Lianyungang Railway Station will go into service and be more convenient for people to travel next month

From: Lianyungang Updated: 2018-10-15 03:07

According　to　the　Municipal　RailwayOffice,　the　new　Lianyungang　Railway　Station,　which　has　received　much　attention,will　be　put　into　operation　in　November　this　year.　It　will　be　more　convenientfor　people　in　Lianyungang　City,　especially　those　in　Haizhou　District,　to　travelby　train.

In　1998,　the　East　Longhai　Railway　was　reorganized　and　opened　to　traffic.The　original　Xinpu　section　of　the　railway　line　was　reoriented　around　the　city'surban　periphery,　and　the　original　Xinpu　Station　was　moved　to　Yanhe　Road　Squareon　Renmin　Road.　In　order　to　amend　the　corresponding　relationship　between　cityname　and　station　name,　the　original　Xinpu　Railway　Station　was　renamedLianyungang　Railway　Station　on　January　1,　2004.

In　2015,　the　Municipal　RailwayOffice　announced　that　due　to　the　construction　needs　of　the　newLianyungang-Yancheng　Railway　Station,　the　Lianyungang　Railway　Station　wasdemolished　and　rebuilt　as　a　whole,　and　the　transition　from　another　station　wasadopted　during　the　construction.　From　0:00　on　March　20,　2015,　the　passengerservice　of　Lianyungang　Railway　Station　was　temporarily　transferred　toLianyungang　East　Railway　Station.

Yesterday,　a　specific　time　was　set　to　put　the　new　Lianyungang　RailwayStation　into　operation.　Yesterday　afternoon,　the　correspondent　learned　from　theMunicipal　Railway　Office　that　so　far　the　project　construction　and　the　internaland　external　decoration　of　the　new　Lianyungang　Railway　Station　have　beencompleted.　It　was　planned　to　be　put　into　operation　in　November　this　year.　Inorder　to　ensure　the　smooth　opening　to　traffic,　the　relevant　departments　willtake　positive　measures　to　speed　up　the　pace　of　work,　and　make　a　good　preparationfor　the　Guest-meeting　Avenue,　environmental　improvement,　bus　connection　andother　related　work　in　advance.

There　are　5　large　railway　comprehensive　passenger　transport　hubs　among　the45　hubs　in　Jiangsu　Province,　of　which　Lianyungang　Railway　Station　is　one.It’s　known　that　the　newly　built　Lianyungang　Railway　Station　covers　an　area　of20120　square　meters.　The　station　and　yard　are　equipped　with　a　general　speedfield　and　a　high　speed　field.　The　general　speed　field　has　5　stations　and　14lines,　mainly　used　for　the　arrival　and　departure　of　the　Lianyan　Railway　and　theLianhuai-Yangzhen　Railway.　The　high　speed　field　has　4　stations　and　8　lines,mainly　used　for　the　arrival　and　departure　of　the　Lianxu　Railway.　

Zhu　Hongchang,　head　of　the　new　Lianyungang　Railway　Station　project,　saidthat　the　147-meter-wide　Lianyungang　Railway　Station　has　a　100-meter-widewaiting　area　on　the　second　floor　and　a　waiting　area　on　the　first　floor.　A　totalof　1,600　waiting　seats　were　arranged　to　meet　passengers’　waiting　needs　atpeak　times.　In　addition　to　toilets,　boiling　water,　passenger　duty　room　andother　necessary　facilities,　there　was　also　a　fully　functional　passenger　servicearea　on　the　second　floor,　including　some　smokeless　light　catering,　local　specialtysupermarkets　and　so　on.　In　the　future,　8　automatic　gates　will　be　set　up,　andthe　efficiency　will　be　greatly　improved.

By　the　end　of　this　year,　the　railwayfrom　Lianyungang　to　Qingdao　and　Yancheng　will　be　open　to　traffic.　By　then,　thecitizens　of　Lianyungang　will　be　able　to　travel　quickly　and　conveniently　to　allparts　of　the　country　by　train　at　the　new　Lianyungang　Railway　Station.