Dalian North Railway Station

Dalian North Railway Station is about 12 miles (20km) from the city proper and 9 miles (15km) from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport. Bullet trains from Dalian to Beijing, Harbin, Jilin, Shenyang, Changchun, Jinan, Tongliao and  Shanghai use this station. Apart from these trains, one fast trains to Tongliao can be boarded here. In the near future, the bullet trains for Mudanjiang will also use this station.

Address: Between South of Guanling Road and Huabei Road, Ganjingzi District

The station has similar layouts to Dalian Railway Station, north and south squares and a three-storey station building, two storeys on the ground and one storey underground. Two squares, linked by a passage, serve as parking lots for public buses and taxis. The station building, containing five entrances north and south to enter the Waiting Hall, has Arrival Level on B1 Floor, Platform Level on 1F and Waiting Hall on 2F. Passengers can enter the station building from any entrance, while taxis can reach the north entrance on Platform Level or the south entrance on 2F for entering the Waiting Hall.

Four Ticket Offices, containing 40 ticket windows and 50 self-service ticket machines, are located in the station building. There are two on the north, B1 Office on B1 Floor, B2 on 1F, and two on the south, A1 on 1F, A2 on 2F. Big screens are equipped to show the train schedule and remaining tickets information. Each ticket office has a ticket window for the disabled. ATMs are available inside A2 Office.

Waiting Hall

Luyushuang Service Counter (吕玉霜服务台), providing inquiry service, is in the center of the waiting hall. It also provides daily used items such as scissors, paper, pens, City Map, transportation guide for free. On the two sides of the service counter are the first-class passengers’ waiting areas, equipped with sofas. The rest areas are for second-class passengers. 18 ticket gates with 82 self-service check-in machines are on the east and west sides. Each train uses two ticket gates. For passengers’ convenience, those have seats in Carriage 1 to 4 are suggested to check-in in the east gate, while those are in Carriage 6 to 8 use the west gate. The broadcast inside the waiting hall reminds the train number and where to check-in, so it is suggested to pay attention on the broadcast carefully. Four Drinking Water Places and four washrooms are available in the waiting hall. On the northeast of the hall, there is a left luggage service.

The interlayer in the waiting hall is a commercial area where passengers can find KFC, Pizza-hut, Dashang Supermarket, Cafes, etc. Elevators and escalators are equipped between two floors. 

  This station mainly operates bullet trains to/from major domestic cities including Beijing, Shenyang, Shanghai, Harbin, Jilin, Changchun, and Jinan.

 Major Rail Lines from Dalian to

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing	G3621, G3625, G971, G3629... 10 departures from 06:20 to 18:10	3h38m - 5h36m	CNY 665/ 416 USD 92/ 58
Shenyang	G8041, G701, G8001... 68 departures from 05:48 to 20:55	1h27m - 4h37m	CNY 137/ 86 USD 19/ 12
Harbin West	G701, G771, G703, G721... 17 departures from 05:55 to 20:11	3h36m - 4h40m	CNY 645.5/ 403.5 USD 90/ 56
Jilin	G8039, G8125, G8007, G8009... 10 departures from 07:09 to 16:12	4h2m - 4h57m	CNY 550.5/ 344 USD 76/ 48
Changchun	G701, G8001, G771, G703... 31 departures from 05:55 to 19:00	2h38m - 4h14m	CNY 487.5/ 304.5 USD 68/ 42
Jinan West	G1251, G389 at 08:49 and 15:07	6h12m - 6h28m	CNY 821/ 494.5 USD 114/ 69
Dandong	D7741, C537, D7737, C539... 9 departures from 06:19 to 18:06	1h56m - 3h10m	CNY 129/ 98 USD 18/ 14
Xi'an North	G1293 at 10:09	10h50m	CNY 1,402.5/ 871 USD 195/ 121

  The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

 See detailed Dalian Train Schedule 
 

 By Bus
To/From North Square
Bus Line 1, 8, 518, 909, Dalian North Railway Station – Fujiaxincheng Line, Lugang wuliu – Xinxing lucheng
To/From South Square
Dalian Bay – Jiefang Road Line, Dalian Railway Station – Development Zone Line

 By Subway
Take subway line 3 to Houyan Station and interchange to a taxi to the north station. The taxi fare is around CNY10 to 15. If one wants to take a bus from Houyan Station to the north station, they can take bus Fujiaxincheng – Daliabeizhan Line from Fast Track Houyan Station Bus Stop to its terminal at north square of north station. The public bus takes around 40 to 50 minutes with fare around CNY1.

 By Taxi
The taxi fare is not very expensive from the city proper to the north station and it is around CNY30 to 35 from Renmin Square and the Bayi Road area.

 Transfer between the railway station and the north station
Take Dalian Railway Station – Development Zone Line to its 14th stop at North Railway Station or take bus line 909 to transfer between two stations directly. Or take local subway line 3 to Houyan Station and then a taxi to north station. The Railway Station can be used as an interchanging station for travelers from the other places of city proper area to the north station.

 Transfer between the airport and the station
Free shuttle buses are in service between Ticket Office B1 of the north station and No. 3 Gate of Arrival Hall of the airport. Those who have high speed train tickets or flight tickets can use them. Buses leave north station at 10:30, 14:00 and 17:00, while they depart from airport at 09:00, 12:00 and 15:30. Or one can take a taxi directly with operating time around 20 to 30 minutes and fare around CNY30 to 35.

 Transfer between the north station and the Passengers Port
If one wants to take a ferry from Dalian to Yanta, Weihai, Tianjin and some nearby islands, one can take the Railway Station – Development Zone Line from the North Station to the Railway Station and change to bus Line 13 to its 5th stop at Matou Bus Stop to walk to Passengers Port.