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Former Tanggu Railway Station (Tanggu South) 塘沽南站Tánggū Nánzhàn
National heritage site · Tianjin, Tianjin
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Tianjin
- Region
- Tianjin
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Former Tanggu Railway Station (Tanggu South)
A railway station at Yujiapu near the Hai River, first built in 1888 when a line was laid to carry Kaiping coal to the coast; its main building was rebuilt in 1907–08 and the station extended in 1937. Passenger service ended in 2004, and freight stopped in 2024 when the branch line was removed. It was named in a 2007 public selection as one of Tianjin's ten notable immovable relics, and the city heritage bureau approved a conservation design for the buildings in 2024.
How to get to Former Tanggu Railway Station (Tanggu South)
On Xinhua Road in the Yujiapu area of Tanggu, Binhai New Area, about 2 km south-west of the Binhai New Area government; the building can be seen from the road, but a conservation project was approved in 2024, so check access before going.
Nearby
- Five Great Avenues 五大道 40 km
Leafy lanes of century-old villas from Tianjin's treaty-port days
Also within 20 km: Former Huanghai Society for Chemical Industry Research 黄海化学工业研究社旧址 (under 10 km), Tianjin Polar Ocean Park (Haichang Polar Ocean World) 天津极地海洋公园 (under 10 km), Dagu Dockyard Site (Beiyang Fleet Dockyard) 北洋水师大沽船坞遗址 (under 10 km), Taku Forts (Dagukou Forts) 大沽口炮台 (under 10 km), Tianjin Port Culture and Tourism Area 天津港文化旅游区 (10 km), National Maritime Museum of China 国家海洋博物馆 (20 km).
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