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.
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 |
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| History | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Closed | January 2016 (passengers) |
Name edit
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]
History edit
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Passenger services were withdrawn in January 2016 however the station still contains a large yard for freight trains.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "福建最大的编组站——来舟站(组图)" (in Chinese). 闽北互动. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "来舟站更名为南平北站". 闽北日报. 17 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "避免旅客乘车下错站 南平北站再次更名来舟站" (in Chinese). 闽北日报. 26 June 2006. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "来舟：从繁华枢纽到寂寞小站". 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "B4 铁路三角线：蒸汽机车时代的记忆" (in Chinese). 人民铁道报. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "学生团体火车票开始预订 即日起可登录12306网站订票" (in Chinese). 厦门网. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "福建来舟：江畔小镇车站" (in Chinese). Xinhua News. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "来舟站 跨时代的"接力棒"" (in Chinese). 人民铁道网. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.