Hangzhou railway station


Hangzhou railway station ) is located in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. It is affiliated to Shanghai Railway Bureau, and is also the terminal of the Shanghai–Hangzhou Railway. The station is ranked first-class.

History

The station was built in 1906 as a stop along Jiang-Shu railway, and then was called "Qing Tai Men Station". It was opened on 23 August 1907 as the railway was put into use. Because the station was hundreds of meters away from Hangzhou City at that time, the residents inside the city found it inconvenient. Thus, Ma Yifu, a scholar returning from America, suggested the station move into the city. The building of the in-town station started in 1909 and completed in 1910. In 1937, Sino-Japanese War began. The station was bombarded twice in October by Japanese, and Hangzhou was occupied on 24 December. During Japanese occupation in Hangzhou, the station was rebuilt from 26 March 1941 to 21 March 1942.
As the passenger load continuously grew, the station's capacity could hardly cope with the future demands. Therefore, the old station was pulled down in summer 1997, and the new station was erected and put into use on 28 December 1999.