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===Rail=== [[File:South facade of Xi'anbei Railway Station 20200429.jpg|thumb|[[Xi'an North railway station]]]] [[Xi'an North railway station]], situated a few miles to the north of the city centre, is the station for the high-speed trains of the [[Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway]], part of the [[Xuzhou–Lanzhou high-speed railway]]. Construction work on the Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway began on September 25, 2005, the railway opened for service on February 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2010-02/06/content_9439243.htm |work=China Daily |title=Zhengzhou-Xi'an high-speed train starts operation |date=February 6, 2010 |access-date=2010-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203162244/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2010-02/06/content_9439243.htm |archive-date=February 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3844214 |work=iStockAnalyst |title=High-speed rail linking central, western China starts operation |date=February 6, 2010 |access-date=2010-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208233344/http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3844214 |archive-date=February 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The railway made air service between Zhengzhou and Xi'an uncompetitive. All passenger flights between the two cities were suspended within 48 days of start of regular high-speed rail service.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idINTOE62P04E20100326 |title=China express train forces airlines to stop flights |date=2010-03-26|access-date=2010-03-28 |publisher=Reuters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330090345/http://in.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idINTOE62P04E20100326|archive-date=March 30, 2010}}</ref> With 34 platforms, Xi'an North was the largest railway station in [[Northwest China]] when it was opened.<ref name=gazette>{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/growth-to-continue.html |work=Railway Gazette International |title=Growth to continue |date=March 3, 2011 |publisher=DVV Media UK |access-date=May 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309040730/http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/growth-to-continue.html |archive-date=March 9, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Construction of the station began on September 19, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railcn.net/news/railway-important/railroad70251.html |script-title=zh:郑西客运专线西安北站将建成大型综合交通枢纽中心 |work=China Railway Network |trans-title=Zhengzhou to Xi'an: Xi'an North Passenger Station will be a large-scale transport hub |date=September 20, 2008 |author=Tang Ru |publisher=www.railcn.net Corporation |language=zh |access-date=February 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031726/http://www.railcn.net/news/railway-important/railroad70251.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The station was opened on January 11, 2011.<ref name=gazette /> It is also served by the [[Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway]], which connects to {{rws|Beijing North}}, the [[Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway]] and the [[Yinchuan–Xi'an high-speed railway]]. [[Xi'an railway station]] is located just north of Xi'an's walled city and is the main hub of conventional rail services in Shaanxi Province. It covers {{convert|597,000|m2|lk=out|abbr=off|sp=us}}, has 6 passenger platforms and 11 passenger tracks. It provides 112 services to 80 000 people daily. Among the destinations served by direct trains from Xi'an are [[Beijing]], [[Zhengzhou]], [[Lanzhou]], [[Baoji]], and [[Mount Hua]]. [[File:Airport, Terminal JP7562176.jpg|thumb|[[Xi'an Xianyang International Airport]]]] {{rws|Xi'an East}} and {{rws|Xi'an South}} are large stations now under construction to serve new high-speed lines being built, such as the [[Xi'an–Chongqing high speed railway|Xi'an–Chongqing HSR]] and the [[Wuhan–Shiyan high-speed railway|Wuhan–Xi'an HSR]]. The city's other stations include {{rws|Xi'an West}}, {{rws|Yinzhen}}, Sanmincun, and Fangzhicheng.
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