North China
Shanxi
Datong City

Datong

The Datong railway station is a railway station of Beijing–Baotou railway and Datong–Puzhou railway. The station located in , , China.
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Photo: 西安兵马俑, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station
  • Also known as: “Datong railway station” and “Datong Railway Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shanhua Monastry and Nine Dragon Wall, Datong.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Zeus1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shanhua Temple is a Buddhist temple located in , Shanxi Province, . The temple was first founded during the early 8th century of the Tang dynasty, but its earliest surviving building dates from the 11th century. is situated 3½ km south of Datong.

Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km south of Datong.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huayan Temple or is a located in , , China. Huayan Temple has been burned down and rebuilt several times. The Mahavira Hall and Buddhist Texts Library still preserve the architectural style of the Liao and Jin dynasties. is situated 3 km south of Datong.

Datong

Latitude
40.1191° or 40° 7′ 9″ north
Longitude
113.29634° or 113° 17′ 47″ east
Open location code
8PGM479W+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 620760655
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q988030
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Datong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大同东场”
  • Chinese: “大同火车站”
  • Chinese: “大同站”
  • Chinese: “大同西场”
  • Chinese: “大同西站”
  • Chinese: “大同西编组场”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة داتونج”
  • French: “Datong”
  • Hungarian: “Tatung vasútállomás”
  • Japanese: “大同駅”
  • Polish: “Datong”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include China post and 玄辰广场.

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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 “Datong”. Photo: 西安兵马俑, CC BY-SA 4.0.