Tianjin Railway Station is one of the most old railway station in China. It was founded in 1886, operate in 1888. And it is a top-grade railway passenger station, which show its important and strong passenger carrying capacity. It is a large transportation hub integrating railway, subway, bus and taxi, and is an important part of Tianjin railway hub.
Tianjin is a national historical and cultural city, which has been rising since ancient times due to grain transport. After the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it became a land and water wharf for grain and silk transportation from the south to the north. The Jin Dynasty set up Zhigu Zhigu Village in Zhigu; In the Yuan Dynasty, Haijin Town was set up, which was an important military town and a grain transfer center. The city was officially built in the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1404), and it is the only city in ancient China with exact records of its founding time.
- Station name in Chinese: 天津站( tiān jīn zhàn)
- Station address:No.1 Xinwei Road, Hebei District, Tianjin City.
- Chinese address:天津市河北区新纬路1号
- Nearby transportation:bus, subway, taxi
- Station Size: 185,000 square meters, 18 lines
Tianjin Railway Station Map
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Layout of Tianjin Railway Station
The Tianjin Railway Station consist with 1 main building and two square. The station building at Tianjin Station using a large-span steel mesh structure for the roof and featuring a new type of stone and glass curtain wall for exterior decoration. The station includes the north station building of the Beijing-Tianjin intercity railway, an elevated waiting room, an underground entrance hall, platform rain canopies without columns, high platforms, passenger subways on the east and west sides, east-west baggage passages, and an existing south station building, with a total building area of 185,000 square meters. The north station building covers an area of 71,000 square meters, the south station building covers 33,000 square meters, and the elevated waiting room covers 22,000 square meters, with a capacity for 6,000 people waiting at the same time. The rain canopies without columns cover all the platforms, with a total area of 80,850 square meters and spanning a total of 5 directions north-south.
Integrated Layout
- F1: station hall, security checks, inquiry desk, waiting are, ticket inspection gate, platform, ticket office, restaurants, service area, automatic ticket vending machine, luggage storage room.
- F2: inquiry desk, nursing room, VIP room, restaurants, 7-11 store, food street, ticket inspection gate, central waiting area and elevated road.
- B1: waiting area, ticket inspection gate, automatic ticket vending machine, ticket office and store. The east and west passenger exits are located on the east and west sides of the underground entrance hall.
Popular Railway Routes from Tianjin Railway Station
- Tianjin-Beijing Railway:There are around 250 trains runs between these two cities daily! The whole journey will takes only 30mins by high-speed train. Ticket price is around 50RMB for 2nd class seat.
- Tianjin-Shanghai Railway: Most high speed train are running from Tianjin Xi station. There is only 1 high-speed train and 7 normal-speed train run from Tianjin Railway Station to Shanghai Nan or Shanghai Hongqiao station. The whole journey will takes about 6 hours and by high-speed train on average and about 16 hours by normal-speed train on average.Ticket price for 2nd class seat on high speed train is 541RMB.
- Tianjin-Qingdao Railway: There is only 1 high-speed train and 4 normal-speed train run from Tianjin Railway Station to Qingdao Bei station. The whole journey will takes about 4.5 hours and by high-speed train on average and about 10 hours by normal-speed train.Ticket price for 2nd class seat on high speed train is 268RMB.
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Transportation from Tianjin Railway Station
Bus
Tianjin Station Haihe Square (East): No.35, No.92, No.185, No.621, No.635, No.639, No.666, No.676, No.806, No.827, No.828, No.836, No.845, No.868, No.905, Sightseeing No.3
Tianjin Station Haihe Square (West):: No.35, No.35(intermediate), No.92, No.185, No.621, No.635, No.639, No.676, No.806, No.827, No.828, No.836, No.845, No.868, No.905, Sightseeing No.3
Subway
Subway Line 2:: 6:00-22:55(towards Binhai International Airport Station ), 6:00-22:56( towards Caozhuang Station)
Subway Line 3:: 6:00-22:39(towards Xiaoding Station), 6:00-22:55( towards South Station)
Subway Line 9:: 6:00-22:30 ( towards Donghai Road Station)
Taxi
From the ground floor, passengers can reach the taxi waiting area directly through the sinking square.
Transfer Plan
Transfer inside the Station: It takes 30 minutes. If you want to make a tranfer plan please note the transfer time.
| From | To | Transportation | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tianjin Railway Station |
Tianjin South Railway Station |
Subway line 3 |
45 min |
4 CNY |
Taxi |
53 mins-1 h 3min |
73-90 CNY |
||
Tianjin West Railway Station |
Subway line 2-Subway line1 |
25 min |
3 CNY |
|
Taxi |
24 min |
23-30 CNY |
||
Binhai International Airport |
Subway line 3-Subway line2 |
40 min |
3 CNY |
|
Taxi |
26-30 min |
52-65 CNY |
Booking Your Train Tickets
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Further reading:
Hong Kong – Shenzhen/Futian High-Speed Trains
China High-Speed Train/Rail Guide
How to Buy China Train Tickets
