Laizhou 来舟 | |
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General information | |
Location |
Yanping District,
Nanping,
Fujian China |
Coordinates | 26°37′45″N 117°58′52″E / 26.629113°N 117.981202°E |
Line(s) | |
History | |
Opened | 1956 |
Closed | January 2016 (passengers) |
Laizhou railway station ( Chinese: 来舟站) is a railway station in Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China. [1] It is currently used exclusively by freight trains, but previously it handled passengers.
On 13 December 2004, the name of the station was changed from Laizhou to Nanping North. [2] However, on 1 July 2006, the name was reverted to Laizhou reportedly due to passenger confusion. [3]
The station was built with the Yingtan–Xiamen railway and opened in 1956. [4]
In the 1970s, the station was upgraded and expanded. A turning wye was replaced with a turntable. [5]
Laizhou was regularly used as a reversal point for services arriving from the east on the Nanping–Fuzhou railway and continuing south on the Yingtan–Xiamen railway, or vice-versa. A chord between the two lines was opened in December 2012 which most services began using, eliminating a reversal and shortening the journey by 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). [6]
Passenger services were withdrawn in January 2016 however the station still contains a large yard for freight trains. [7] [8]
Laizhou 来舟 | |
---|---|
General information | |
Location |
Yanping District,
Nanping,
Fujian China |
Coordinates | 26°37′45″N 117°58′52″E / 26.629113°N 117.981202°E |
Line(s) | |
History | |
Opened | 1956 |
Closed | January 2016 (passengers) |
Laizhou railway station ( Chinese: 来舟站) is a railway station in Yanping District, Nanping, Fujian, China. [1] It is currently used exclusively by freight trains, but previously it handled passengers.
On 13 December 2004, the name of the station was changed from Laizhou to Nanping North. [2] However, on 1 July 2006, the name was reverted to Laizhou reportedly due to passenger confusion. [3]
The station was built with the Yingtan–Xiamen railway and opened in 1956. [4]
In the 1970s, the station was upgraded and expanded. A turning wye was replaced with a turntable. [5]
Laizhou was regularly used as a reversal point for services arriving from the east on the Nanping–Fuzhou railway and continuing south on the Yingtan–Xiamen railway, or vice-versa. A chord between the two lines was opened in December 2012 which most services began using, eliminating a reversal and shortening the journey by 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). [6]
Passenger services were withdrawn in January 2016 however the station still contains a large yard for freight trains. [7] [8]