Taiyuan Railway Station
Taiyuan Railway Station is about 5.3 miles (8.5 kilometers) to South Railway Station, 12 miles (20 kilometers) to Wusu International Airport, 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) to Liuxiang Pedestrian Street (city center) and 3 miles (5 kilometers) to the Twin Pagoda Temple. Opening in 1907, the station is a principal station, which functions as the transportation hub for the railway lines of Datong-Puzhou, Shijiazhaung-Taiyuan, Taiyuan-Jiaozuo, Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan), Beijing-Yuanping, and Jiexiu-Xiaoyi.
Address: East end of Yingze Street in Yingze District
In front of the building, there is a big square, with bus stops in its front and northwest, taxi stand at its front, and parking lots at its northwest. Surrounding the square, there is a post office, banks, hotels, and restaurants for passengers’ convenience.
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Schedule to Major Stations

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)
To | Trains | Duration | Ticket Fare (CNY) |
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Soft/ Hard Sleeper | |||
Beijing | Z22, T42, T176, K1116... 11 departures from 04:07 to 22:21 | 4h33m - 9h55m | CNY 204/ 136 USD 28/ 19 |
Shanghai | K374, Z198, Z270 from 17:47 to 20:29 | 14h4m - 20h59m | CNY 497.5/ 325.5 USD 69/ 45 |
Pingyao | K609, K865, K603... 9 departures from 07:40 to 23:10 | 1h12m - 1h46m | CNY 98.5/ 69.5 USD 14/ 10 |
Xi'an | K1573, K2095, K545... 7 departures from 09:29 to 23:58 | 7h34m - 10h30m | CNY 253/ 169 USD 35/ 23 |
Datong | K372, K7808, K732, K892... 5 departures from 12:41 to 18:18 | 3h58m - 5h39m | CNY 141.5/ 97.5 USD 20/ 14 |
Guangzhou | K730, K237 at 20:53 and 23:10 | 32h7m - 34h10m | CNY 780.5/ 477.5 USD 108/ 66 |
Changsha | K2095, K237 from 19:01 to 23:10 | 25h59m - 27h37m | CNY 582/ 377 USD 81/ 52 |
Chengdu | K545, T7 at 20:56 and 22:08 | 22h49m - 25h25m | CNY 566/ 367 USD 79/ 51 |
Lhasa | Z21 at 00:26 | 35h16m | CNY 1,084/ 699 USD 151/ 97 |

See Detailed: Taiyuan Train Schedule
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Transportation



From/ To | Time (minutes) | Cost (CNY) |
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Wusu International Airport | 30 | 60 |
South Railway Station | 18 | 25 |
Liuxiang Pedestrian Street (city center) | 10 | 10 |
How to get to other sites from the railway station:

1) Take bus 11 or 861 to get there directly.
2) Take train 4611 (07:24), K7807 (12:17), K1365 (13:36), K961 (13:57), K7833 (15:11), or 4643(17:28) to get there directly. Duration is about 10 minutes and ticket fare for a hard seat is CNY2 or 8.

1) Bus 201 can take passengers there directly. It is available from 06:00 to 20:00. Duration is about 45 minutes and ticket fare is CNY2.
2) One can also take the airport shuttle bus line 1 to get there. The bus departs hourly from 06:00 to 09:00 and every 30 minutes from 09:30 to 20:30. Ticket fare is CNY16 and duration is about 30 minutes. The departure location is at Zhongcheng Hotel opposite the railway terminal.



- Last updated on Aug. 08, 2025 by Grace Yang -