 1 March 2014, a group of terrorists potentially affiliated with Turkestan independence groups carrying long knives rushed into Kunming Station, killing 31 people and injuring 143.[3] Later, the police came and secured the scene of the attack. Four attackers were shot dead.[4]
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^"Transportation of Kunming". from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
^滇越铁路徒步第一程（昆明——宜良） 30 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine (A walk along the Kunming-Vietnam Railway. Part 1: Kunming-Chenggong)
^. CNTV English. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^"27 Dead in Knife Attack at SW China Train Station". ABC. 1 March 2014. from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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kunming, railway, station, chinese, 昆明站, pinyin, kūnmíng, zhàn, main, railway, station, serving, city, kunming, yunnan, china, located, about, four, kilometres, from, city, centre, march, 2014, group, women, carrying, long, knives, rushed, into, kunming, stati. Kunming railway station Chinese 昆明站 pinyin Kunming Zhan is the main railway station serving the city of Kunming Yunnan China It is located about four kilometres from the city centre 1 On 1 March 2014 a group of men and women carrying long knives rushed into Kunming Station killed 33 people and injured 143 Kunming昆明 metro A view of Kunming railway stationGeneral informationLocationGuandu District Kunming YunnanChinaCoordinates25 1 3 N 102 43 15 E 25 01750 N 102 72083 E 25 01750 102 72083Operated byKunming Railway Bureau Ministry of Railways of the PRCPlatforms6HistoryOpened1966ServicesPreceding station China Railway Following station Qujingtowards Shanghai or Shanghai South Shanghai Kunming railway Terminus Preceding station Kunming Metro Following station South Ring Roadtowards North Coach Station Line 1 through operation to Line 2 Fudetowards University Town South or Kunming South Railway Station Contents 1 Connections 2 Other railway stations in Kunming 3 2014 terrorist attack 4 Notes and references 5 External linksConnections editKunming railway station is located on the Shanghai Kunming Railway the Chengdu Kunming Railway the Neijiang Kunming Railway and the Nanning Kunming Railway citation needed It is also served by a station on Line 1 of the Kunming Metro Other railway stations in Kunming editKunming s other main railway station is Kunming South railway station located in Chenggong District and used for high speed rail services Kunming also has the Kunming North railway station 昆明北站 on the meter gauge Kunming Hai Phong Railway Presently it only has very limited service 2 but a Kunming Metro station of the same name has recently been built in the area and is a major interchange for the system 2014 terrorist attack editMain article 2014 Kunming attack On 1 March 2014 a group of terrorists potentially affiliated with Turkestan independence groups carrying long knives rushed into Kunming Station killing 31 people and injuring 143 3 Later the police came and secured the scene of the attack Four attackers were shot dead 4 Notes and references edit Transportation of Kunming Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2011 滇越铁路徒步第一程 昆明 宜良 Archived 30 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine A walk along the Kunming Vietnam Railway Part 1 Kunming Chenggong Xinhua Insight At least 29 dead 130 injured in Kunming railway station violence CNTV English Archived from the original on 7 March 2014 Retrieved 2 March 2014 27 Dead in Knife Attack at SW China Train Station ABC 1 March 2014 Archived from the original on 15 March 2014 Retrieved 2 March 2014 External links edit nbsp Media related to Kunming Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons Portals nbsp Trains nbsp China nbsp This article about a railway station in Yunnan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kunming railway station amp oldid 1190077402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
