Taiyuan South Railway Station

Taiyuan South Railway Station is about 5.3 miles (8.5 kilometers) to Taiyuan Railway Station, 4.3 miles (7 kilometers) to Wusu International Airport, 6.8 miles (11 kilometers) to Liuxiang Pedestrian Street in city center and 5.6 miles (9 kilometers) to Twin Pagoda Temple.

Address: At the east end of Jinyang Street of Xiaodian District

As a major station along Datong-Taiyuan-Xian High Speed Railway, it mainly operates high speed trains to/from Xian, Beijing, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, and Guangzhou and a few non-bullet trains to/from Beijing, and Lanzhou, etc.

Taiyuan South Railway Station

Waiting Hall

The station mainly consists of a terminal building and two squares:

The terminal building has two floors above ground and one underground, connected by escalators, elevators, and stairs. Inside it, there are many bilingual direction boards in English and Chinese.
 2F: waiting areas, including special areas for business class passengers, group passengers, mothers and children, and the disabled passengers; servicing areas including information desks, restaurants, bank, shops, toilets, and hot drink water; ticket barriers; left luggage office (at the west end of the floor)…
 1 F: platforms, exits and entrances, security checks, ticket hall…
 -1F: arrival hall, ticket office (close to west exit), taxi stands, bus stops, parking lots, toilets, exits…

Apart from the terminal building, the station has two squares: the west square and the east square. They function as the assembly areas for the passengers where buses and taxis are available. 
  
 Major Rail Lines from Taiyuan to:  (Last Update on Apr 28, 2026)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing West	G614 at 15:31	2h37m	CNY 341/ 214 USD 50/ 32
Xian North	D2537, D2501, G3139, D2505... 47 departures from 06:25 to 20:37	2h44m - 3h56m	CNY 285/ 177 USD 42/ 26
Pingyao Ancient Town	D5313, D5335, D2507, D5301... 26 departures from 06:59 to 20:59	31m - 48m	CNY 46/ 28 USD 7/ 4
Yuncheng North	D2537, D9211, D2501, D5313... 52 departures from 06:25 to 20:59	1h40m - 2h42m	CNY 176/ 110 USD 26/ 16
Wuhan	G3845, G407, G695, G515... 5 departures from 08:33 to 17:45	4h23m - 6h17m	CNY 735/ 459 USD 109/ 68
Zhengzhou East	G3127, G1958, G3131, G3135... 14 departures from 07:04 to 18:58	2h48m - 4h3m	CNY 292/ 182 USD 43/ 27
Shijiazhuang	G602, G604, G2602, G792... 43 departures from 06:40 to 19:42	1h21m - 1h58m	CNY 92/ 57 USD 14/ 8
Shenyang North	G2602 at 07:43	7h30m	CNY 724.5/ 452.5 USD 107/ 67

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
See Detailed: Taiyuan Train Schedule 
 

Ticket Office

West Exit

 How to reach South Railway Station:
 By Metro: Line 1 - take off at Taiyuan South Station
 By Bus: 11, 51, 501, 502, 807, 813, 824, 849, 861, 868
 By Taxi:

From/ To	Duration (minute)	Cost (CNY)
Taiyuan Railway Station	18	25
Wusu International Airport	25	20
Liuxiang Pedestrian Street	25	30

Note: The above fare and duration are for reference only. They may be different due to traffic lights and jams.

 How to get to other sites from the railway station:
 To Railway Station:
1) Take the Metro Line 1 and get off at Taiyuanzhan Dongguangchang Station, which is the Taiyuan Train Station.
2）Bus 11, 201 or 861 can take passengers there directly;
3) Passengers can take trains K2504 (08:28/08:42), 2672 (08:59/09:12), K2502 (09:38/09:52), 4644 (10:19/10:33), K7808 (14:17/14:28), and K962 (16:50/17:03) to get there. It takes only about 10 minutes and CNY8 or CNY2 for a hard seat.

 To Airport: Metro Line 1 only takes about 15 minutes to reach the airport terminal. Alternatively, passengers can take bus 201 to get there directly.

 To Liuxiang Pedestrian Street: Metro Line 1 connects it to the South Train Station. Or you can take bus 51 to Kaihuasi Street, then walk west for about 170 yards.

 To Twin Pagoda Temple: Passengers are advised to take the metro line 1 and get off at Shuangta, which is Twin Pagoda Temple. Take bus 11 or 813 to Taiyun Road East Wucheng Street Cross, get off and then change to 55 to the temple.

 To Jinci Temple: Bus 79 can take you there directly.