Binhai railway station

Not to be confused with the station on Tianjin–Qinhuangdao high-speed railway formerly known as Binhai railway station, currently known as Binhai West railway station.

Binhai railway station (Chinese: 滨海站; pinyin: Bīnhǎi Zhàn), formerly Yujiapu railway station, is an underground railway station located in Binhai, Tianjin, People's Republic of China. It is the southern terminus of the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway and serves the Yujiapu Financial District, an area with many new skyscrapers. It is considered one of the four main rail transportation hubs for Tianjin with Tianjin, Tianjin West and Binhai West railway station.^[1] It is to be served by the Tianjin Metro lines B1 and Z4.

Binhai 滨海
Single layer steel shell structure, photo captured before renaming
General information
Location	Binhai New Area, Tianjin China
Coordinates	39°00′12″N 117°40′43″E
Operated by	Beijing Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Tianjin–Baoding intercity railway Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
Platforms	6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Architect	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Arup Group
Other information
Station code	TMIS: 10140 Telegraph: YKP Pinyin: BHA
History
Opened	2015
Services
Preceding station China Railway High-speed Following station Tanggu towards Beijing South Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway Terminus
Location

History

The station's construction started on February 27, 2009. On September 1, construction personnel from Yujiapu Station entered the site to carry out the main construction of the station building. The station's construction started on February 27, 2009. On November 18, 2013, the steel structure dome unloading work was completed at Yujiapu Station, and the main structural engineering of the station building was completed. On May 5, 2010, the construction of intermediate piles was carried out at Jiabao Station. On August 20, 2014, the installation work of the steel structure water tank and glass curtain wall prototype section was completed at Yujiapu Station, and the installation of the membrane structure was carried out. The station was completed on August 8, 2015,^[2] and it was opened to traffic on September 20, 2015.^[3] The name of station was changed from Yujiapu to Binhai on January 5, 2019.^[4] Simultaneously, another station that was previously named Binhai had its name changed to Binhai West.

Future

Binhai railway station will be the northern terminus of the Tianjin–Weifang–Yantai high-speed railway, turning the current terminus station into a through station.^[5][6]

Gallery

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  Roof structure under construction
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  Interior of Binhai railway station waiting hall
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  The station at platform level