Nanjing South railway station

This article is about a railway station of Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. For a railway station of Nanjing–Tongling Railway formerly known as Nanjing South, see Zhonghuamen railway station.

Nanjingnan (Nanjing South) railway station (Chinese: 南京南站; pinyin: Nánjīngnán Zhàn) is a high-speed railway station in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, serving the Beijing–Shanghai (Jinghu) high-speed railway, Shanghai–Nanjing (Huning) intercity railway, Nanjing–Hangzhou (Ninghang) high-speed railway and the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu (Huhanrong) high-speed railway. The new Nanjing South railway station is located a few kilometers south of downtown Nanjing in Yuhuatai District, and has a connection with the Nanjing Metro, served by Lines 1, 3, S1 and S3. Construction on the station began on 10 January 2008,^[1] and the station opened on 28 June 2011,^[2] two days before the opening of the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway.

Nanjing South 南京南
General information
Other names	Nanjing South
Location	Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, Jiangsu China
Coordinates	31°58′08″N 118°47′55″E / 31.968789°N 118.798537°E / 31.968789; 118.798537
Operated by	CR Shanghai Nanjing Metro
Line(s)	CRH: Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway Hefei–Nanjing railway Nanjing–Hangzhou high-speed railway Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway South Jiangsu Riverside high-speed railway (under construction) Nanjing Metro   Line 1   Line 3   Line S1   Line S3
Other information
Station code	16804 (TMIS code) NKH (telegram code) NJN (pinyin code) 112 (Nanjing Metro Line 1) 322 (Nanjing Metro Line 3)
Classification	Top Class station
History
Opened	28 June 2011 (2011-06-28) (railway; Nanjing Metro Line 1) 1 July 2014 (2014-07-01) (Nanjing Metro Line S1) 1 April 2015 (2015-04-01) (Nanjing Metro Line 3) 6 December 2017 (2017-12-06) (Nanjing Metro Line S3)

Nanjing South Railway Station waiting hall

Nanjingnan Railway Station Platform

It is one of the world's largest railway stations in terms of GFA (Gross Floor Area), at 458,000 m² (4,930,000 sq ft),^[2] nearly six times larger than the pre-existing Nanjing railway station to the north, with five floors allowing for a zero-distance transfer to Nanjing Metro, Nanjing municipal buses and Airport bus lines.^[2]

Before the construction of the (New) Nanjing South Railway Station, the name "Nanjing South Railway Station" was applied to another station: a fairly minor rail station located just outside the Gate of China (Zhonghuamen) of Nanjing's walled city, much closer to the city centre than the new Nanjing South Railway Station. To avoid confusion, the (old) South Railway Station has now been renamed as the Zhonghuamen railway station.

Nanjing Metro

Although Line 1 of the Nanjing Metro had already opened its southern extension from Andemen to CPU on 28 May 2010,^[3][4] the metro station did not open until 28 June 2011, in conjunction with the opening of the railway station itself.^[5] Line S1, connecting Nanjing South and the rest of the Nanjing Metro system with Lukou International Airport, opened on 1 July 2014.^[6] The connections with Lines 3 and S3 respectively opened on 1 April 2015^[7] and 6 December 2017^[8] with the opening of those lines.

On 30 September 2016 the metro station served a peak volume of 102,300 passengers.^[9]

See also

• Nanjing railway station
• Zhonghuamen railway station
• Nanjing West railway station
• Nanjing North railway station

References

1. 中國評論新聞：京滬高鐵南京南站開工 將建亞洲第一大站 [China Review News: Nanjing South railway station on the Jinghu (Beijing–Shanghai) HSR commences construction, to be Asia's largest railway station] (in Traditional Chinese). China Review News. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
2. (in Chinese (Taiwan)). United Daily News. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2018. 南京南站總建築面積達四十五萬平方公尺，是現有南京火車站的六倍大，分為高架、站台、地面、地下空間、地鐵五層，旅客不用出站即可實現鐵路、地鐵、公車、長途客運、機場大巴「零距離」換乘。
3. 大事记. Nanjing Metro. Retrieved 24 July 2018. 5月28日 南京地铁二号线及一号线南延线建成通车，运营里程跃居全国第四，初现网络化运营格局
4. [Nanjing Metro Line 2 Undergoes Trial Runs]. Sina News (in Chinese). Yantse Evening News. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
5. [Nanjing South railway station on the 28th [of June] to employ a "zero-distance transfer" between the metro and high-speed railway]. Yangtse Evening News. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
6. Luo Peng (罗鹏); Liu Beiyang (刘北洋) (1 July 2014). 本网直击南京地铁机场线正式通车. jschina.com.cn news. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
7. "Nanjing metro Line 3 opens". Railway Gazette International. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
8. 小粉来了！南京人上班乘坐这条地铁线每天可多睡25分钟 [Line S3 is here! Nanjing commuters on this route can now sleep an extra 25 minutes!] (in Chinese). Jiangsu TV. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
9. (in Chinese). Yangtse Evening News. 1 October 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

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• Four Main Railways Pass Nanjing South Station, with Long-term Passenger Flow of 120 Million (Nanjing city government site)

Preceding station	China Railway High-speed			Following station
Chuzhou towards Beijing South or Tianjin West		Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway Part of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway		Zhenjiang South towards Shanghai Hongqiao
Xianlin towards Shanghai or Shanghai Hongqiao		Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway Part of the Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu passenger-dedicated railway		Terminus
Terminus		Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway		Jiangningxi towards Anqing
		Nanjing–Hangzhou high-speed railway		Jiangning towards Hangzhou East
Preceding station	Nanjing Metro			Following station
Huashenmiao towards Baguazhoudaqiaonan		Line 1		Shuanglong­dadao towards CPU
Mingfaguangchang towards Linchang		Line 3		Hongyun­dadao towards Mozhou­donglu
Terminus		Line S1		Cuipingshan towards Konggangxinchengjiangning
		Line S3		Jingmingjiayuan towards Gaojiachong