Nanjing North railway station (opened 1914)

Nanjing North railway station (Chinese: 南京北站) is a railway station in Nanjing's Pukou District which was built in 1914. Located near the northern shore of the Yangtze River, it was a busy station because people had to get off the train and cross Yangtze River by ferry, and to resume their journey from the Nanjing West railway station on the southern bank of the river.

Nanjing North railway station

History

The station opened in 1914 and was called Pukou railway station. It was a terminus, from which a ferry took passengers to Nanjing. After the completion of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in October 1968, the ferry service was discontinued and trhe station closed. Passenger services resumed in May 1985, but were discontinued again in October 2004. At some point the station was also renamed Nanjing North.[1] The adjacent freight yard and docks remain in operation.[2]

See also

References
  1. "百年南京浦口火车站遭废弃，系朱自清《背影》发生地_文化课_澎湃新闻-The Paper". www.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  2. 财经头条. "百年货场变中欧班列始发地 迎来发展新机遇" Check |url= value (help). http. Retrieved 2020-12-11.

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