Yinchuan Railway Station

Yinchuan Railway Station is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from People's Square, 6.8 miles (11 kilometers) from Drum Tower, and 24.9 miles (40 kilometers) from Hedong Airport. It is one of the first-rate important stations in China and works 24/7 year round to serve high speed trains to/from Xian, Xianyang... and normal trains from/to Beijing, Lanzhou, Xining, Zhongwei, Xian, Urumqi, Hohhot, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chengdu, etc.

Address: At the junction of North Tongda Street and West Shanghai Road of Jinfeng District

Schedule to Major Destinations

Major Rail Lines from Yinchuan to:

High Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Apr 15, 2026)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	First/ Second Class Seat
Xian North	G2261, G3173, D3593, G1817... 26 departures from 06:24 to 19:45	3h1m - 3h52m	CNY 392/ 245 USD 58/ 36
Xianyang	G1817, G3189, D1709, G1943... 12 departures from 07:40 to 18:35	2h55m - 3h37m	CNY 374/ 234 USD 55/ 35
Qianxian	D3593, D3507, G3189, G3441... 9 departures from 07:15 to 18:54	2h55m - 3h17m	CNY 350/ 219 USD 52/ 32
Lingwu North	D1709, D3523, D1203, D1163 from 09:10 to 14:02	26m - 33m	CNY 32/ 20 USD 5/ 3
Liquan	D3507, D3535, D3539, D3547... 5 departures from 08:28 to 16:43	3h - 3h27m	CNY 359/ 224 USD 53/ 33
Wuzhong	G2261, G3173, G1817, D1957... 21 departures from 06:24 to 19:45	32m - 43m	CNY 47/ 29 USD 7/ 4

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

Normal Speed Train Schedule

(Last Update on Apr 15, 2026)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Lanzhou	K195, K311, K1517, K815... 5 departures from 01:15 to 22:40	8h8m - 9h12m	CNY 194/ 130 USD 29/ 19
Xining	K311, K1517, K815 from 03:52 to 22:40	11h26m - 12h29m	CNY 263/ 174 USD 39/ 26
Zhongwei	K195, K311, K1087, 7511... 10 departures from 01:15 to 22:40	2h13m - 8h10m	CNY 114.5/ 78.5 USD 17/ 12
Xian	K1087, K359, K1295 from 06:10 to 21:31	13h3m - 14h27m	CNY 285/ 190 USD 42/ 28
Urumqi	T303 at 20:26	23h5m	CNY 640/ 416 USD 95/ 62
Hohhot East	K1518, T304, K196 from 01:52 to 22:26	7h54m - 8h44m	CNY 263/ 174 USD 39/ 26
Shanghai	K359 at 20:35	32h47m	CNY 703/ 456 USD 104/ 67
Guangzhou	K1295 at 21:31	40h5m	CNY 894.5/ 516.5 USD 132/ 76
Chengdu	K195 at 01:15	20h40m	CNY 440.5/ 288.5 USD 65/ 43

See detailed Yinchuan Train Schedule

Station Plan

The station mainly consists of a two-storey terminal building and a square. The roof of the terminal is built in an Islamic style which is deeply admired by local people.

1F: ticket hall; waiting hall with sightseeing platforms, smoking room, nursery room, stores, hot drinking water, and toilets; railway entrances; security check; exits; restaurant; supermarket; left luggage…

2F: waiting hall with sightseeing platforms, nursery room, stores, restaurants, hot drinking water, toilets, smoking room…

Square: city bus stops, parking lots for private vehicles…

Travel by Rail to Yinchuan

Ticket Hall: Located to the north of railway entrance on the first floor, the ticket hall altogether has eleven ticket windows. Normally, only sevenof them are open for ticket issuing. During peak seasons like Chinese New Year holiday and Chinese National Day holiday, the other four are opened.

Waiting Halls: The waiting halls are equipped with LED screens showing real-time train information and waiting areas of each train. Passengers taking the southbound trains usually wait in the hall on the first floor while those taking the northbound ones wait in the hall on the second floor. Both the halls have toilets, hot drinking water, restaurants, and storeson north and south two sides for passengers’convenience.

On north and south sides of each waiting hall, there are also sightseeing platforms. One the sightseeing platforms of the first floor, one can enjoy the scene of the square and the railway platforms; on the second floor, one canlook at an overview of the city.

In the north side of each waiting hall, there are nursery rooms equipped with iron doors. When the doors are closed, a quiet environment is provided for moms and babies.

Left Luggage: It is located to the south of railway exit. The service fee is CNY5 per day for a small piece of luggage and CNY10 per day for a large piece.

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

Transportation

How to reach the railway station:

By bus: 11, 24, 26, 36, 42, 50, 52, 55, 102, 306, 310, 521, 522, 525, Tourism Line 1, Airport Shuttle Bus Line 2

By taxi:
It takes about 7 minutes and CNY10 to People’s Square.
It takes about 20 minutes and CNY20 to Drum Tower.
It takes about 45 minutes and CNY100 to Hedong International Airport.

By chartered vehicle:
Public transport in the city is not well developed. If there is no public transport available, one might need to hire a private vehicle to travel around. It takes about CNY300-400 per day for a minibus.

How to get to other famous places from the station:

To People’s Square: Take bus 301 and get off at Mingxia Bowuguan, and then walk to the square. In the east of the square, stand Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Museum, where one can pay a visit too.

To Drum Tower: Take bus 11 to get there directly.

To Western Xia Imperial Tombs: Take Tourism Line 1 to get there directly. The bus departs from Xinyue Square in downtown to the tombs at 08:30, 09:30, and 10:30; and returns to downtown at 12:00, 13:00 and 14:00. Railway station is an intermediate station. The ticket fare is CNY8 for a complete single ride.

To Hedong Airport: Leave the Railway Station from East Square and walk to the Xinhualian Ruijing Hotel. Then take the airport shuttle bus line 2 to get there directly. The ticket fare is CNY 20/per person. And the bus operates from 08:00 - 19:00 and takes about 1 hour for a single trip.

- Last updated on Apr. 15, 2026 by Rachel Hou -