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Xining Railway Station

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📍 Xining 🚆 High-speed & conventional

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🚄 Station facts

TypeHigh-speed & conventional

Lines servedLanzhou–Xinjiang HSR, Qinghai–Tibet railway

📍 Station address

Chengdong District, Xining, Qinghai (about 2.5 km NE of the centre)

Address in Chinese (for taxis): 青海省西宁市城东区（距市中心东北约2.5公里）

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🚇 To & from the city centre

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To & from the city centre

Xining has no metro (planned/under construction). The station is about 2.5 km from the centre. Use public buses or taxis.

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Traveller notes

Main departure point for Tibet (Qinghai–Tibet line to Lhasa) — a Tibet permit is required. Xining has a large Hui and Salar Muslim population; halal food is very common.

🔄 Getting from the station to the airport

Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN) is about 29 km east of Xining Railway Station. The airport shuttle bus connects the two for about ¥21-23, taking 40-60 minutes, roughly hourly from early morning until 20:00. A taxi costs about ¥80-100 and 30-40 minutes.

✈️ Times and costs are approximate and may change. · Airports in the city ←

🚌 Buses & cost to the city centre

🆓 Free shuttleNo free shuttle; use city buses or a taxi.

🚌 Bus routes1, 9, 28, 33, 34, 102

🚕 Taxi costAbout ¥12–15 and roughly 15 min to the city centre.

💱 Prices are approximate in Chinese yuan (¥) and may change; confirm before boarding.

Source: Xining railway station Wikipedia; Qinghai–Tibet railway

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