Emei

峨眉
The station in 2012, prior to relocation
General information
LocationSuishan, Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan
China
Coordinates29°35′11.92″N 103°31′12.51″E / 29.5866444°N 103.5201417°E / 29.5866444; 103.5201417
Operated byChina Railway High-speed
Line(s)Chengdu–Kunming railway
Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway
History
Opened1965 (1965)

Emei railway station is a railway station in Suishan, Emeishan City, Leshan, Sichuan, China. It is cross-shaped, with the lower north–south platforms serving the Chengdu–Kunming railway and the upper east–west platforms serving the Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway.

History

Station building in 1994

Emei railway station was built with the Chengdu–Kunming railway and opened in 1965. The station was moved approximately 500m south to allow it to serve the Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway. It reopened in its new location on 26 April 2017.[1]

References

  1. "历时半个多世纪"退役" 峨眉火车站搬"新家"" [More than half a century of "decommissioning" Emei Railway Station to move "new home"] (in Chinese). 27 April 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
Preceding station China Railway Following station
Leshan North
towards Chengdu
Chengdu–Kunming railway Yangang
towards Kunming
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