# Railways

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**Published on:** 2021-10-29
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Major train stations in Chongqing:Chongqing railway station in Yuzhong, accessible via Metro Lines 1 & 3 (Lianglukou Metro station), is the city's oldest railway station and located near the city center. The station handles mostly long-distance trains. There are plans for a major renovation and overhaul of this station, thus many services have been transferred to Chongqing North Railway Station.Chongqing North railway station is a station handling many long-distance services and high-speed rail services to Chengdu, Beijing and other cities. It was completed in 2006 and is connected to Metro Line.Chongqing West railway station is in Shapingba, a station handling many long-distance services and high-speed rail services to many cities. It is completed in 2018.Shapingba railway station is in Shapingba, near Shapingba CBD, accessible via Metro Line 1. It handles many local and regional train services. It is completed in 2018.Chongqing is a major freight destination for rail with continued development with improved handling facilities. Due to subsidies and incentives, the relocation and construction of many factories in Chongqing has seen a huge increase in rail traffic.Chongqing is a major rail hub regionally.Chengdu–Chongqing railway to ChengduSichuan-Guizhou railway to GuiyangXiangyang–Chongqing railway to HubeiChongqing–Huaihua railway to HunanChongqing-Suining railway (Sichuan province)Chongqing-Lichuan railway to HubeiChongqing–Lanzhou railway (Gansu) railway

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