Tianjin West Railway Station

Tianjin West Railway Station is the transportation hub of Beijing - Tianjin and Beijing - Shanghai Railways. It is about 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) to Tianjin Railway Station, 15 miles (24 kilometers) to Binhai International Airport, 39 miles (62 kilometers) to the Cruise Port, and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) to Ancient Cultural Street. It is also close to Tianjin Eye, Stone Boat, Xigu Park, and Haihe River.

Address: No. 1 of Xizhan Front Street, Hongqiao District, between the Ziya River and the South Grand Canal
 

The Tianjin West Train Station currently operates not only bullet trains to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Jinan, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Dalian, and Harbin, but also ordinary types to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang, Chengde, Yantai, Baotou, Rizhao, Hefei, Weihai, and Fuzhou etc.

 Major Rail Lines from Tianjin to:

 

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing South	D726, C2608, D718, C2002... 238 departures from 04:41 to 22:40	0h22m - 1h37m	CNY 62/ 28 USD 9/ 4
Shanghai Hongqiao	G1, G261, G119, G267... 23 departures from 07:33 to 20:50	3h56m - 11h4m	CNY 812/ 244 USD 119/ 36
Qingdao	G1099, G1061, G1061, G1063... 16 departures from 08:06 to 17:33	3h3m - 4h27m	CNY 422/ 255.5 USD 62/ 38
Jinan West	G441, G2551, G1083, G1083... 84 departures from 06:46 to 21:43	0h57m - 2h5m	CNY 198/ 117 USD 29/ 17
Nanjing South	G441, G1, G261, G177... 32 departures from 06:46 to 22:39	2h51m - 8h21m	CNY 632/ 188 USD 93/ 28
Hangzhou East	G441, G177, G169, G448... 12 departures from 06:46 to 22:39	5h7m - 12h32m	CNY 881.5/ 275 USD 130/ 40
Wuhan	G363, G305, G292, G293... 9 departures from 07:46 to 15:32	5h21m - 6h54m	CNY 761.5/ 476.5 USD 112/ 70
Xi'an North	G1704, G1701, G1713, G1281... 7 departures from 08:58 to 16:05	5h42m - 6h35m	CNY 832/ 521 USD 122/ 77

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

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing	Z160, T36, K28, 1462... 11 departures from 03:40 to 21:38	1h15m - 3h4m	CNY 105.5/ 73.5 USD 16/ 11
Shanghai	K515, Z171, 1227, K335... 11 departures from 00:43 to 23:18	11h40m - 17h34m	CNY 436.5/ 278.5 USD 64/ 41
Hangzhou	K347, K551, K551, K335... 8 departures from 06:04 to 20:40	15h35m - 20h35m	CNY 484.5/ 317.5 USD 71/ 47
Jinan	K515, K701, K955, K347... 16 departures from 00:43 to 22:51	3h29m - 7h1m	CNY 149.5/ 99.5 USD 22/ 15
Xi'an	K1572, K128, K388, K548... 9 departures from 01:45 to 19:27	15h24m - 19h18m	CNY 440.5/ 288.5 USD 65/ 42
Shijiazhuang	Z194, K1572, K980, K1528... 25 departures from 00:49 to 22:57	3h29m - 6h11m	CNY 146.5/ 100.5 USD 22/ 15

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

Tianjin West Railway station consists of three parts: the terminal building, the north square and the south square.

The terminal building covers an area of about 68 acre (680,000 m²) and comprises five floors, two above ground, and three underground, viz:
 2F: waiting hall, East Entrance, West Entrance, security checks, boarding gates, VIP waiting room, Automatic Ticket Hall, fast food restaurants…
 1F: entrance hall, South Entrance, North Entrance, security checks, ticket office…
 -1F: exit hall, parking lots, transfer hall, exits and entrances for subway line 1, city bus stops, and taxi stands
 -2F: platform of subway line 6
 -3F: platform of subway line 4 (under construction)

South Square is the major square of the station. The bus stops are located in the east of the square. Buses including No. 10, 15, 24, 31, 52, 153, 161, 168, 574, 601, 631, 635, 639, 651, 687, 688, 746, 810, 824, 829, 840, 859, 865, 869, 904, 910, 952 and 962 are in service. Taxi stands and parking lots can be found on B1 floor of South Square.

Subway entrances/exits of line 1 and line 6 are set up on South Square as well.
 
In addition, in its west, there is a long-distance bus station, with services to/from nearby regions like Cangzhou, Baoding and Jinan etc.

The north square, which is smaller than the south one, is also equipped with bus stops, taxi stands, parking lots and China Railway Express office. The bus stops are set up on the west side of the square, buses No. 461, 469, 503, 570, 574 and 652 can be found there.
  To Ancient Cultural Street: Passengers can take bus No. 24, 829 or 651 to Beimen and then walk eastward for about 770 yards to get there. This bus trip would take about 15 minutes. Taking a taxi would cost about CNY15 and take around 10 minutes.

To Tianjin Railway Station: Passengers can take subway line 1 to Xinanjiao and then change to line 2 to get there. The duration is around 20 minutes and cost is CNY3 per person. Taking a taxi would take about 20 minutes and the taxi fare is about CNY25.

Except the subway and taxi, passengers can also try to take a high speed ride as well. At this time, there are 30 pairs of high speed trains running between the two stations. It only takes 8 minutes for this trip. The ticket price is CNY9 per person for second class seat, CNY15.5 for first class seat and CNY29 for business class seat.

To Tianjin South Railway Station: Passengers can take subway line 6 to Hongqi South and change to line 3 to get to the final destination. This trip may take about 1 hour. Taking a taxi would take about 30 to 40 minutes without traffic problem. The taxi fare would be about CNY55.

To Binhai International Airport: Travelers can take subway line 1 to Xinanjiao and then take subway line 2 to the airport directly. This trip by subway would take about 50 to 60 minutes. Travelers can also choose a taxi as well. The taxi fare would be around CNY60-80 and the duration would be about 40 minutes.

To Cruise Port: Travelers can take subway line 1 to Xinanjiao and take line 2 to Tianjin train station. From there travelers can continue the trip by subway line 9 to Citizen Square. After reaching Citizen Square, take bus No. 513 to the port. The duration would be about 2.5 hours. Taking a taxi directly from west station would cost CNY200 and the duration would be around 80 minutes.
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 Ticket office: The main ticket office is located to the east of South Entrance. The ticket office opens 24 hours a day, and with window 2 for the physically challenged travelers, window 3 for ticket refund, window 4 to 6 for collection of online bookings, window 7-8 for student ticket, window 10 for ticket change. The rest counters are for ticket selling. Services of these ticket counters can be adjusted based on the passenger flow; travelers may double check the information above with staff after arrival.

Waiting Hall: Toilets, drinking water, fast food restaurants, small shops can be found in the waiting hall on 2F. There are totally 24 boarding gates. Gate No. 1 to 7 serve passengers to Beijing; No 8 to 17 serve those to Shanghai and Qinhuangdao; No. 18 to 21 serve passengers to take normal rides and No. 22 to 24 serve those to Baoding.