Xi'an North Railway Station

Xi'an North Railway Station is one of the most important transportation hubs of Chinese high speed rail network. It is about 8.7 miles (14 km) from Bell Tower (city center), 8 miles (13 km) from Xi'an Railway Station, and 15.5 miles (25 km) from Xianyang International Airport.

Xi'an North Railway Station Address: At the intersection of the Weiyang Road and Wenjing Road in Weiyang District
 

North Railway Station mainly operates bullet trains to/from major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan and Changsha.

 Major Rail Lines from the North Station to:

 (Last Update on May 29, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing West	G652, G654, G672, G56... 20 departures from 07:03 to 19:00	4h10m - 5h53m	CNY 719.5/ 450.5 USD 106/ 66
Shanghai Hongqiao	G1914, G3154, G362, G3298... 19 departures from 06:19 to 16:00	5h44m - 8h50m	CNY 1,050.5/ 659 USD 154/ 97
Chengdu East	D1911, D1971, D1913, G2855... 53 departures from 07:11 to 19:50	3h8m - 4h11m	CNY 421/ 263 USD 62/ 39
Guangzhou South	G824, G824, G816, G828... 9 departures from 09:50 to 14:02	7h24m - 9h31m	CNY 1,262.5/ 789.5 USD 186/ 116
Shenzhen North	G3158, G824, G816, G828... 5 departures from 06:51 to 12:53	7h56m - 13h24m	CNY 1,362/ 864 USD 200/ 127
Luoyang Longmen	G3158, G870, G652, G2298... 83 departures from 06:51 to 21:00	1h15m - 1h49m	CNY 279.5/ 174.5 USD 41/ 26
Pingyao Ancient Town	D2506, D2502, D2582, D1676... 10 departures from 07:20 to 15:13	2h37m - 3h15m	CNY 240/ 150 USD 35/ 22
Lanzhou West	D2721, D2719, D2701, D3585... 41 departures from 07:00 to 21:19	2h29m - 6h16m	CNY 213.5/ 147.5 USD 31/ 22
Huashan North	C168, G2678, G672, C162... 53 departures from 07:33 to 20:00	0h28m - 1h23m	CNY 48/ 30 USD 7/ 4
Wuhan	G870, G2298, G2390, G824... 15 departures from 06:58 to 15:14	3h41m - 5h17m	CNY 688.5/ 430.5 USD 101/ 63
Changsha South	G824, G816, G866, G828... 9 departures from 09:50 to 14:02	5h2m - 6h29m	CNY 901/ 563 USD 133/ 83

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
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Platform

The North Train Station mainly consists of two parts: two squares and station building. Public bus stops, taxi stands are available on the south square, and beneath the square, there are also parking lots in service. 

Between the two squares is the station building, covering an area of 83 acres. The building has three floors. The detailed function is as below.
 2F: waiting hall, ticket office, commercial area (on mezzanine), taxi drop-off area
 1F: departure hall, platforms, ticket offices, exits / entrances
 B1: arrival hall, subway entrances / exits, ticket office
 B2: metro stations

On the north of the railway station, there are two four-storey parking buildings, west and east parking building, with about 2,000 parking spots. Drivers can go to the station through the corridor on the second floor. Passengers can take taxis on 1F and B1 of the west parking building.
 

Means	Metro Line 2, 4,14	City Bus	Taxi
Service Hour	6:00 - 23:30	6:00 - 21:00	24h
Duration	30min	1-1.5h	30-60min
Fare	CNY2-9	CNY2	CNY50-100

 

Before checking in, passengers should read their tickets information carefully to know exactly where to have the ID certificate used to book the ticket checked. North Station is equipped with self-service check-in machines. But overseas passengers need to have their ID certificate bearing the ticket checked by the station staff at check-in points. Check-in usually begins 30 minutes before departure and stops 5 minutes before. Then, take escalators or stairs down to platforms on 1F for boarding.

Bilingual Direction Signs

Subway Station

 To Xi'an Railway Station
Bus 266 and Metro Line 4 can take passengers there directly without transfer.

 To Bell Tower
Take line 2 to Bell Tower. Close to Bell Tower, one can also walk to visit the Drum Tower, Muslim quarter and Great Mosque.

 To Terracotta Army
Take line 2 to Beidajie→Transfer to line 1 to Fangzhicheng→Transfer to line 9 to Huaqing Pool→Walk for 210 meters to take Lintong 613 to Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum

 To Xi’an Airport
Take line 14 to get to the airport directly.

 To Mt. Huashan 
Take a train to Huashan North Railway Station→Take Huayin 603 close to the exit and get off at Huashan bus station→ Walk for about 1.2 km to get to the entrance of the scenic site.

 To City Wall
Take subway line 2 to Yongningmen (South Gate) and get out from exit C. After, walk northward to ascend the City Wall.

 To Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
Take subway line 4 and get off at Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. Take Exit C and walk south for 700 meters to the entrance. Shaanxi History Museum is nearby.

Bus/ Subway Search

  Ticket Office:
Two ticket offices, located at both sides of the entrance on 1F, are open from 05:30 to 24:00. The special windows for ticket change and refund are located inside the office on the east side. In addition, the ticket office on south side of -1F will be opened in peak travel season.

 Waiting Hall:

KFC in the Terminal Building

It is located on 2F of the terminal building. Upon arrival, find the specific waiting area and check-in barrier according to your ticket. There is also a mezzanine on this floor, which is a shopping and dining zone including McDonald's, KFC, Daniang Dumplings, Mingtien Coffee and UBC Coffee. Special local products and handicrafts also can be found here. There are 56 call buttons scattered around the waiting hall, so passengers can ask for help when they come across any problems. On east and west sides of the hall, scatter toilets and hot drinking water rooms for passengers' convenience.

 Left Luggage Service:
If you have luggage to store at the station, you can go to the customer service counter on 2F. It charges CNY 3 for small bags (less than 22 pounds) and CNY 5 for large luggage (over 10 pounds) per day. Luggage carrier service counters are located at the entrances of both first and second floors. The carriers can send the luggage onto carriage for you. The service fee is CNY5 per piece of luggage and CNY50 per cart.