Beijing Railway Station
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Beijing West Railway Station

Beijing West Railway Station lies near the 3rd West Ring Road. It was built in 1996, occupying an area over 510,000 square meters (126 acres). The waiting building is as high as 90 meters (98 feet). There are 9 platforms in the station in all. To convenient the passengers, the station is set with good supporting facilities, including post office, bank, restaurant, first-aid station and public phone booth.

Beijing is the starting point of many important railway lines in China, including Jingguang (Beijing – Guangzhou), Jingjiu (Beijing – Kowloon) and Jingbao (Beijing – Baotou). Now, trains to the main cities around the country start from Beijing West Railway Station every day, mainly to the cities in southern or western parts of China, covering Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xian, Chengdu, Changsha, Xiamen, Guilin, Hohhot, Jinan, Urumqi and Tibet. Passengers can even get to Haikou directly through Yuehai Railway Line (Zhanjiang – Sanya) which is the first railway line cross sea in China.

 To Hong Kong
Train to Hung Hom Station (also known as Kowloon Railway Station), Hong Kong (T97) leaves Beijing West Railway Station at 12:00 and arrives at 13:05 the next day; while for the back journey, train (T98) leaves Hung Hom Station at 15:16 and arrives at 15:41 the next day. Train runs 25 hours for the whole journey. Passengers should go through the procedure of getting off the country at Beijing West Railway Station and the procedure for getting into Hong Kong at Hung Hom Station. The ticket can be bought 60 days in advance. The train leaves every two days. 

Timetable in 2009:

Train No.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
T97	Even Days	Odd Days	Odd Days	Even Days	Even Days	Odd Days	Even Days	Even Days	Odd Days	Odd Days
T98	Odd Days	Even Days	Even Days	Odd Days	Odd Days	Even Days	Odd Days	Odd Days	Even Days	Even Days

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Tips: Over 4 persons buying the tickets in the same date, train, destination and seat can enjoy a group preferential price: 30%/40% discount for a single trip in high/low season, 40%/50% discount for a round trip in high/low season. For individual, 20% discount is available in low season for a round trip ticket.

 To Tibet 
There are T27 running from Beijing West to Lhasa (T28 from Lhasa to Beijing West). Passengers can buy ticket to Lhasa 10 days in advance and return ticket is not offered at present. And a Tourist Healthy Card is needed to be filled before getting on the train. Additionally, overseas travelers should get Tibet Travel Permit from Tibet Tourism Bureau (most of the tourist agencies can offer such a letter) before buying a ticket to Tibet. For details, please refer to Tibet Travel Essential.

 To Taiyuan
Beijing West Railway Station operates totally ten D-series (bullet) trains to Taiyuan Railway Station, which greatly shortens the time taken from Beijing to Taiyuan. It usually takes 11-13 hours, but now, the high-speed trains can take visitors there within 3.5 hours.

 Tips
 Ticket Office in West Railway Station offers tickets within 4 days for trains starting from Beijing Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station, Beijing North Railway Station and Beijing West Railway Station. 

Soft Sleeper Cabin

1. North Ticket Office is located at east side of North Square of West Railway Station. It consists of east hall and west hall. 036 (east hall) offers bilingual services special for foreigners.
2. Transfer Office is lying on -2/F, west of North 1 Arrival Opening. Passengers can buy tickets, return tickets and have transfer formalities here.
3. Ticket Office at Arrival Opening is on the second floor underground. It sells tickets for transferring trains at Beijing Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station and Beijing North Railway Station.
4. South Ticket Office is at the west side of South Square of West Railway Station.
5. Ticket Office at Waiting Room is located at the second floor, No.4, 5, 6 waiting rooms separately. They sell the remaining tickets for the day.

 Bus Routes to the West Railway Station: 9, 21, 40, 47, 50, 52, 54, 65, 67, 301, 319, 320, 373, 374, 387, 414 (north), 437, 609, 616, 661, 662, 663, 673, 702, 727, 741, 802, 823 and night buses 205, 209, 212