Upon arrivial at Taiyuan Railway Station, you 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 railway station 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.
Train Schedule to Major Stations (Last Update on Apr 10, 2020)
Trains operated from here are all ordinary ones, including those to/from Beijing, Shanghai, Pingyao, Xi'an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Lhasa, and Zhengzhou.
To |
Trains |
Duration |
Ticket Fare (CNY) |
Soft/ Hard Sleeper |
|
Z22, Z278, T42, T176...
13 departures from 04:00 to 22:31 |
4h25m - 11h33m |
CNY 223/ 148
USD 33/ 22 |
|
K1808, K374, Z198, Z270...
5 departures from 04:36 to 21:23 |
13h56m - 23h15m |
CNY 509.5/ 325.5
USD 74/ 48 |
Pingyao
|
K603, 2463, 4611, K865...
13 departures from 03:38 to 23:15 |
1h11m - 2h39m |
CNY 139.5/ 66.5
USD 20/ 10 |
|
K689, K4485, K545, T7...
8 departures from 08:38 to 23:23 |
8h12m - 11h47m |
CNY 242/ 158
USD 35/ 23 |
Jinan
|
K1288, K1292, Z270, K1334...
6 departures from 04:18 to 22:15 |
6h17m - 9h53m |
CNY 250/ 142
USD 36/ 21 |
|
K730, K237 at 20:49 and 23:15 |
32h39m - 35h8m |
CNY 749.5/ 491.5
USD 109/ 72 |
Shenzhen West
|
K237 at 23:15 |
38h00m |
CNY 891.5/ 516.5
USD 130/ 75 |
|
K237 at 23:15 |
26h21m |
CNY 601/ 377
USD 88/ 55 |
|
K4485, K545, T7 from 14:48 to 22:09 |
22h27m - 25h36m |
CNY 533.5/ 351
USD 78/ 51 |
Chongqing North
|
K689, K1573 at 08:38 and 09:27 |
20h59m - 23h4m |
CNY 509.5/ 317.5
USD 74/ 46 |
|
Z21 at 00:25 |
36h20m |
CNY 1,091/ 699
USD 159/ 102 |
Zhengzhou
|
1551 at 19:10 |
11h2m |
CNY 214/ 139
USD 31/ 20 |
The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
Transportation
It is easily take taxi or bus from the railway station to any scenic spots, Taiyuan South Railway Station, Taiyuan Wusu Airport or other places in Tainyuan.
By bus to/from reach Taiyuan Railway Station:
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
To Taiyaun 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 Taiyuan Wusu 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.