Nanjing Railway Stations

Nanjing Railway Station Overview

The Nanjing Railway Station was opened in October of 1968. The new building was built in 2005 and is spacious. The station has conventional lines and a bullet train line. It is affiliated with the Shanghai Railway Bureau, and it is ranked first-class. Nanjing Railway Station has 10 tracks in total. Among the 10 tracks, there are 2 main tracks which are also called passengers lines, 5 arrival and departure tracks, 1 locomotive track and 4 train compartment storage tracks. There are 4 station platforms, and each measures 500 meters. The station sits next to the subway line and is just north of a big lake with a park. Several lines meet at the station such as the Jinghu Railway (from Beijing to Shanghai) and the Hening Railway (from Hefei to Nanjing).

Station Building

The station building has 1 floor underground and 3 floors above ground, and it measures 270 meters long from east to west and 53.5 meters long from south to north. Its peak capacity is more than 10,000 passengers. There are 32 ticket booths and emergency 8 ticket offices in the Ticket Concourse. The total area of the Ticket Concourse is 115 square meters.

The first floor of the Station Building has a Luggage Office in its western end; the Ticket Concourse in its middle and the soft-seat VIP waiting area in its eastern end. In the second floor, there are the Entrance Concourse, the General Waiting Room, the Mother-and-child Room, the Servicemen Waiting Room, and a  "158" office where people can seek help, including medical help. In the third floor is the General Waiting Room. For passenger convenience, the station building is equipped with 18 escalators, 4 lifts and 10 elevators (7 for disabled people and 3 for goods).

Passengers can enter the Waiting Room on the second floor directly from the bus station on the second floor level. The Exit Concourse underground is connected with the Nanjing Subway Station and the Parking Lot where there are taxis that depart from the building. Passengers can catch the subway, buses or taxis without leaving the building.

The station has an Automatic Storage Machine area, ATMs and Mobile Quick Charger Equipment for the convenience of passengers. There are special ticket services for the disabled people, foreigners, and groups. There are medical service centers and rooms for VIPs.

How to Get to Nanjing Railway Station

Nanjing Railway Station is located in the city's downtown and is well-connected. Passengers can get to this railway station by metro, bus or taxi easily.

By Metro

You can reach Nanjing Railway Station from the city center by taking Metro Line 1.  Metro Line 3 connects Nanjing Railway Station with Nanjing South Railway Station, which mainly serves high-speed trains.

By Bus 

There are four bus stops serving Nanjing Railway Station, which are located in two station squares outside the station building.

• At east side of the North Square: 36, 141, 206, 207, 208, Y17
• At west side of the North Square: 32, 64, 510, 536, Y1
• At east side of the South Square: 17, 44, 59, 71, 97, 130, 190, 205, 309, Y8, Y9, Y11, Y34, Lukou Airport Express
• At west side of the South Square: 13, 33, 56, 201, 555, 557, 558, Y13, Y23