Xian Railway Station

 Passengers are advised to prepare the ID certificate used to book the ticket in advance before reaching the check gate. Then, go through manual lane for ticket checking. After, follow the signs and passenger flow to reach the boarding platform.

After reaching the platform, find your carriage according to your ticket information. You can put your luggage on the luggage rack or under the berth/seat. Settle down and wait for departure.

 Express Entrance Hall
The Hall is open at 08:00 – 22:00, set for passengers whose train is departing in 3 hours at ordinary times and 2 or 1 hour during holidays. They can get to the platform directly after going through ticket check and security check in the hall without finding the checking gate again. 

How to use: getting off the metro train → follow the signs to the entrance hall → go through ticket check → go through security check → confirm the correct platform number on the LED screen according to the train number → get to the platform → get on board

Check Ticket

Platform

  By metro: line 4
On B2, passengers can follow the signs to take metro line 4 and transfer to line 1 at Wulukou station. At Beidajie on line 1, passengers can transfer to line 2 which runs through famous sites such as Bell Tower and City Wall.

 By city bus

At Railway Station bus stop: 103, 105, 13, 17, 201, 240, 251, 258, 25, 287, 294, 309, 40, 42
At North of Railway Station bus stop: 175, 200, 206, 214, 220, 243, 262, 298, 2, 309, 36, 39, 46, 528, 616
At East of Railway Station bus stop: 104, 16, 176, 228, 286, 287, 28, 309, 42, 46, 49
At West of Railway Station bus stop: 138, 229, 266, 608, 6

 By taxi
To take taxis, there are 34 taxi pick-up points on B2. From the railway station to Bell Tower or City Wall, it costs CNY20-30 and less than 20 minutes if no traffic jams. 

Large Waiting Hall

Model Bullet Train in the Waiting Hall

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

 To Bell Tower
Take metro line 4 to Dachaishi→Transfer to line 6 to Bell Tower → Walk westward for 500 meters (547 yards) to the entrance

 To Terracotta Army
Take metro line 4 to Wukulou→Transfer to line 1 to Fangzhicheng→Transfer to line 9 to Huaqing Pool→Take Exit C and walk for 180 meters (197 yards) to take Lintong 613 to Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum

 To Xi’an Airport
Take metro line 4 to Xi’an North Railway Station→Transfer to line 14 to Airport West (T1, T2 & T3)

 To City Wall
Take metro line 4 to Hepingmen and get out from exit A→Walk northward for 400 (437 yards) meters to get to 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 (765 yards) to the entrance. Shaanxi History Museum is nearby.

 To Mt. Huashan
1. Take an ordinary train from this station to Huashan Railway Station, which takes about 1.5 hours and CNY 14.5 - 21.5 for a hard seat. Upon arrival, walk northward to take Huayin 603 to Huashan bus station. Walk for about 1.2 kilometers (0.75 miles) to the entrance.
2. Take metro line 4 to North Railway Station to take a bullet train to Huashan North Station, which takes about half an hour and CNY 54.5 for a second class seat. Upon arrival, walk northward for 240 meters to take Huayin 2 or 1, and get off at Huashan Tourist Center bus stop. Then walk about 580 meters (634 yards) to the entrance.   Bus/ Subway Search

Service Counter

Self-service Lockers

  Waiting Hall:
The waiting hall is equipped with toilets and drinkable boiled water covering an area of 22,300 square meters (5.5 acres), which can accommodate 12,000 passengers. Baby care rooms with sofas and baby cribs are also available, which provide great convenience for those who make a train travel with kids or during pregnancy.

 Ticket Office:
On 1F, the ticket hall is beside the entrance. On the elevated waiting hall, passengers can purchase, change or refund the ticket at the service center. Foreign passengers are required to provide their valid certificate like passports when purchasing tickets. 

 Left luggage:
At the passenger service center on South Square, there are left luggage counters which provide a 24/7 service. The fare depends on the size and weight of your luggage. Self-service lockers are available at the four corners of the waiting hall. Alternatively, passengers can store their luggage at nearby stores.

 Convenience Services
The underground corridor is equipped with a passenger service desk, and 8 convenient service points are also located at the north and south squares of the station, providing travel guidance, first aid medication, free charging and wheelchair pick-up and drop-off services for passengers.

 Others:
Hotels such as three-star hotels like Xi'an Jinrui Hotel, Fulin Hotel and four-star hotel Longhai Hotel around the station are excellent choices. Both around and inside the station, there are also many restaurants, food stands, supermarkets, and souvenir stores for passengers’ convenience; but the price there are mostly higher than other places.