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Guandu District,
Kunming,
Yunnan China | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°1′3″N 102°43′15″E / 25.01750°N 102.72083°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Kunming 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.
Kunming'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.
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]
Media related to
Kunming Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons
Kunming 昆明 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() A view of Kunming railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location |
Guandu District,
Kunming,
Yunnan China | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°1′3″N 102°43′15″E / 25.01750°N 102.72083°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by |
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Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Kunming 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.
Kunming'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.
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]
Media related to
Kunming Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons