Tianjin Railway Station

Tianjin Railway Station, namely East Railway Station, is only about 2 miles (3 km) away from the Binjiang Avenue in city center, and about 4 miles (6.5 km) from West Railway Station. Located at the boundary of Heping, Hedong, and Hebei Districts, it is the primary and a busy station in the city.

Address: No.1, Xinwei Road, Hebei District
 Tianjin Railway Station was first built in 1886, and rebuilt twice respectively in 1988 and 2007. It was reopened on August 1, 2008, accompanied by the operation of Beijing-Tianjin Intercity High Speed Railway. There are over 80 pairs of high speed trains running between these two cities. The duration is only about 30 minutes to 1.5 hours. It also offers train service to and from many other cities all over China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Nanjing, etc.

Tianjin Railway Station

Major Rail Lines from this station to:

High Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Sep 15, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing	D26, C2602, C2604, C2606... 189 departures from 03:41 to 22:42	0h30m - 1h40m	CNY 85/ 35 USD 12/ 5
Xi'an North	G1704, G1701, G1713, G1281... 6 departures from 08:57 to 16:05	5h43m - 6h33m	CNY 832/ 521 USD 117/ 73
Hangzhou East	G441, G177, G169, G448... 9 departures from 06:46 to 16:05	5h7m - 6h53m	CNY 931/ 569 USD 131/ 80
Nanjing South	G101, G441, G171, G1... 32 departures from 06:46 to 18:33	2h51m - 4h56m	CNY 665/ 395 USD 94/ 56
Chengdu East	G1704, G1701, G1281 from 08:57 to 11:39	10h1m - 10h36m	CNY 1,253/ 784 USD 176/ 110
Changsha	G305, G292, G293, G1218... 6 departures from 11:05 to 14:25	7h11m - 8h7m	CNY 1,051.5/ 656.5 USD 148/ 92
Changchun West	G373, G1193, G2633... 25 departures from 07:13 to 16:45	5h3m - 6h43m	CNY 617.5/ 379.5 USD 87/ 53
Shenyang North	G373, G1193, G2633... 33 departures from 07:13 to 16:45	3h42m - 5h21m	CNY 398.5/ 242.5 USD 56/ 34
Harbin West	G373, G1193, G2633... 18 departures from 07:13 to 16:45	6h2m - 7h53m	CNY 790.5/ 487.5 USD 111/ 69

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
Normal Speed Train Timetable
(Last Update on Sep 15, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing	K342, K2550, T110, K1276... 17 departures from 03:59 to 22:22	1h10m - 2h52m	CNY 72.5 USD 10
Shanghai	Z171, Z515, K187, K335... 12 departures from 01:17 to 23:21	11h55m - 17h29m	CNY 436.5/ 279.5 USD 61/ 39
Guangzhou Baiyun	Z384, T368, Z238, T122... 6 departures from 02:56 to 12:29	24h00m - 27h2m	CNY 456 USD 64
Shenzhen East	Z188, Z308, K1622 from 03:09 to 22:16	24h13m - 31h44m	CNY 717.5/ 464.5 USD 101/ 65
Xi'an	K1572, K128, K388, T58... 6 departures from 01:53 to 19:29	14h55m - 19h32m	CNY 440.5/ 288.5 USD 62/ 41
Hangzhou	K347, K551, K335, Z175... 8 departures from 05:50 to 20:40	13h56m - 24h33m	CNY 325.5 USD 46
Suzhou	Z171, Z515, K187, K335... 11 departures from 01:17 to 23:21	10h43m - 16h5m	CNY 409.5/ 261.5 USD 58/ 37
Nanjing	Z365, Z171, Z515, K187... 15 departures from 00:55 to 23:21	8h42m - 14h1m	CNY 348.5/ 222.5 USD 49/ 31
Kunming	Z328 at 19:53	38h57m	CNY 887/ 575 USD 125/ 81
Chengdu West	K388, K257 at 02:50 and 16:12	29h18m - 36h46m	CNY 467 USD 66
Chongqing North	K1062 at 08:31	30h4m	CNY 684/ 444 USD 96/ 63
Xiamen North	Z102, K976 at 01:05 and 13:04	21h33m - 31h48m	CNY 444 USD 63
Lanzhou	K980 at 12:50	27h42m	CNY 361 USD 51
Changchun	K4119, K341, Z383, K1451... 31 departures from 00:05 to 21:31	8h57m - 18h44m	CNY 363.5/ 237.5 USD 51/ 33
Shenyang	K4119, K341, Z383, K1451... 43 departures from 00:05 to 21:46	5h50m - 11h32m	CNY 174 USD 25
Harbin	K4119, K341... 30 departures from 00:05 to 21:31	10h25m - 19h23m	CNY 427.5/ 279.5 USD 60/ 39
Wenzhou	K347, K551 at 05:50 and 06:00	29h8m - 29h57m	CNY 388 USD 55

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
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 Tianjin Train Station consists of the station building, South Square and North Square.

Station Building
There are two main entrances, one in the north side and one in the south side.

 Enter from North Side:
On 1F, there is North Entrance No. 1 and No.2, Exits. Go upstairs by stair, escalate or lift, passengers can reach the waiting hall on 2F. The ticket office, however, is set up on -1F in the transfer hall near the subway ticket center.

 Enter from South Side:
Facing the south terminal, ticket office is on the left hand. Entering through the south entrance, passengers can found left luggage office and drinking water booth in the lobby. Go upstairs to the 2F, passengers can find the waiting area and ticket checking gate by the information on the LED screens.

 Underground Transport Plaza
The transport plaza under the terminal building has 4 levels. The B1 is mainly for public traffic and ticketing. It has the underground entrance hall, the exit passages, railway ticket office, fast food restaurants, taxi waiting area, and parking lot. The B2 has the waiting hall for subway line 2, line 3, and line 9. They are the platforms for subway lines 2 and 9 on B3. On B4, it is the platform for subway line 3.

South Square
South Square, also called Front Square, faces the Haihe River. There is a luggage consignment office on the square, right in the west of the south terminal. Bus stations set up on the South Square serve buses including: No. 176, 185, 35, 621, 635, 651, 676, 806, 827, 828, 868, 905, 96 and Tourist Line 3.

North Square
It is also named Back Sqaure by local people. The subway entrances of line 2, line 3 and line 9 are set up on North Square. Taking the subway, travelers can easily reach places in different directions. For example: travelers can transfer to subway line 2 to reach the Airport Economic Zone or Caozhuang at Xiqing District. If you want to go to Huayuan Hi-Tech Industrial Zone or Xiaodian at Beichen District, you can take subway line 3. Well, subway line 9 can take you to Donghai Road for transfer to Tanggu,  Binhai area as well as Tianjin cruise port.

City bus service can also be found on North Square. Travelers can take bus No. 528, 640, 676, 681, 803, 813 or 96 there.

Also, there is a long-distance bus center, Tongsha Central Long-distance bus center on North Square. Buses to Beijing, Capital Airport, Chengde, Langfang, etc. are in service. 

Waiting Hall

Platform

 To Ancient Cultural Street:
Travelers can take subway line 2 to Dongnanjiao, use D exit and walk about 860 meters (941 yards) to get there. Travelers can also take bus No. 635/827/806 from Haihe Square bus stop to Shengli Road stop and walk about 640 meters (700 yards) to get there. Taking a taxi would cost about CNY10 and take about 10 minutes.

 To West Railway Station:
Passengers can take subway line 2 to Xinanjiao and then change to line 1 to West Station directly. The duration is about 30 minutes. By taxi, the duration would be around 15 to 20 minutes and cost is around CNY20.

 To Binhai International Airport:
Travelers can take subway line 2 to the airport directly. The duration would be around 30 to 40 minutes. 

 To South Railway Station
Travelers can take metro line 3 to the South Station.

To Cruise Port:
Travelers can take subway line 9 to Citizen Square and then take bus No. 513 to get there. The duration would be around 2.5 hours. A direct taxi ride from Tianjin train station would cost around CNY200 and takes about 1.5 hours.
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  Ticket office: The ticket offices are available in both south terminal and north terminal, which can be used for ticket purchase, change and refund. 

 Waiting hall: An underground waiting hall is set, boasting checking gates 6 - 17. It's open from 6:25 - 18:00 every Monday to Saturday, and 8:00 - 20:00 every Sunday. The rest gates 1 - 5 and 18 can be found in the waiting hall on 2F.

 Left luggage service: The left luggage office or lockers can be found on both south square and north square as well as the waiting hall. Passengers can follow the signs to its location or ask the inquiry desk for help.