Binhai West railway station

Binhaixi 滨海西
station photo captured before renaming
General information
Location	Binhai New Area, Tianjin China
Coordinates	39°04′50″N 117°36′42″E
Operated by	Beijing Railway Bureau China Railway Corporation
Line(s)	Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway
Platforms	8
Other information
Station code	TMIS code: 10354 Telegraph code: FHP Pinyin code: BHX
History
Opened	1 December 2013

Binhai railway station Platform

Binhaixi (Binhai West) railway station (Chinese: 滨海西站; pinyin: Bīnhǎixī Zhàn), formerly known as Binhai railway station, is a railway station on the Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway and is the largest located within the Binhai New Area, Tianjin, China. It is one of four major rail hubs in Tianjin, with Tianjin, Tianjin West and Binhai railway stations. The name of station has renamed from Binhai to Binhai West in 5 January 2019.

The station was opened on 1 December 2013 alone with the Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway. It will be served by the Tianjin Metro's future Z2, B2 and B3 lines.

Location

This station is located on Haichuan Lu(Road), Binhai, Tianjin. It serves as the major long-distance high-speed railway station for the Binhai New Area. It is located 12 km from the central business district of Binhai, adjacent to the south of the Tianjin Economic and Technology Development Area (TEDA).

Station Structure

Binhai Railway Station features 2 island and 2 side platforms, serving 8 high-speed rail tracks. Future expansion has been allowed for with extra space for new platforms and tracks north of the existing lines. The building covers an area of 80,000 square metres. The Waiting Hall is situated above the tracks has a designed peak capacity of 2,500 people. Platforms and the station entrances are at ground level. Basement levels contain the Arrivals Hall and parking for 990 private cars. A long distance bus station of 20,000 square metres is attached to the station complex.