Kaifeng railway station () is a station on Longhai railway in Kaifeng, Henan.

History

In 1905, the construction of Kaifeng-Luoyang railway (the first section of the Longhai railway) started in order to connect Kaifeng, the province capital at that time, to the Beijing-Hankou railway at Zhengzhou. The Kaifeng-Zhengzhou section of the Kaifeng-Luoyang railway started operation in 1907, making the station the first station opened on Longhai railway (Zhengzhou railway station was regarded to be on the Beijing-Hankou railway then).

Kaifeng railway station

The current station building was finished and opened in 2003.

Kaifeng railway station

Future development

The station is planned to be renovated to serve as the terminus of Zhengzhou-Kaifeng intercity railway. The station will be expanded with a brand new station building. The project is expected to be finished in 2019.

Kaifeng railway station

See also

Kaifeng North railway station

References

Railway stations in Henan

Stations on the Longhai Railway

Railway stations in China opened in 1909