Hanghou West Railway Station
Hangzhou West Railway Station, located in Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, is a Railway Station under the jurisdiction of China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group Co., LTD. It is also an intermediate Station of the Hefei-Hangzhou High-speed Railway, Hangzhou-Wenzhou High-speed Railway and a supporting traffic support project for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
- Name in Chinese: 杭州西站
- Hangzhou West Railway Station Address: Cangqian Street, Yuhang District, Hangzhou
- Address in Chinese: 杭州市余杭区仓前街道
- Station Size: 11 platforms, 20 lines
- Nearby transportation: buses, taxis, subways
- E-ticket Service: yes
- Station Telephone: 0571-12306
The construction of Hangzhou West Railway Station starts on Sept 17, 2019. In addition to welcoming the Asian Games and assuming the traffic function of Hangzhou's comprehensive gateway hub. Hangzhou West Railway Station will also become an urban space with both Jiangnan temperament and a sense of future, showing the local culture and urban spirit of Hangzhou to the world, and creating a unique urban memory of Hangzhou West Railway Station for passengers and citizens. The total construction area is about 510,000 square meters, equivalent to about 70 standard soccer fields. The station scale was 11 platforms and 20 lines. And Hangzhou West Railway Station was put into operation on Sept. 22, 2022.
Popular Trains from Hangzhou West Railway Station
- Hangzhou West to Nanjing About 5 high-speed trains run from Hangzhou West Railway Station to Nanjing South Railway Station each day. The journey takes about 1.5 hours and costs 119 yuan per second-class ticket.
- Hangzhou West to Hefei: There are 8 high-speed trains run from Hangzhou West Railway Station to Hefei South Railway Station each day. The journey takes about 2.5 hours and costs 179 yuan per second-class seat ticket.
- Hangzhou West to Changsha: There are two high-speed trains from Hangzhou West Railway Station to Changsha South Railway Station. The journey takes about 6 hours and costs 479.5 yuan per second-class ticket.
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The Layout of Hangzhou West Railway Station
Hangzhou West Railway Station has a total of 9 floors, and there are 4 underground floors. There are three underground floors, two underground floors, and part of the first floor for the subway station.
There are 5 floors above ground, and the first floor is the urban corridor floor, which mainly functions as the railway exit hall, urban corridor, cloud valley, bus, long-distance, taxi and private car parking lot, etc.
The Highlights of Hangzhou West Railway Station
1.The Important Transpiration Hub
After the completion and operation of Hangzhou West Railway Station, it will light up the railway traffic network in west Zhejiang and North Zhejiang, and become the third largest transportation hub in Hangzhou besides Hangzhou East Railway Station and Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport. It is of great significance to improve the comprehensive transportation level in west Hangzhou and facilitate the railway travel of residents in west Hangzhou.
By then, passengers can directly to Nanjing and Hefei; To the south, it can connect with Hangzhou-Huangshan, Hangzhou-Wenzhou high-speed railways, running through 7 5A scenic spots and more than 50 4A scenic spotsit will run through seven 5A scenic spots and more than fifty 4A scenic spots, forming a world-class golden tourism line. It is of great significance for Zhejiang to build a provincial one-hour traffic circle and promote connectivity in the Yangtze River Delta region.
2.The Human-oriented Railway Station
The four corners of the waiting floor are open-ended ticket hall, toilet and other service function places, and a large screen prominently displays the real-time information of the train.
In the central area of the waiting hall, the key passenger waiting area and children's entertainment area are set up. Children's entertainment area adopts a lively candy color as the main color, with small desks, small benches, building blocks, slides, ocean balls and other toys and facilities, so that children's experience is no longer boring when waiting for the train.
Humanized facilities are common in the waiting hall. Some seats are also installed with USB charging ports for passengers to rest and entertain. Hangzhou West Railway Station has also set up a waiting room for mothers and babies, with facilities such as cribs, diaper tables and wash hands. The innermost part is a lactation room. The toilet also has a special makeup area and a vanity mirror with LED lights.
3.The Modern Design and Layout
Hangzhou West Railway Station takes "Cloud City" as the whole design concept, and has created space facilities such as "Cloud Valley", "Cloud Road" and "Cloud Hall". In other words, the complex traffic organization between the station and the city is solved through "Cloud Valley", the rapid station entry system is realized through "Cloud Road", and the functions of the station and the city are integrated through "Cloud Hall" to create a modern Jiangnan urban settlement atmosphere. It forms a unified and distinct overall shape, which echoes the unique landscape pattern of Hangzhou and symbolizes the spirit of science and technology in the west Science and Innovation Corridor. From the escalator of the landing platform, the unique lighting system enables everyone who enters the "cloud Hall" for the first time to feel the soft scene pervading the whole space. By dividing the lighting facilities, the white space achieves the cooperation between artificial light and natural light, which brings passengers a comfortable lighting experience like being in the cloud, and also greatly reduces the power consumption in the station.
Hangzhou Climate
Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, is located in the southeast coast of China, the north of Zhejiang Province, the lower reaches of the Qiantang River, and the southern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Hangzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River Delta and the Qiantang River basin, with complex and diverse topography.
It is located in the subtropical monsoon region, belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 17.8℃, the average relative humidity is 70.3%, the annual precipitation is 1454 mm, and the annual sunshine duration is 1765 hours. The summer climate is hot and humid, and it is one of the new four furnaces in China. On the contrary, winter is cold and dry. Spring and autumn have pleasant weather and are the golden seasons for sightseeing.
Getting to Other Train Stations in Hangzhou
Hangzhou East Railway Station
By Subway: Subway Line No. 9
Take subway no.9 at Hangzhou West Station, and get off at Hangzhou East Station.
The duration is about 29 minutes and costs 7 yuan.
By Taxi: The duration is about 44 minutes and costs 48 yuan.
Hangzhou Railway Station
By Subway: Subway Line No. 19 → Subway Line No. 1
1.Take subway no.19 at Hangzhou West Railway Station, and get off at West Lake Square Station.
2.Take subway no.1 at West Lake Square Station, and get off at Chengzhan Station. The duration is about 40 minutes and costs 6 yuan.
The duration is about 40 minutes and costs 6 yuan.
By Taxi: The duration is about 46 minutes and costs 48 yuan.
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
By Subway: Subway Line No. 19
Take subway no.19 at Hangzhou West Station, and get off at Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Station.
The duration is about 1 hour and costs 10 yuan.
By Taxi:The duration is about 1 hour 10 minutes and costs 55 yuan.
Booking Your Train Tickets to Hangzhou West Railway Station
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Further reading:
Hong Kong – Shenzhen/Futian High-Speed Trains
China High-Speed Train/Rail Guide
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