Beijing Train
The busy rail transportation makes it difficult to get tickets, especially during major holidays such as Chinese New Year and National Day, when it is highly recommended that passengers book tickets through an agency like TravelChinaGuide, or purchase tickets at railway stations or Beijing Train Ticket Offices as early as possible.
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Major Railway Stations for Passenger Transport
Railway Station See-off ServiceSchedule of Polular High Speed Trains
| Departure Station | Destination | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Beijing Railway Station | Harbin | 8-8.5h |
| Shenyang | 5-6h | |
| Shanghai | ||
| West Railway Station | 4.5-6h | |
| Harbin | 7h | |
| Hangzhou | 6-6.5h | |
| Shenyang | 4-5.5h | |
| Kunming | 11-12.5h | |
| South Railway Station | Xi'an | 4.5-6h |
| Guangzhou | 8-10h | |
| Shenzhen | 9-11h | |
| Chengdu | 15h | |
| Wuhan | 4.5-6h | |
| Guilin | 11h | |
| North Railway Station | Zhangjiakou | 1 - 1.5h |
| Hohhot | 2.5 - 3h | |
| Badaling Great Wall | 20 - 35m |
See details of the Beijing Train Schedule
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Trains heading for northeastern, northern and southern China depart from the station.
Major Destinations:
Domestic: Shanghai, Dalian, Shenyang, Harbin, Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Zhangjiajie, Hangzhou, Hefei, Taiyuan, Dunhuang
International: Pyongyang, Hanoi, Ulan Bator, Moscow Address: No. Jia 13, Maojiawan Hutong, Dongcheng District How to Get There:
Take subway line 2 or bus nos. 9, 24, 126, 619, 673, 674, 804, Special Line 2, Night Line 28, Capital Airport Shuttle Bus Line 3, Capital Airport Shuttle Bus Xidan Night Line, Nanyuan Airport Shuttle Bus Railway Station Line.
South Railway Station
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This is the largest railway station in Beijing and operates the most trains.
Major Destinations: Tianjin, Shanghai, Qingdao, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Xiamen, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Changchun, Dalian Address: No. 12, Chezhan Road, Fengtai District How to Get There:
Take subway line 4 or 14, or bus nos. 20, 102, 106, 133, 381, 458, 485, Night Line 17, Capital Airport Shuttle Bus Line 2, Nanyuan Airport Shuttle Bus Gongzhufen Line. See also
How to Get from Beijing South Railway Station to Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square
How to Get from Beijing South Railway Station to Wangfujing
How to Get from Beijing South Railway Station to Capital Airport
Most trains bound for south, southwest and northwest regions of China leave here.
Major Destinations: Shanghai, Chengdu, Tianjin, Hong Kong, Guiyang, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Yantai, Shijiazhuang, Shenyang, Changsha, Hefei, Hangzhou, Qinhuangdao, Zhengzhou, Chengde Address: No. 118, East Lianhuachi Road, Fengtai District How to Get There:
Take subway line 7 or 9, or bus nos. 3, 9, 21, 40, 50, 65, 89, 96, 320, 339, 387, 414, 663, 694, Special Line 13, Special Line 14, Night Line 14, Night Line 23, Yuntong Line 106, Capital Airport Shuttle Bus Line 7, Nanyuan Airport Shuttle Bus Gongzhufen Line.
North Railway Station is the starting station for the Beijing – Zhangjiakou High Speed Railway. It mainly operate high speed trains and passengers can go to Badaling Great Wall from the station.
Major Destinations: Baotou, Hohhot, Yanqing, Zhangjiakou, Datong, Qinghe, Huailai, Xuanhua, Badaling Great Wall Address: No. 1, Beibinhe Road, Xizhimen North Street, Xicheng District How to Get There:
1. Take subway line 2, line 4 or line 13 and get off at Xizhimen Station. Leave from exit A2 and walk north for 3-5min.
2. Take bus no. 375, 438, 632, Te15 and get off at Xizhimen North, or no. 16, 26, 87, 305, 375, 438, 651, Te15, Night Bus Line 14 to Subway Xizhimen.
It is within 10mins' walk from the Badaling Great Wall. Passengers can take an S2 train to get there from downtown Beijing in 1.5 hours.
Major Destinations: Yanqing, Huangtudian, Qinghuayuan, Qinghe, Changping, Nankou, Kangzhuang, Shacheng Address: the intersection of Provincial Highway no. 216 and National Highway G6, Yanqing County, near Badaling Wildlife Park
It is located under Badaling Great Wall, and its distances to the cable car station and climbing entrance are 2-3 minutes' walking and 800 meters (880 yards) separately. Badaling Great Wall Railway Station is on Beijing - Zhangjiakou High Speed Railway, so it mainly operates high speed trains.
Major Destinations: Beijing, Qinghe, Zhangjiakou, Baotou, Hohhot, Datong, Xuanhua Address: Badaling Great Wall, Yanding District, near cable car station of Great Wall.Qinghe Railway Station is one of the terminal stations on the Beijing – Zhangjiakou High Speed Railway and Beijing – Badaling High Speed Railway. It is in North Beijing and about 21km (13 mi) to the city center.
Major Destinations: Badaling Great Wall, Zhangjiakou, Baotou, Hohhot, Datong. Address: West Anningzhuang Road, Haidian District. How to Get There:1. Take subway line 13 and get off at Qinghe.
2. Take city bus line 305, 521, 623, Zhuan 139 to Shangdi Wujie Dongkou.
It mainly operates normal trains to/from nearby cities.
Major Destinations: Yanjiao, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Jinzhou, Tongliao, Chengde, Miyun Address: No. 7, Baiziwan Road, Chaoyang District How to Get There:
1. Take subway line 1 or 14 and get off at Dawang Road, then walk south for 10min; or take subway line 7 or 14 to Jiulongshan, then walk north for 10min.
2. Bus no. 31, 138, Special Line 87 leads there.
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