Changsha South railway station


Changsha South railway station is a metro station and a railway station of Wuguang Passenger Railway and Hukun Passenger Railway. The station is located in Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is a hub and the connecting point of Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway and the proposed Xiamen-Changsha-Chongqing High-Speed Railway. The station, located in Lituo Street, Yuhua District, was opened Dec 26, 2009. The designer of the station building is from the 3rd department of Central South Architectural Design Institute, INC. The roof features the waves and ripples of water. It has a total construction area of 273,000 square meters and the depot area is 137,000 square meters. It is a transportation center of high-speed railroads, metro lines 2&4, buses, maglev and coaches, which seamlessly connect downtown, Huanghua International Airport and nearby cities.

History

The station opened on December 26, 2009.
When the station was first open, the surrounded area—which is away from Changsha's city center—was mostly industrial. Since then, however, high-rise residential and office development has taken place around the station. The passenger volume has also increased greatly.

Rail services

China Railway

Changsha Metro

and Line 4 of Channgsha Metro connects Changsha South Railway Station with the city.
For Line 2, Changsha South Railway Station is the second station from the east.
All other stops are in the west and the terminal is Wangchengpo to which the ride takes about 40 minutes.
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Layout

Changsha Maglev

The medium-low speed Changsha Maglev between Changsha South Railway Station and Changsha Huanghua International Airport started services from 2016 on. The Maglev line is 18.5 km long and trains run at a speed of 120 km/h to finish the journey in just over ten minutes.

Local transport

City Bus

Many buses serve Changsha South Railway Station:
The tickets for all buses cost about ￥2. Check the timetables and routes at the bus terminal.

Taxi

The distance to city center is approximately 10 kilometers and the charging standards are as following.
The service is to Changsha Huanghua International Airport. It takes about half an hour.