China Train Stations
China has over 5,500 railway stations for passengers use along its 131,000 kilometers (81,400 miles) long rail lines.
The early-built China train stations are usually located in the center of the city or town, operating non-bullet trains and some also operating a few bullet ones. The newly-built railway stations are generally located far from the city center and specialized in high speed trains, such as Beijing South, Shanghai Hongqiao, and Xi'an North; but they mostly can be reached by subway.
A train station in China usually consists of one or two squares and a terminal building, inside which ticket offices, waiting rooms, boarding gates, platforms and some affiliated facilities like toilets, hot drinking water, restaurants, and bilingual direction boards are provided.
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As most railway stations are among the local grandest buildings, they are quite easy to find, even for new comers. In cities and towns, when you see a building with large red or golden Chinese characters (the station’s name) on the top and a square out the front with a continuous stream of people, you have probably found it.
Usually, being a transportation hub of a city or town, a train station can be reached by bus, subway, taxi, and even coach.
One thing to note is that many cities and towns have more than one train station, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Double check the ticket and make sure you are going to the right one before setting out.
Facilities

A square often lies in front or at the rear part of a station, where bus stops, taxi stands, and subway and coach are distributed in and around it. Parking lots can be found on and under ground. What’s more, there are shops, restaurants, vendors, hotels and public toilets. A square also serves as an outdoor waiting room, as it is always filled with travelers before being admitted into the building.
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Outside:
• Information Board: A huge LED screen usually hangs outside, showing the timetable and status of trains. You will find the departure time and when and whether or not you can enter the building.
• Entrance & Exit: the entrance is usually central to the building. There will be conductors checking the tickets. A moving conveyor belt and a metal detection door are installed at the entrance for security check. The exit usually leads to the city's public transportation. Self-service check-in machines are installed at entrance and exit for ticket checking.
• Ticket Office: the ticket offices or booking halls can be found near the entrance. There are boards showing ticket information. Conductors seat inside windows to sell tickets. Many have self-service ticket machines, but after the real-name ticket policy has been applied, travelers can only book tickets on the machine with their second generation Chinese ID cards. E-ticket Pickup Machine is also available, which enable passengers collect their tickets that were booked online. There are also separate ticket windows for platform tickets, and these ticket windows are usually close to the entrance or exit.
• Left Luggage: The left luggage center or luggage storage hall is also near the entrance. Some provide 24-hour service. The charge is CNY 5 – 20 per day for luggage of different weights or sizes. Take Xi'an as an example, it charges CNY 5 per day for a bag not exceeding 10 kg and CNY 10 per day for a bag over 10 kg.
• Baggage check-in counters: the counters are near the entrance. If your luggage exceeds the weight or size limits, you can have your luggage consigned at the counters.
• Others: Police office, passenger service center, restaurants, and shops can also be found outside of the building.
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• LED Screens: Once inside the building you will see LED screens showing timetable and the designated waiting rooms. Look at these screens carefully to find your waiting room.
• Waiting Room: Large stations have more than one waiting room and some also have special soft sleeper, CRH waiting rooms, and mother-and-child rooms. LED boards hanging in each waiting room tell the status of a train: waiting, check-in or delay, and also the platform from which to board. A waiting room usually has several ticket wickets, where a conductor checks and punches your ticket. If there are self-service check-in machines, passengers holding blue tickets only need to insert the tickets into the machine and collect them after passing the gate. The pink ticket cannot be read by the machine. The self-service check-in machines in Beijing South, Shanghai Hongqiao and Tianjin South can also read ticket information through second generation Chinese ID card. Travelers sweep their ID cards over the machine – no paper tickets are required.
• Luggage Lockers: timed luggage lockers can be found inside the building. There are usually charged by hours and the sizes of luggage. In Beijing West, the charge for a normal-sized locker is CNY 10 for 7 hours, CNY 15 for 12 hours, CNY 25 for 24 hours, and additional CNY 10 every 12 hours after the first 24 hours; the charge for a large-sized locker is CNY 15 for 7 hours, CNY 25 for 12 hours, CNY 40 for 24 hours, and additional CNY 15 for every 12 hours after the first 24 hours.
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Passages and stairs connect the waiting rooms with platforms. Some have escalators but not all do. Platforms are numbered, so it is easy for you to find the right one. On platforms, there are stalls selling all kinds of snacks, beverages, magazines and newspapers. Clear signs are available showing the way out upon arrival, although most are in Chinese.

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Their is only one thing I think that could improve your app and that is a map that let's you know where the train station is in comparison to the city there seem to be multiple stations at many of the major cities and it would be nice to see where they are when making your booking.
I don't know how I would've made it across China without this app. Thankyou very much....More
I would like to suggest that all train station better equip with elevator for senior citizens, I am 63 years old, and need to carry my luggage going up and down from lounge and train itself, this stress me out, maybe train station management think most of their passengers are young, strong and energetic.
Looking forward government to improve this problem, aside from this, I am very satisfied with most of the things, specially your service in helping book the train ticket....More
Traveling by train in China is not difficult. The huge new HST stations are sometimes very crowded, but never chaotic to the point you don’t know where to go. The waiting rooms at the railway stations are airport like. It is easy to find your gate, as many huge electronic displays constantly show the information you need, alternating between Chinese and English. The railway track itself is never overcrowded, as automated access gates only allow passengers who will board the next train on the railway track. On a total of 12 train journeys, I never experienced any delay on the schedule. The train journeys itself are quiet and comfortable, and the reserved seats offer more than enough space around you to use a laptop. The railway personnel is friendly and helpful. I would say that using railway transportation in China is an overall good experience....More
How long does it take to get from there to the Dazu rock carvings?
i intend to travel from shijiazhuang to guilin but there are no tickets, but the tickets are available from beijing as thats the starting station of the Z5
So all i want to know is i can buy the ticket from beijing to guilin where as i wanna board the train in shijiazhuang
thank you