Xi'an North Railway Station

Xi'an North Railway Station is one of the most important transportation hubs of Chinese high speed rail network. It is about 8.7 miles (14 km) from Bell Tower (city center), 8 miles (13 km) from Xi'an Railway Station, and 15.5 miles (25 km) from Xianyang International Airport.

Xi'an North Railway Station Address: At the intersection of the Weiyang Road and Wenjing Road in Weiyang District
 

North Railway Station mainly operates bullet trains to/from major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou and more.

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Waiting Hall

     Major Rail Lines from the North Station to:

 (Last Update on May 22, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Hong Kong	G828 at 11:04	10h5m	CNY 1,751.5/ 1,095.5 USD 243/ 152
Beijing	G652, G672, G56, G88... 19 departures from 07:07 to 19:00	4h10m - 6h47m	CNY 719.5/ 450.5 USD 100/ 63
Shanghai Hongqiao	G4024, G4108, G4150, G4146... 26 departures from 02:06 to 16:00	5h51m - 8h55m	CNY 1,050.5/ 659 USD 146/ 92
Guangzhou South	G2239, G824, G828, G844... 9 departures from 07:40 to 14:01	7h5m - 12h51m	CNY 1,195.5/ 812.5 USD 166/ 113
Shenzhen North	G3158, G824, G828, G844... 5 departures from 06:44 to 12:54	9h22m - 13h33m	CNY 1,295/ 887 USD 180/ 123
Hangzhou West	G1900, G3198, G2238, G2390... 8 departures from 07:24 to 15:01	6h31m - 9h39m	CNY 1,111.5/ 692 USD 154/ 96
Nanjing South	G1914, G3278, G3154, G362... 16 departures from 06:20 to 16:12	4h45m - 7h17m	CNY 875.5/ 540 USD 122/ 75
Chongqing West	G2239, G3739, G2851, G3433... 15 departures from 07:40 to 17:36	5h17m - 6h11m	CNY 453/ 282.5 USD 63/ 39
Chengdu East	D1967, D1911, G3437, G2239... 67 departures from 06:38 to 19:52	3h7m - 4h14m	CNY 421/ 263 USD 58/ 37
Lanzhou West	D2649, D2671, D2701, D3585... 66 departures from 07:10 to 20:33	2h28m - 6h19m	CNY 225.5/ 162.5 USD 31/ 23
Hohhot East	D2810, D2008, G3782, D2822... 6 departures from 10:03 to 15:18	6h35m - 7h29m	CNY 596/ 374.5 USD 83/ 52
Wuhan	G870, G2298, G520, G824... 15 departures from 06:58 to 15:54	3h39m - 5h5m	CNY 688.5/ 454.5 USD 96/ 63
Guilin	G2239, G3739 from 07:40 to 08:08	9h57m - 10h12m	CNY 1,141/ 713 USD 158/ 99
Wenzhou	G870, G1896, G2390 from 06:58 to 09:17	9h28m - 11h40m	CNY 1,307.5/ 811 USD 182/ 113
Datong South	D1042, D1044, D2582, D2810... 18 departures from 07:00 to 17:10	4h48m - 6h26m	CNY 441/ 276.5 USD 61/ 38
Luoyang Longmen	G1914, G870, G652, G2298... 82 departures from 06:20 to 21:00	1h15m - 1h47m	CNY 279.5/ 174.5 USD 39/ 24
Pingyao Ancient Town	D2506, D2532, D2582, D1910... 11 departures from 07:20 to 17:23	2h27m - 3h13m	CNY 240/ 150 USD 33/ 21
Huashan North	G1844, G1712, G1896, G1918... 53 departures from 07:52 to 22:08	0h28m - 0h37m	CNY 59.5/ 34.5 USD 8/ 5

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
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The North Train Station mainly consists of two parts: two squares and station building. Public bus stops, taxi stands are available on the south square, and beneath the square, there are also parking lots in service. 

Between the two squares is the station building, covering an area of 83 acres. The building has three floors. The detailed function is as below.
 2F: waiting hall, ticket office, commercial area (on mezzanine), taxi drop-off area
 1F: departure hall, platforms, ticket offices, exits / entrances
 B1: arrival hall, subway entrances / exits, ticket office
 B2: metro stations

On the north of the railway station, there are two four-storey parking buildings, west and east parking building, with about 2,000 parking spots. Drivers can go to the station through the corridor on the second floor. Passengers can take taxis on 1F and B1 of the west parking building.
 

Means	Metro Line 2, Line 4, Line 14	City Bus	Taxi
Service Hour	6:00 - 23:50	6:00 - 22:00	24h
Duration	30min	1-1.5h	30-60min
Fare	CNY2-9	CNY2	CNY50-100

 

Before checking in, passengers should read their tickets information carefully to know exactly where to have the ID certificate used to book the ticket checked. North Station is equipped with self-service check-in machines. But overseas passengers need to have their ID certificate checked by the station staff at check-in points. Check-in usually begins 30 minutes before departure and stops 5 minutes before. Then, take escalators or stairs down to platforms on 1F for boarding.

Bilingual Direction Signs

Take Metro Line 4 or 14 to Leave

 

 To Xi'an Railway Station
Bus 266 and metro line 4 can take passengers there directly without transfer.

 To Bell Tower
Take metro line 2 to Bell Tower. Close to Bell Tower, one can also walk to visit the Drum Tower, Muslim quarter and Great Mosque.

 To Terracotta Army
Take metro line 2 to Beidajie→Transfer to line 1 to Fangzhicheng→Transfer to line 9 to Huaqing Pool→Walk for 210 meters to take Lintong 613 to Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum

 To Xi’an Airport
Take metro line 14 to get to the airport directly.

 To Mt. Huashan 
Take a train to Huashan North Railway Station→Take Huayin 2 close to the exit and get off at Huashan Toursit Center bus stop→ Walk about 600 meters (656 yards) to get to the entrance of the scenic site.

 To City Wall
Take metro line 2 to Yongningmen (South Gate) and get out from exit C. After, walk northward to ascend the City Wall.

 To Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
Take metro line 4 and get off at Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. Take Exit C and walk south for 700 meters to the entrance. Shaanxi History Museum is nearby.

Bus/ Subway Search

Self-service Luggage Lockers at the Entrance

KFC at the Food Court

  Ticket Office:
Two ticket offices, located at both sides of the entrance on 1F, are open from 05:30 to 24:00. Passengers can deal with all about their tickets there including ticket purchase, change or refund. In addition, the ticket office on south side of -1F will be opened in peak travel season.

 Waiting Hall:

It is located on 2F of the terminal building. Upon arrival, find the specific waiting area and check-in barrier according to your ticket. There is also a mezzanine on this floor, which is a shopping and dining zone including McDonald's, KFC, Daniang Dumplings, Mingtien Coffee and UBC Coffee. Special local products and handicrafts also can be found here. There are 56 call buttons scattered around the waiting hall, so passengers can ask for help when they come across any problems. On east and west sides of the hall, scatter toilets and hot drinking water rooms for passengers' convenience.

 Left Luggage Service:
If you have luggage to store at the station, you can go to the customer service counter on 2F. Self-service lockers can be found at the Exit B of metro station. Luggage carrier service counters are located at the entrances of both first and second floors. The carriers can send the luggage onto carriage for you. The service fee is CNY 20 - 50 per cart of luggage.