Harbin railway station


Harbin railway station is a railway station of Jingha railway, Binsui Railway, Labin Railway, Binbei Railway and Binzhou Railway. The station is in the town of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. The under construction Line 2 of Harbin Metro will also build a station here, and it will be opened in 2020.

History

Songhuajiang station was opened in October, 1899. It was renamed Harbin Station in July, 1903. It was renovated in 1960, 1972, 1989 and 2002. In 2015, construction of new Harbin railway station began, using the design of the original Art Nouveau style in the 1903-built old station. On 31 August 2017, the north terminal of newly built Harbin railway station opened for public service. The main south terminal, which in situ redevelopment, is planned to be open in 2018.
On October 26, 1909, Korean nationalist An Jung-geun assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan, on the platform at Harbin Station. Itō had been Japan's Resident-General in Korea until a few months before his assassination. A memorial hall honoring An Jung-geun was opened on Sunday, 19 January 2014 in Harbin. The hall, a 200-square meter room, features photos and memorabilia.