Yichang East Railway Station

Yichang East Railway Station is 31 miles (50 km) from the Three Gorges Dam and 14 miles (23 km) from Sanxia Airport. As a landmark of the city, the station is a vital transportation hub and the only passenger railway station in the city. With the construction of Hankou-Yichang and Yichang-Wanzhou railways, East Railway Station is becoming more and more important.

Address: Huayan Section of Chengdong Avenue in Wujiagang District
 The station operates both bullet and ordinary trains to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Xian, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Changsha and Hangzhou each day.
(Last Update on Apr 15, 2026)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing West	G530, G1516, G346... 7 departures from 08:12 to 21:19	5h29m - 13h25m	CNY 1,105/ 232 USD 163/ 34
Shanghai Hongqiao	G1738, G3384, D3008, D2214... 9 departures from 06:19 to 15:04	6h34m - 9h13m	CNY 676/ 423 USD 100/ 63
Guangzhou South	G1138, G1030, G1034, G1142 from 06:15 to 09:40	7h5m - 7h17m	CNY 1,008/ 630 USD 149/ 93
Nanjing South	G1738, G2386, G3384, G3344... 19 departures from 06:19 to 16:20	4h30m - 6h49m	CNY 492/ 308 USD 73/ 46
Changsha South	G1138, G1030, G1034, G1142 from 06:15 to 09:40	4h6m - 4h18m	CNY 487/ 304 USD 72/ 45
Wuhan	G1138, G1738, G2386... 115 departures from 06:15 to 21:52	1h9m - 3h29m	CNY 146/ 53 USD 22/ 8
Chengdu East	D49, D631, D367, D619... 17 departures from 00:20 to 15:14	6h14m - 7h39m	CNY 372/ 160 USD 55/ 24

 (Last Update on Apr 15, 2026)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Chengdu West	Z333, K503, K1257 from 22:31 to 23:06	10h13m - 12h4m	CNY 325/ 214 USD 48/ 32
Beijing West	T50 at 20:10	17h48m	CNY 484.5/ 317.5 USD 72/ 47
Guangzhou North	K934, Z334 at 18:31 and 23:13	13h11m - 13h50m	CNY 455.5/ 261.5 USD 67/ 39

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

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Yichang East Railway Station

The station mainly consists of a three-storey terminal building and the front square.
 3F: waiting hall, escalators, boiled water, toilet, VIP lounge, soft seat waiting room
 2F: entrance, exit, ticket office, waiting hall, boiled water, toilet, left luggage, escalators
 1F: commercial area, exit, entrance
 Front Square: taxi stand, city bus, parking lot, long-distance bus

Platforms are to the south of the terminal building, basically on the same level of the 3F of the terminal.
  Arrival by bus:
At East Station Bus Terminal: 9
At East Station Bus Stop: 1, 5-1, 37, 68, 80, 82, 105-1
At Tongqiang Intersection: 83
At Huayan Station: 5
Passengers arriving by bus will be dropped off at the east side of the front square. For those with a ticket in hand, enter the station directly to find the correct waiting area and wait for departure. For those without, the ticket office is on the second floor. Passengers can go there to purchase a ticket first and then go to the waiting hall.

 Arrival by taxi:
If arriving by taxi, passengers will get off at the east side of the front square. 
From Sanxia Airport: It takes 25-30 minutes and costs about CNY50.
From Three Gorges Dam: It takes about an hour and costs around CNY100.
 A number of check points are available in the waiting hall. Passengers should read their tickets carefully before checking in and know exactly where to have the tickets checked. Afterwards, go to the platforms to board. Please note that red tickets can only be handled manually, while blue ones can be checked at automatic ticket check machines.
 

Platform

Upon arrival, passengers will get out from the underground passage to the front square. Passengers then can go to take bus, taxi or long-distance bus to leave the station according to their routes.

 Leave by bus:
Bus stops can be found close to the west entrance/exit on the front square. It is easy for passengers to reach.

 Leave by taxi:
Taxi stands are located to the west side of the front square.

 Leave by long-distance bus:
To the east side of the station, Yichang Passenger Transport Center is easily accessible for passengers' convenience. Here, passengers can take coaches to Wuhan, Wushan, Wuxi, Enshi, Yunyang, Wanzhou etc.

 Transportation to other places:
 Sanxia Airport:
Walk 2-3 minutes to Yichang Passenger Transport Center and take airport shuttle bus to the airport. Buses are arranged according to the flight schedules. It takes an hour and costs CNY20 per person. Passengers are suggested to leave the downtown 2.5 hours in advance to catch the flight.

 Three Gorges Dam:
After getting out from the exit, one can easily find Sanxia tourist centre to the southeast of the station where through tour bus can take passengers to Three Gorges Dam. The bus departs from 08:00 to 13:00 every hour on the hour. Travel time is about 50 minutes and the ticket fare is CNY15.

 New Century Wharf:
Take bus line 9 to No.22 Middle School and change to bus line 10 to Sanyou Cave station. After getting off, walk westward for about 800 yards (720 meters) to the destination.

  Ticket Office:
The ticket office is on the second floor where 14 ticket offices are available for passengers' convenience. Services including ticket selling, ticket change, and ticket refund are provided here.
 

Waiting Hall

 Waiting Hall:
There are two waiting halls respectively on the second and third floors. VIP lounge and soft seat waiting room are provided on 3F. Only soft seat ticket holders are allowed to the soft seat waiting room. Toilets and hot drinking water are provided on both waiting halls.

 Left luggage service:
Luggage storage cabinets are provided at the west side of the first floor. It usually charges CNY 10-20 per day for each cabinet depending on its size.

 Information Desk:
Information desk is located inside the 1F. It provides great convenience for the elder, weak, sick, disabled, the pregnant and other passengers needing help. Free medicine, needlework, wheelchair, stretcher, baby carriage and mobile phone charger are also provided here.