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Datong Railway Station

Datong Railway Station
Address: No.4, Zhanqian Street, northern section of Weidu Avenue,Datong City
 
Datong Railway Station is about 17km from Yungang Grottoes, 5 km from the Nine-Dragon Screen, and  22 km from Datong Yungang Airport. The station is made up of a two-storey terminal building and the front square.
1F: waiting room no.1, ticket office, toilet, hot drinking water, platforms
2F: waiting room no.2, waiting room no.3, toilet, hot drinking water
The Front Square : bus stops, taxi stands

Train Schedule and Ticket Booking (Last Update on Jan 16, 2020)
The station operates ordinary trains to many domestic cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Taiyuan, Xi'an, Yinchuan, Shenyang, Baotou, and Shijiazhuang.

To Trains Duration Ticket Fare (CNY)
Soft/ Hard Sleeper
K90, K264, K574, K396...
17 departures from 01:39 to 23:03		 5h51m - 7h6m CNY 191.5/ 101.5
USD 28/ 15
K7807, K1365, K7801, K961...
10 departures from 06:20 to 22:31		 2h42m - 5h55m CNY 180.5/ 97.5
USD 26/ 14
K7807, K961, 2671, 2463 from 06:20 to 22:31 5h50m - 7h45m CNY 211.5/ 155.5
USD 31/ 23
2671 at 16:40 16h11m CNY 378.5/ 222.5
USD 55/ 32
K731, K598 at 14:20 and 23:03 35h49m - 39h8m CNY 831.5/ 516.5
USD 121/ 75
Hangzhou
 K891, Z284 at 12:00 and 12:39 23h44m - 24h40m CNY 630/ 415
USD 91/ 60
Shenyang
 K962, K56 at 22:13 and 22:27 14h58m - 16h33m CNY 426.5/ 289.5
USD 62/ 42
Yinchuan
 K41, Z179, K885, K1177 from 03:03 to 20:15 10h34m - 12h37m CNY 381/ 260
USD 55/ 38

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

Transportation
It has city bus and taxi to take at the front square of the Datong Railway Station to any other places in Datong. You can choose for your need.

 Arrival by bus: 4, 15, 22, 23, 30, 42, 70, 601
Passengers arriving by bus will get off at the front square. For those with a ticket in hand, enter the station directly and then go to the correct waiting room following the LED screens. For those without, the ticket office is at the south side on the first floor. Go there and obtain a ticket first and then enter the waiting room to wait for the departure.
 
Arrival by taxi:
If arriving by taxi, passengers will be dropped off at the front square.
It takes about 30 minutes and costs approximately CNY50 from Yungang Grottoes.
It takes around 15 minutes and costs about CNY10 from Nine-Dragon Screen.
It takes about 40 minutes and costs CNY60 or so from Yungang Airport.

To Datong Nine-Dragon Screen
Take bus line 23 and get off at the intersection of Qingyuan Street Weidu Avenue. Afterwards, walk 950 yards eastward to the destination.

To Wooden Pagoda in Yingxian County
Take bus line 2 or 15 to Datong Coach Station and then take a coach to Yingxian. The coaches are available between 07:00 and 18:00. It usually takes 2 hours and the ticket fare is CNY11 per person. After getting off, take a taxi to the pagoda; it takes about 10 minutes and costs CNY10 per person.
 
To Datong Yungang Airport
Take bus no. 15 to municipal government station, and then walk 600 yards westwards to Datong Hotel to take airport shuttle bus to the airport. It usually takes 45 minutes and ticket fare is CNY15.  Or take bus no. 601 to No.3 Hospital, walk about 950 yards eastwards to Datong Hotel to take airport bus.

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