Harbin West Railway Station Guides
Opened on Dec 01 2012, Harbin West Railway Station (Chinese name 哈尔滨西站, Harbin Xi Zhan) is located in Nangang District, 9km southwest of Harbin downtown. It covers 70,256 square metres, and has 12 platforms, 22 railway tracks. Harbin West Railway Station is one high-speed train station that handles 125 high-speed trains and bullet trains per day, including Beijing-Harbin High-speed Railway, Harbin-Qiqihaer High-speed Railway,Harbin-Mudanjiang High-speed Railway.
Station Layout
Harbin West Railway Station has 4 floors.
Mezzanine of 2F | Commercial Area and restaurants |
2F level | Entrance, ticket offices, departures, waiting room |
1F Level | Taxi drop-off areas, entrance, ticket office, waiting room, platforms, railway tracks, west square station, east square station, bus station |
B1 Level | Arrivals, exits, ticket-office, transports transfer hall, taxi pick-up areas, parking lots |
B2 Level | Metro line 3 station |
Map and Location
Address: No.501, Harbin Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China
Harbin West Railway Station is located in Nangang District, 9km southwest of Harbin downtown, 8km southwest of Harbin Railway Station, 31km northeast of Harbin Taiping Airport.
How many railway stations in Harbin?
There are two major railway stations in Harbin: Harbin Station, and Harbin West Station.
Harbin Railway Station is located in Nangang District, 1km east of Harbin downtown.
Harbin West Railway Station is located in Nangang District, 9km southwest of Harbin downtown.
Public Transportation
The public transports at Harbin West Railway Station are included metro line 3, taxi and bus. Metro is mostly recommended
How to get to Harbin West Railway Station?
Metro
Harbin railway station can be reached by Metro Line 3. Metro is mostly recommended public transport to get to or leave Harbin West Railway Station.
The metro station: Harbinxi zhan(哈尔滨西站)
The metro station location: B2 floor.
The first train: 06:07, the last train: 21:37, interval: 7 minutes
Ticket price: RMB2-8
Taxi
Taxi is one convenient and fast, but also the most expensive way to get to Harbin West Railway Station.
Taxi drop-off areas are on 1F and pick-up areas are on B1 floor
The taxi fare from Harbin downtown to Harbin West Railway Station is around RMB20, 18 minutes.
Taxi Fee in Harbin
Day(6:00~22:30) | Night (22:30~6:00) | |
---|---|---|
0~3 km | RMB8 | RMB9 |
3km -12km | RMB1.9 per km | RMB2.28 per km |
Above 12km | RMB2.85 per km | RMB3.55 per km |
Bus
There are 8 bus routes to or pass Harbin West Railway Station, including bus 11, bus 31, bus 96. The bus station is on east station square.
How to get to Harbin Airport (HRB)?
Harbin Taiping International Airport(HRB) is located 31km southwest of Harbin West Railway Station. How to get to Harbin Airport from Harbin West Railway Station? Please click on here to get guides.
Departures
Step 1: Arrive at Harbin West Railway Station by metro, taxi, car or bus 45 minutes before train departure.
Step 2: Get through the real-name ID check. Please show your passport to station staff at entrance of station. The staff will scan your passport to check your identity document and your booking.
Step 3: Get through security check and find the boarding gate (Ticket Check). The live information of gate is on the overhead screens in departure hall, and the boarding gate No. of your train will be in our confirmation email we send you.
Step 4: Have a seat near the gate to wait for check-in and boarding. The ticket check gate will be opened 20 - 15 minutes prior to the departure time.
Step 5: Ticket check. Please show your passport to station staff to check in . The gate will be closed 5 minutes before train departure
Step 6: Boarding. Find the platform of your train, board the train and then find your seats. How to find your seats?
Ticket offices
2 ticket offices are on 1F, 1 ticket office is on 2F, 1 ticket office is on B1 floor.
Do you need to collect train tickets?
Since Dec 2019, the electronic tickets have been available on most high-speed and bullet train routes from or to Harbin West Railway Station.
It means international travellers can show their passports, likes Chinese ID to check in and board the train directly, and don't need to collect the printed tickets at ticket office.
How to check in the train by E-ticket? Please click on here to get guides.
If you still need to pick up train tickets, please click on here to get guides.
Arrivals
Step 1: After get off your train, follow direction signs to exits.
Step 2: Please show your passport and confirmation No.(or printed ticket) to station staff to check out.
Step 3: Leave Harbin West Railway Station by metro, taxi, bus or car. Metro is recommended.
Foods and Restaurants
There are some food options in departures hall, including Chinese food, fast food.