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| structure = | disabled = | code = 1 | opened = | closed = | former = Majiapu Station, Yongdingmen | passengers = | pass_year = | services = }} Beijing South (Beijingnan) Railway Station () is a large railway station (mainly serving high speed trains) in Fengtai District, Beijing, about south of central Beijing, between the 2nd and 3rd ring roads. The station in its present form opened on 1 August 2008 and replaced the old Beijing South station, originally known as Majiapu Railway Station, later renamed Yongdingmen Railway Station, which stood 500 metres away. The old station was in use from 1897 to 2006.〔("Farewell, centenary Beijing South Railway Station", ''People's Daily'' ) May 12, 2006〕 The new Beijing South Railway Station is the city's largest station, and is the one of the largest in Asia. It joins the main Beijing Railway Station and the Beijing West Railway Station as one of three main passenger rail hubs in the Chinese capital.〔("South station on track to impress" ''People's Daily Online'' ) July 24, 2008〕 It serves as the terminus for high-speed trains on the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail and the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, which can reach speeds up to .〔(Patil, Reshma, "Aboard the Beijing Bullet, lessons for Delhi" ''Hindustan Times'' ) Aug. 3, 2008〕 Some CRH night sleepers to and from Shanghai also depart from (or arrive at) this station. The station integrates a Beijing Subway station, bus hubs (including an airport shuttle bus), and taxi stands, into the same building, and includes a wide variety of restaurants in the station itself. ==Design and construction== The terminus occupies a 32 hectare site in Fengtai.〔()〕 The enormous oval-shaped station was designed by the British architecture firm of TFP Farrells in collaboration with the Tianjin Design Institute.〔("Beijng South Station" ''tfpfarrells.com'' ) accessed Aug. 4, 2008〕 It was built from more than 60,000 tons of steel and 490,000 cubic meters of concrete by 4,000 workers in less than three years. The glass ceiling is outfitted with 3,246 solar panels to generate electricity. The structure spreads out like a ray or trilobite and covers 320,000 square meters, more than the Beijing National Stadium's 258,000 m.〔 Its 24 platforms have the capacity to dispatch 30,000 passengers per hour or 241,920,000 a year.〔(Spring, Martin "The best china: 10 of the most spectacular new Chinese buildings" ''Building'' ) July 4, 2008.〕 The 251,000 m waiting area can accommodate 10,000 passengers. On the elevated departures concourse, there are designated waiting areas and VIP lounges (with better seating and, in the lounges, free food and snacks) for passengers travelling in CRH Business Class, and a number of restaurants and corner shops. There are also a number of ticket counters (where nationwide ticketing services are available) and an increasing number of retail stores and fast food stalls. Ticket machines are available to holders of the PRC ID card and sell tickets for trains departing from this station. 23 sets of ticket gates despatch passengers onto trains. The arrivals level is underground, with 8 arrival gates situated in the immediate vicinity of the Beijing Subway station concourse. To the sides are two taxi stands, and separated West and East parking lots for private cars (including a mezzanine level). Express entrances have been built, and are presently in use for all C trains to Tianjin, as well as some trains to Shanghai. Ticket machines and a few ticket counters are also available at the arrivals level. As with the departures level, a variety of restaurants and corner shops are also available at the arrivals level. Two floors below the arrivals level are the platforms for Lines 4 and 14, respectively, with Line 4 services available at present, and Line 14 services coming later in 2015. Reconstruction began on 10 May 2006, immediately after services ended at the old station. The station was complete for the 1 August 2008 reopening. In 2011 and 2012, new restaurants, fast food stalls, and corner shops were added. To cut queues, traditional counters at the arrival level were replaced with ticket machines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beijing South Railway Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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