Taiyuan Train

Taiyuan Railway Station

Taiyuan Railway Station is about 5.3 miles (8.5 kilometers) to South Railway Station, 12 miles (20 kilometers) to Wusu International Airport, 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) to Liuxiang Pedestrian Street (city center) and 3 miles (5 kilometers) to the Twin Pagoda Temple. Opening in 1907, the station is a principal station, which functions as the transportation hub for the railway lines of Datong-Puzhou, Shijiazhaung-Taiyuan, Taiyuan-Jiaozuo, Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan), Beijing-Yuanping, and Jiexiu-Xiaoyi.

Address: East end of Yingze Street in Yingze District

Upon arriving at the station, passengers can see name of this station in Chinese characters and a big LED screen below it displaying train departure and arrival information. The railway entrance is right below them and in the middle of the terminal building. The exit and left luggage office is to the south of the entrance and the ticket office to the north. There are 15 ticket windows inside the ticket office, with No. 1 for ticket refund and No. 2 for ticket change. Inside the terminal, there are two floors for passengers’ use. The first floor is the entrance hall with security checks and ticket checks. The second floor is four waiting rooms, all equipped with food stands, book store, supermarket, mobile phone chargers, televisions, toilets and hot drink water, etc.

In front of the building, there is a big square, with bus stops in its front and northwest, taxi stand at its front, and parking lots at its northwest. Surrounding the square, there is a post office, banks, hotels, and restaurants for passengers’ convenience.

Interior of A Waiting Room

Schedule to Major Stations

Trains operated from here are all ordinary ones, including those to/from Beijing, Shanghai, Pingyao, Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Lhasa, and Zhengzhou.

Major Rail Lines from Taiyuan to:

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
To	Trains	Duration	Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing	Z22, Z278, T42, T176... 13 departures from 03:59 to 22:31	4h26m - 11h3m	CNY 204/ 136 USD 30/ 20
Shanghai	K1808, K374, Z198, Z270 from 04:35 to 20:29	14h4m - 23h25m	CNY 496.5/ 325.5 USD 73/ 48
Pingyao	K603, K865, K609, K7807... 7 departures from 03:38 to 23:19	1h10m - 1h38m	CNY 102.5/ 69.5 USD 15/ 10
Xi'an	K1573, T41, K545, T7... 5 departures from 09:25 to 23:24	7h40m - 10h22m	CNY 285/ 190 USD 42/ 28
Datong	K1294, K7802, K7808, K892... 6 departures from 09:57 to 23:59	4h00m - 5h30m	CNY 141.5/ 97.5 USD 21/ 14
Guangzhou	K730, K237 at 20:49 and 23:19	32h12m - 34h19m	CNY 735.5/ 476.5 USD 108/ 70
Shenzhen West	K237 at 23:19	36h14m	CNY 863.5/ 495.5 USD 127/ 73
Changsha	K237 at 23:19	26h13m	CNY 580/ 377 USD 85/ 55
Chengdu	K545, T7 at 20:56 and 22:09	22h57m - 25h55m	CNY 538/ 351 USD 79/ 52
Lhasa	Z21 at 00:28	36h1m	CNY 1,092/ 706 USD 161/ 104

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

See Detailed: Taiyuan Train Schedule

Ticket Check

Left Luggage Office

Transportation

How to reach Taiyuan Railway Station:

By bus: 1, 10, 804, 308, 602, 830, 861, 869, 6, 848, 856, 866, 21, 606, 618, 618, 619, 825, 829, 859, 55, 812, 820, 820, 502, 830, 861, 23, 201, 901, 902, 101, 102, 105, 11, 870, 9 and 410

By taxi:

From/ To	Time (minutes)	Cost (CNY)
Wusu International Airport	30	60
South Railway Station	18	25
Liuxiang Pedestrian Street (city center)	10	10

How to get to other sites from the railway station:

To South Railway Station:
1) Take bus 11 or 861 to get there directly.
2) Take train 4611 (07:24), K7807 (12:17), K1365 (13:36), K961 (13:57), K7833 (15:11), or 4643(17:28) to get there directly. Duration is about 10 minutes and ticket fare for a hard seat is CNY2 or 8.

To airport:
1) Bus 201 can take passengers there directly. It is available from 06:00 to 20:00. Duration is about 45 minutes and ticket fare is CNY2.
2) One can also take the airport shuttle bus line 1 to get there. The bus departs hourly from 06:00 to 09:00 and every 30 minutes from 09:30 to 20:30. Ticket fare is CNY16 and duration is about 30 minutes. The departure location is at Zhongcheng Hotel opposite the railway terminal.

To Liuxiang Pedestrian Street: Take bus 1, 101, 308, 611, 618, 804, 848, 859, or 866 to Dananmen, get off and walk northward for about 400 yards, and then turn right at the first cross to get there.

To Twin Pagoda Temple: Take bus 812 or 820 and get off at Twin Pagoda Temple.

To Jinci Temple: Take buses 308, 804, or 856 and get off at Jinci Temple Park. Duration is about 1.5 hours and ticket fare is CNY2.5.

- Last updated on Apr. 25, 2023 -

Questions & Answers on Taiyuan Railway Station

Asked by Richard from CANADA | Jun. 14, 2020 19:02

How long does the taxi take, is 30 minutes enough?

My earlier train will arrive at Taiyuan station at 17:47, and then I need to take a train departing from Taiyuan South station at 18:50.

Answers (1)

Answered by Lilian from CAMBODIA | Jun. 15, 2020 18:24

30 minutes is enough, but you still need to get off from your earlier train quickly and then find a taxi outside.

Asked by Pearce from NETHERLANDS | Aug. 05, 2019 01:31

Is this Taiyuan Station open for 24 hours?

Answers (1)

Answered by Winifred from UNITED KINGDOM | Aug. 05, 2019 17:34

Yes, this station opens for 24 hours, the waiting room and ticket office etc. But not sure if left luggage office will work 24 hours or not.