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Yan'an Railway Station

Close to Yan'an South Coach Station, Yan'an Railway Station is about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Yan'an Pagoda Hill, 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) from Date Garden, 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from Yan'an Coach Station and 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Yan'an Ershilipu Airport. 

Address: Liulin Road in Baota District
 

Yan'an Railway Station Train Schedule and Ticket Booking

Yan'an Railway Station not only has bullet trains to/from Huangling and Xi'an, but also operates normal trains to/from Beijing, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing, and Chengdu etc.

High Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)
ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
First/ Second Class Seat
Xi'an
D177, D179, D219 from 14:16 to 18:312h11m - 2h14mCNY 138/ 86
USD 19/ 12
Hohhot East
D178 at 01:086h16mCNY 270/ 168
USD 38/ 23
Dingbian
D220 at 11:133h40mCNY 173/ 109
USD 24/ 15

 

Normal Speed Train Timetable

(Last Update on Aug 7, 2025)
ToTrainsDurationTicket Fare (CNY)
Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing West
T8, K546, T42 from 02:09 to 23:0110h19m - 13h27mCNY 351/ 230
USD 49/ 32
Shanghai
K559 at 13:0425h8mCNY 582/ 377
USD 81/ 52
Taiyuan
T8, K546, K214, T42...
5 departures from 02:09 to 23:39
5h3m - 6h12mCNY 182.5/ 122.5
USD 25/ 17
Xi'an
K5445, K8165, K8203, K545...
17 departures from 00:45 to 17:51
2h54m - 6h20mCNY 146.5/ 93.5
USD 20/ 13
Hangzhou
K771, K4275, K655 from 03:55 to 17:5123h56m - 28h47mCNY 552/ 361
USD 77/ 50
Chongqing
K691 at 03:3014h5mCNY 388.5/ 255.5
USD 54/ 35
Chengdu
K545, T7, K997 from 02:38 to 23:1315h15m - 19h43mCNY 456.5/ 299.5
USD 63/ 42
 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
 See more Xi'an - Yan'an Train
 

Station Plan

Yan'an Train station consists of a west square and a two-storey terminal building with an area of 23,900 square meters (28,584 square yards). It can accommodate 3,000 passengers at one time.

 2F: waiting hall for bullet trains
 1F: waiting hall for normal trains, ticket office, platform

It is easy to find the ticket office or waiting hall by following the direction signs. Inside the wide waiting hall on the second floor, passengers can find the Lao Tong Guan Rou Jia Mo store to buy the Shaanxi Sandwich.
 

How to get to Yan'an Railway Station?

 Arrival by city bus:
At Railway Station Bus Stop: 10, K7, K206, tourist special bus line
At Liulin Bus Stop: 1, 18, 20, K11, K12, K13, K18, K22, K30
At South Coach Station Bus Stop: 1, 10, 18, K7, K11, K12, K13, K18, K22, K30, K206, tourist special bus line

 Arrival by taxi:
From  Duration  Cost
Yan'an Pagoda Hill  15 minutes CNY 15
Date Garden  30 minutes CNY 30
Yan'an Airport  30 minutes CNY 35
Note: Taxi drivers may not take one passenger alone unless there are several passengers carpooling. Passengers should tell the driver where they want to go and see if the driver will go.

 Arrival by long-distance bus:
About 300 meters (328 yards) northward to Yan'an Train Station, Yan'an South Coach Station operates long-distance buses to/from Baishui, Dali, Weinan, Tongchuan, Hukou, Xi'an, Huangling, Luochuan, Xianyang, Huxian, Yangxian and Hanzhong etc.
 

How to go to other places from Yan'an Train Station?

 Yan'an Pagoda Hill
Take bus no. 1, 18, K7, K11, K13, K18, K22, K30, K206, or tourist special bus line to go there.

 Date Garden
Take bus no. K13 or tourist special bus line to the destination.

 Hukou Waterfalls (Kettle Spout Falls)
Passengers can walk about 300 meters (328 yards) to Yan'an South Coach Station where they can take long-distance buses to Hukou Waterfalls. Duration is about 3 hours and ticket fare is CNY40 per person.

 Yan'an Airport
Take bus no. K22 to get there.
- Last updated on Aug. 07, 2025 by Grace Yang -