Zhengzhou East railway station

Zhengzhou East railway station

郑州东站
Zhengzhou East railway station; 郑州东站
Zhengzhou Metro rapid transit station
General information
Location	Zhengdong New Area, Zhengzhou; China
Operated by	Zhengzhou Metro
Line(s)	Line 1; Line 5; Line 8 (planning);
Platforms	6 (2 reserved)
Connections	Zhengzhou East railway station ; Bus terminus;
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	138 (Line 1); 513 (Line 5)
History
Opened	28 December 2013
Services

Location
	Zhengzhoudong Location of the station Zhengzhoudong Zhengzhoudong (Henan)

Zhengzhoudong

郑州东
Zhengzhoudong; 郑州东
General information
Other names	Zhengzhou East
Location	199 Xinyi Road; Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, Henan; China
Coordinates	34°45′36″N 113°46′23″E / 34.7601°N 113.7730°E
Operated by	CR Zhengzhou
Line(s)	China Railway High-Speed:; Shijiazhuang–Wuhan high-speed railway; Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway; Zhengzhou–Wanzhou high-speed railway; Zhengzhou–Fuyang high-speed railway; Henan Intercity Railway:; Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway; Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway;
Platforms	30 (14 island platforms and 2 side platforms)
Tracks	32
Connections	Zhengzhou East railway station ; Bus terminus;
Other information
Station code	65773 (TMIS code); ZAF (telegraph code); ZZD (Pinyin code);
Classification	Top Class station (特等站)
History
Opened	September 28, 2012
Key dates
2012-12-26	Beijing–Zhengzhou section of Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway opened
2014-12-28	Zhengzhou–Kaifeng intercity railway opened
2015-12-31	Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway opened
2016-09-10	Zhengzhou–Xuzhou high-speed railway opened
Services
Location
Location
	Zhengzhoudong Location of the station Zhengzhoudong Zhengzhoudong (Henan)

The Zhengzhoudong (Zhengzhou East) railway station (simplified Chinese: 郑州东站; traditional Chinese: 鄭州東站; pinyin: zhèngzhōu dōngzhàn) is a railway station for high-speed trains in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. It is located approximately 3 km southeast of the Zhengdong New Area CBD. On the junction of the North-South Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway and the East-West Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway, it is one of the largest passenger railway stations in China.

The calligraphic Chinese characters in the station sign were written by Wu Bangguo,^[2] the former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

History

The station began construction on 29 June 2009^[3] and was opened on 28 September 2012, together with the opening of the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong HSR (Zhengzhou-Wuhan section).^[4]

On 26 December 2012, the high-speed train services to Beijing was started with the completion of the Beijing-Zhengzhou section of the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong HSR.^[5]^[6] It takes about only 2.5 hours from the station to Beijing West by high-speed trains.

On 28 December 2013, Zhengzhou Metro Line 1 commenced operation and started to serve the station.^[7]

The intercity train services in Zhengzhou East started on 28 December 2014, with the opening of the Zhengzhou-Kaifeng Intercity Railway.^[8] Currently, the intercity trains from the station to Songchenglu (Kaifeng), Jiaozuo and Xinzheng Airport are in operation.

The Zhengzhou-Xuzhou section of the Xuzhou–Lanzhou HSR was opened on 10 September 2016,^[9] providing high-speed train services to major cities in eastern China, including Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou

With the opening of the Hong Kong section of the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong HSR, a daily high-speed train service (G79/80) connecting this station and Hong Kong West Kowloon became available. It takes about 6 hour and 20 minutes from the station to West Kowloon.^[10]

Infrastructure

The station covers an area of 219.07 hectares and has a floor area of 350,000 square meters. Costing RMB 4 billion, it consists of 30 platforms (2 side platforms and 14 island platforms) and 32 tracks. Platforms 1-16 are designated for the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway and platforms 21-30 designated for the Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway. Platforms 17-20 are for intercity trains.

The station has a total of 7 levels of which 3 are below ground level. The departure hall (waiting area) is on the 3rd level while catering services are provided on the 4th level. Platforms are on the 2nd level. The arrival areas, exits and parking areas are on the ground level. The basement levels are for Zhengzhou Metro.

Self-service flight check-in devices are provided in the intercity waiting area of the departure hall for passengers taking the intercity trains to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport.

Destinations

Carriers	Destinations
CR Beijing	Baoji South, Beijing West, Changsha South, Chengdu East, Chongqing West, Futian, Guangzhou South, Guiyang North, Kunming South, Lanzhou West, Nanchang West, Nanning East, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shenzhen North, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Tianjin West, Wuhan, Xi'an North, Yingtan North, Zhanjiang West, Zhuhai
CR Chengdu	Beijing West, Chengdu East, Chongqing North, Guiyang North, Xuzhou East
CR Guangzhou	Beijing West, Changsha South, Guangzhou South, Hong Kong West Kowloon, Jinan West, Shenzhen North, Taiyuan South, Xi'an North, Zhuhai
CR Harbin	Harbin West, Wuhan
CR Jinan	Changsha South, Chongqing North, Chongqing West, Guangzhou South, Jinan West, Kunming South, Lanzhou West, Qingdao, Qingdao North, Rongcheng, Shenzhen North, Yantai
CR Kunming	Beijing West, Kunming South, Yuxi
CR Lanzhou	Changsha South, Guangzhou South, Hangzhou East, Lanzhou West, Xuzhou
CR Nanchang	Beijing West, Fuzhou, Lanzhou West, Nanchang West, Xi'an North
CR Nanning	Beijing West, Jinan West, Nanning East
CR Shanghai	Chengdu East, Chongqing West, Hangzhou East, Hefei South, Jinhua South, Lanzhou West, Nanjing South, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shanghai Hongqiao, Taiyuan South, Xi'an North
CR Shenyang	Changchun, Changsha South, Chengdu East, Dalian North, Shenyang North
CR Taiyuan	Changsha South, Shanghai Hongqiao, Taiyuan South
CR Wuhan	Beijing West, Guangzhou South, Hankou, Jinan West, Qingdao, Taiyuan South, Tianjin West, Wuhan, Yichang East
CR Xi'an	Baoji South, Beijing West, Guangzhou South, Guiyang North, Shanghai Hongqiao, Wenzhou South, Xi'an North, Xuzhou East, Yiwu
CR Zhengzhou	Anyang East, Beijing West, Chengdu East, Chongqing West, Fuzhou, Guangzhou South, Guilin, Guiyang North, Hangzhou East, Hankou, Jiaozuo, Lanzhou West, Luoyang Longmen, Ningbo, Qingdao North, Shenyang North, Shenzhen North, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shangqiu, Songchenglu, Taiyuan South, Wenzhou South, Xi'an North, Xiamen North, Xinzheng Airport, Xuchang East, Zhengzhou

Gallery

Aerial view of the station
West exit and the business district outside the station
Arrival area

The Concourse of Zhengzhou East railway station
The Concourse of Zhengzhou East railway station
Platform of the station

A CR400AF trainset on G80 service at the station
CRH380A EMUs at the station
An intercity train (CRH6A EMU) at the station

Metro station

Zhengzhou East railway station (Chinese: 郑州东站) is a metro station of Zhengzhou Metro. It is located just beneath the high-speed railway station.

Currently, the station has Line 1 and Line 5 in operation. Reserved platforms for Line 8 had been constructed. In the future, cross-platform interchange between Line 5 and Line 8 will be realized.^[12]

Station layout

The station has 3 levels underground with 3 island platforms (6 platforms in total). The B1 level is for the station concourse, which houses the customer service center and ticket vending machines. The single island platform for Line 1 is on the B2 level. The dual island platforms for Line 5 and Line 8 are on the B3 level, of which the platforms for Line 8 are not open to public since Line 8 is not operational yet.

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v t e Major railway stations in China
North	Baotou Beijing West South Fengtai Hohhot East Shijiazhuang Taiyuan South Tianjin West
Northeast	Changchun West Dalian North Dandong Harbin West Qiqihar South Shenyang North
East	Bengbu Fuyang Fuzhou South Hefei South Jinan East West North Jinhua Hangzhou East South West Nanchang West Nanjing South Ningbo Qingdao North Shanghai South Hongqiao Suzhou Wenzhou South Xiamen North Xuzhou Yingtan
South Central	Changsha South Chaoshan Foshan West Guangzhou East North South Baiyun Hengyang East Hong Kong Hung Hom* West Kowloon* Huaihua Liuzhou Luoyang Longmen Nanning East Shangqiu Shenzhen North East Futian Wuhan East Wuchang Hankou Xiangyang Zhengzhou East Hangkonggang Zhuhai Zhuzhou West
Southwestern	Chengdu East Chongqing North West Shapingba Guiyang (North) Kunming South Lhasa Mohan Yuxi
Northwestern	Baoji South Lanzhou West Ürümqi South Xi'an North Xining Yinchuan
Stations in italics are proposed, under planning or under construction. Note: * in / related to the special administrative regions

v t e Railway stations in Zhengzhou
Major passenger stations	Zhengzhou Zhengzhou East Zhengzhou Hangkonggang
Intercity railway stations	Huanghejingqu Jialuhe Lüboyuan Mengzhuang Nancao Nanyangzhai Xinzheng Airport
Minor passenger stations	Gongyi Gongyi South Xinzheng East Zhengzhou West
Major freight stations	Putian West Zhengzhou North Zhengzhou Container Terminal
Other minor stations	Dongshuangqiao Gongyi East Guandimiao Guangwu Haitangsi Hanzhuangzhen Heishiguan Huanhe Mazhai Mugou Putian Shangjie Shaogangji Tielu Wulibao Xiaolizhuang Xiezhuang Xingyang Xinzheng Xuedian Zhanyang Zhongmu Zhongyuan
Defunct stations	Huanghenan'an Huiguozhen Nansi Sishui
Stations that are under planning or under construction are shown in italics.

v t e Zhengzhou Metro stations
Line 1	Henan University of Technology Zhengzhou University Sci-Tech Park Zhengzhou University Wutongjie Lanzhai Tielu 14 Civic Center Xiliuhu Xisanhuan Qinlinglu Wuyigongyuan 5 Bishagang Lüchengguangchang 10 Yixueyuan 10 Zhengzhou Railway Station 10 Erqiguangchang 3 Renminlu Zijingshan 2 Yanzhuang Minhanglu Convention and Exhibition Center 4 Huanghenanlu Nongyenanlu Dongfengnanlu Zhengzhoudong Railway Station 5 Boxuelu Zhengzhou Sports Center Longzihu Wenyuanbeilu New Campus of Henan University
Line 5	(← Outer loop towards Wuyigongyuan) Yuejigongyuan Shakoulu Haitansi 3 Zhengzhou People's Hospital Huanghelu 2 Henan People's Hospital Yaozhai Zhongyixilu Central Business District 4 Children's Hospital Zhacheng Jinshuidonglu Zhengzhoudong Railway Station 1 Kangningjie Henan Orthopaedics Hospital 3 Jingbeierlu Jingkaizhongxinguangchang Futa Dong Zhongyuan Tower Qilihe 4 Hanghaiguangchang Chengdongnanlu Nanwulibao 2 Fengzhuang Jingguangnanlu Zhengzhou No.2 People's Hospital Qiliyan Houhelu Tonghuai Longhaixilu Zhengzhou Central Hospital 10 Wuyigongyuan 1 (Inner Loop towards Yuejigongyuan →)
Stations that are under planning, under construction or not operational are shown in italics.