Beijing West Railway Station

Beijing West Railway Station is 5 miles (8 km) from the Forbidden City, 7.5 miles (12 km) from Beijing Railway Station, 22 miles (36 km) from the Capital International Airport, and 31 miles (50 kilometers) from Daxing International Airport. 

Address: East Lianhuachi Road, Fengtai District

 Most trains travelling between south central, southwest, northwest and south China are boarded here, including: Beijing-Hong Kong trains and those to/ from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Xiamen, Guilin, Urumqi and Kunming, either ordinary type or bullet type. They also include China’s southern most popular cities: Sanya and the highest city Lhasa, respectively via Yuehai Railway and Tibet Railway.

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 Major Rail Lines from West Station to:

High Speed Train Schedule
 See detailed Beijing Train Schedule
(Last Update on Mar 27, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Hong Kong	G79 at 10:00	8h12m	CNY 1,997/ 1,248 USD 277/ 173
Chengdu East	G87, G1591, G307, G333... 6 departures from 07:00 to 15:00	7h30m - 20h47m	CNY 1,246/ 327 USD 173/ 45

  The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

 Normal Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Mar 27, 2025)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Chengdu	K817, K117, K545, T7 from 08:04 to 16:43	27h19m - 32h41m	CNY 684/ 444 USD 95/ 62
Xi'an	K545, Z151, T7, Z179... 6 departures from 13:40 to 18:46	11h49m - 16h38m	CNY 415.5/ 272.5 USD 58/ 38
Guilin	K21, Z5, K157, Z285... 5 departures from 08:20 to 21:50	18h59m - 28h17m	CNY 656/ 428 USD 91/ 59

Notes:The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

Screen Showing Train Schedule

Waiting Hall

 

The station layout consists of a terminal building, a North Square and a South Square, interconnected by a 550-yard-long underground passage.  Location of services is shown below:
 2F: waiting hall, ticket office
 1F: ticket office, platforms
 -1F: transfer hall, subway for line 7 and line 9, taxi stand
 -2F: ticket office, taxi stand
 South Square: bus station, airport shuttle bus
 North Square: bus station, taxi stand
 

 

Many checkpoints are in the waiting hall. The ticket information tells you which checkpoint you should take. Each checkpoint has both automatic check channels and a manual check channel. Passengers boarding with passports should use the manual check channel. When boarding, both elderly and young passengers, should beware of elevated steps. 
 Upon arrival, all passengers will be directed to -1F transfer hall for exit from the station. At each exit, there is a LED screen showing live updates on the arrival time and the stopping platform to assist with meeting passengers and pick-ups. Follow bilingual direction signs to wait for buses, subway, capital airport shuttle buses, and taxis to further destinations.

There are several bus stops on the east of North Square and east of South Square. The subway station is easily located by well-placed signs on -1F.  Taxi stands are available in the station: one on the west side of -2F; one on the northeast side of -1F; one under the east spiral road of North Square; one on the northwest side of South Square. 

Subway Station

Taxi Stand

 

 Tiananmen Square: Take subway line 9 to Military Museum, change to line 1 to Tiananmen East, get off and walk;

 Beijing Railway Station:
1. Take subway line 7 to Caishikou, then change to line 4 to Xuanwumen, and then transfer line 2 to the station;
2. Take bus no. 142 and get off at Front Street of Beijing Railway Station stop. Walk southward for a few minutes to the train station.

 South Station: Take subway line 7 to Caishikou, and then change to line 4 to the station;

 North Station: Take subway line 9 to National Library, change to line 4 to Xizhimen, get out through Exit A1 and walk to the station;

 Badaling Great Wall: Take subway line 9 to National Library, transfer to line 4 to Xizhimen, and take line 13 to Qinghe Railway Station, then take a high speed train there to Badaling Great Wall Railway Station.

 Capital International Airport:
1. Take Capital Airport shuttle bus Beijing West Railway Station line from the east side of South Square. The bus departs every hour from 6:00 - 20:00.
2. Take subway line 7 to Ciqikou, transfer to line 5 and get off at Beixinqiao, then take the Airport Express Line to the airport.

 Daxing International Airport: Take subway line 9 to Liuliqiao, transfer to line 10 and get off Caoqiao, then transfer to Daxing Airport Express Line to the airport.

Bus / Subway Search

 

 Ticket Offices:
They are located on the east side of North Square, west side of South Square, east side of 2F and northeast corner of 1F. The office for transfer formalities is located on the west side -2F where ticket refunds are also processed.

 Waiting Hall:
There are 13 waiting rooms in the waiting hall on the second floor. The waiting hall is equipped with restaurants, snack stands, hot drinking water, and toilets.

Ticket Windows

Platform

036 Loving Services in the waiting hall provides special service for the elderly,  the disabled, the pregnant and children. Also, there are staff willing to help you with the boarding if you need it.

 Left Luggage:
Electronic cabinets are distributed along the east and west sides of the waiting hall, as well as inside the waiting rooms for passengers’ convenience. It charges by luggage size and storage time metered. Left luggage can be picked up within 24 hours.

 “Red Cap” Luggage Service: It is based on the north side of 2F and North Exit 1. The service fee is CNY 10 per piece of luggage.

 LED screens:
There are many LED screens showing the related information such as schedule, platform, time for arrivals and departures and waiting room.

 Information Desk:

Located on 2F, it is close to waiting room 2. Passengers can ask various questions concerning the station, bus routes, boarding, etc.