Beijing Railway Station is located right in the city centre, just next to Jianguomen, and is within the confines of the city's 2nd Ring Road.
Beijing Railway Station is an important hub of the national railway transportation, opened in the 1950s. The building was impressively grand, with a combination of rich traditional and modern styles in its architecture. It was considered as one of the ten great constructions in the capital during the 1950s.
Now, Beijing Train Station mainly acts as the transporation hub between Beijing and South-east China, North-east China and etc. Passengers to Changchun, Dalian, Harbin, Shanghai, Shenyang should depart from this station.
International trains to Moscow of Russia, Ulaanbaatar of Mongolia, Pyongyang of North Korea also departs from Beijing Train Station.
Address: NoA13, Maojiawan Hutong Dongbianmen, Dongcheng District, Beijing.
Telephone: 0086-10-51019999
How to get to Beijing Central Train Station from Beijing Airport
- By Airport Shuttle Bus: The easiest way. It takes 30-40 minutes if the traffic is good and costs RMB 16 Yuan or USD 2.8 dollar. Operating hours are from 7:00am until the airport's closing hour.
- By Subway: Passengers can take Beijing Subway Airport Express to Dongzhimen station and then transfer to subway line 2 (loop line) for Beijing Railway Station. Total journey time is about 45 minutes and ticket fare is RMB 27 Yuan. It's a fast and cost-saving way. Operation hours for airport light rail are from 6:35am to 11:10pm and operation hours for subway line 2 are from 5:20am to 11:30pm.
- By Taxi: Minimum riding distance between these two places is about 27 kilometers and taxi fare is RMB 80 Yuan.