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{{Short description|Railway station in Lingbao City, China}}
The '''Lingbao West railway station''' ({{zh|s=灵宝西站}}) is a railway station of [[Zhengxi Passenger Railway]] located in [[Lingbao City]], [[Henan]], [[China]].<ref name="Geogv">{{cite web |title=Lingbao West Station page |url=http://cnrail.geogv.org/enus/station/8500321 |website=Geogv.org |accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref> The station was among the eight new passenger stations and one passing stations commissioned for the [[Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor#segments|Zhengzhou‒Xi’an Railway project]].<ref name="adbreport">{{cite web |title=Completion Report Zhengzhou‒Xi’an Railway Project 37487-013 |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/37487/37487-013-pcr-en.pdf |publisher=ADB |accessdate=8 August 2020}}</ref> Construction for this project reportedly commenced on 25 September 2005.<ref name="adbreport"/> Trial operations reportedly started on 28 December 2009, and commencement of commercial operations on 6 February 2010.<ref name="adbreport"/>

The station building has received criticism for its appearance. It has been listed by Hong Kong–based English language news media publishing group [[Asia Times]] as an “''undisputed eyesore''“.<ref>{{cite web |title=China’s ugliest train stations: eyesores sprout at full speed |url=https://asiatimes.com/2018/08/chinas-ugliest-train-stations-eyesores-sprout-at-full-speed/ |publisher=Asia Times |accessdate=8 August 2020 |date=21 August 2018}}</ref>

The station is serviced by the [[G-series trains|G-train]] on the [[Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor#segments|Xuzhou–Lanzhou High-Speed Railway]].<ref name= "Geogv"/> Departing from [[Xuzhou]] to [[Lanzhou]], it is preceded by the station of [[Sanmenxia South railway station|Sanmenxia South]], and followed by the [[Huashan North railway station|Huashan North]] station.<ref name= "Geogv"/>

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[[Category:Railway stations in Henan]]
[[Category:Railway stations in China opened in 2010]]

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