{"id":4991,"date":"2011-07-05T19:58:11","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T11:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=4991"},"modified":"2022-04-10T20:25:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T12:25:59","slug":"departure-hall-of-beijing-south-railway-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-transportation\/departure-hall-of-beijing-south-railway-station","title":{"rendered":"Departure Hall of Beijing South Railway Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
The main building of Beijing South Railway Station<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has two storeys above the ground. The first floor is for arrival and second floor for departure. The second floor departure hall has four entrances (or exits) – east, south, west and south. Of the four entrances, north and south entrances are on the first floor, so you are requested to take escalators up to the second floor departure hall while east and west entrances are directly on the second floor.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For departure, using the east and west entrances are highly recommended.<\/p>\n

The East Entrance\u00a0to the Departure Hall<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The East Entrance to the Departure Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Entering the entrance, you are requested to\u00a0go through an X-ray machine. <\/span><\/div>\n
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You are requested to go through an X-ray machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Over your head haning a huge timetable\u00a0eletronic board showing the live train schedule. From the timetable board, you\u00a0get your latest information on\u00a0the check-in gate for the train you are going to take. <\/span><\/div>\n
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A huge timetable eletronic board showing the live train schedule<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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There are totally\u00a0two parallel 24 check-in gates in the middle of the hall from south to north.\u00a0Between the two rows of opposite gates,\u00a0there are plentiful rows of seats for passengers taking a break\u00a0as well as spaces for lining up in front of the check-in gates.<\/span><\/div>\n
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There are totally two parallel 24 check-in gates in the middle of the hall from south to north<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Inside the departure hall, by the both\u00a0sides of both east and west entrances, there are four train ticket selling outlets, practically a ticket office in each corner of the departure hall. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Train ticket selling outlets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Beside manual ticket selling, there some automatic ticket selling machines in the middle of the hall.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Automatic ticket selling machines in the middle of the hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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If you have some leisure time in the departure hall of Beijing South Railway Station<\/span><\/a>\u00a0before your train starting, you have several places to kill your time, coffee shops, restaurants…<\/span><\/div>\n
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McDonald’s<\/span><\/div>\n
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McDonald’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Coffee<\/span><\/div>\n
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Coffee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Today I take G11 starting 8:00am from Beijing to Shanghai, which is scheduled to take about 4 hours and 55 minutes.\u00a0We are lining up at the Gate 13\u00a0ansd 14.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,\u00a0 here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Tour Packages<\/a>
\nGreat Wall Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing City Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Winter Tour<\/a>
\nBeijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
\nCar Rental in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Tours<\/a>
\nChina City Tours<\/a>
\nChina Tour<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
\nHow to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
\nHow to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
\nTop 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
\nBeijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
\nQianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
\nGui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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