Pukou railway station
Pukou railway station formerly known as Nanjing North railway station is a railway station in Nanjing's Pukou District which was built in 1914. Located near the northern shore of the Yangtze River, it was a busy station because people had to get off the train and cross Yangtze River by ferry, and to resume their journey from the Nanjing West railway station on the southern bank of the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Nanjing
- Also known as: “Nanjing Beizhan”, “Nanjing North railway station”, “Pukou Railway Station”, “Pukou Zhan”, “南京北”, and “浦口”
- Address: 南京市, 浦口区, 江苏省
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yuejiang Tower and Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
Yuejiang Tower
Photo: Quentin Scouflaire, CC BY 2.0.
Yuejiang Tower is situated on the top of Shizishan to the northwest of downtown Nanjing, Jiangsu. The river referred to in its name is the Yangtze River, which may be viewed to the north, while central Nanjing can be viewed to the south. Yuejiang Tower is situated 2½ km east of Pukou railway station.
Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Legolas1024, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, previously called the First Nanjing Yangtze Bridge, is a double-decked road-rail truss bridge across the Yangtze River in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China connecting the city's Pukou and Gulou districts. Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is situated 3 km northeast of Pukou railway station.
Xiaguan
Metro station
Photo: 西安兵马俑, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xiaguan is a metro station, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Pukou railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shangxinhe.
Shangxinhe
Neighborhood
Shangxinhe is a former town in the Jianye District of Nanjing, China located on the Jia River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. The former Wang Hanzhou residence, Jianghan Hall, Ancient Sun Palace, and other ancient cultural sites are located in the area. Shangxinhe is situated 8 km south of Pukou railway station.
Pukou railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, East China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
32.0993° or 32° 5′ 58″ northLongitude
118.71347° or 118° 42′ 49″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8P4W3PX7+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 10258400668OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
1899224Wikidata ID
Q6963676
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Pukou railway station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南京北站”
- Chinese: “浦口火车站”
- Esperanto: “Stacidomo Nankino Norda”
- French: “Nanjing nord”
- Japanese: “南京北駅”
- Japanese: “浦口駅”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pukou railway station”. Photo: sinopitt, CC BY 3.0.