Beijing Railway Station (Beijing) | railway terminal

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The Beijing Railway Station opened in 1959. It became the largest modern passenger terminal in China at that time. Its architecture merges traditional Chinese architecture with a 1950s design. It was designed by architects Yang Tingbao and Chen Dengao. Since its construction, It has served as the terminal of a number of domestic and international services. It replaced the original railway station at Qianmen, which was built in 1901.

The station is located in an extremely central location, just next to Jianguomen, and is within the confines of the city's 2nd Ring Road. The Beijing Subway system used to terminate in the station back in the 1960s and 1970s. The underground station still exists to this day, and forms part of Line 2. Numerous bus and trolleybus lines pass through the station.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Railway_Station
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Coordinates:   39°54'5"N   116°25'17"E

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